SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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program," said Winchester. Winchester got heavily involved in SCORE when he married his wife Jackie and decided to go to Baja for a combination vacation and honeymoon. " Went to all the BFGoodrich activities, contingency, etc. and had a good time. Once the race started, we roamed around, pit to pit and enjoyed seeing the race," said Winchester. "I think we were in the Borrego pit and the personnel at the time asked us if we could work the pit in San Felipe. It got the dirt into me and my wife's blood, and we've been working in Baja ever since." Winchester is widely known by SCORE racers as the "Pit Boss" and has been in the marketing division of BFG in this capacity for 37 years. "The secret to the BFGoodrich domination of the Baja 1000 is people like Richard Winchester," says Jack Cummings, President of Endeavors. "I never worked with some who was such a good planner." Cummings worked with Winchester as the Performance Tire Marketing Manager from 1998 to 2002. "Most racers know they get great service at the BFGoodrich pits, they have no idea it takes someone like Richard to pull it all off." Winchester has been a quiet but necessary component to the success of BFGoodrich and its partnership as a sponsor with SCORE -International. "BFG brought radials into the Off- road industry," said Winchester. "Over the years, we built a hell of a tire, and guys built better vehicles. So we stepped up and built a better tire. We got to the point where we (BFG) had to build a special racing tire like the KO2. But when you get into the bigger classes the KR2 is leading the pack. Now BFG has a special buggy tire for Class 10 and a new UTV tire." For SCORE racers who know Winchester, his appearance will be missed. "Winchester has been one of the faces for BFGoodrich for many years, especially in SCORE," says Jim Ryan, SCORE Marketing Manager. "We at SCORE thank him for his love and dedication to our sport, and wish him and Jackie the best during their retirement." 09 SCORE JOURNAL