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SCORE Journal Issue 1- 2016

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categories were represented. Among the honorees at the SCORE Awards Night gala were the top point leaders from the 2015 SCORE World Desert Championship. With very tight voting in most categories, Mexico's Carlos 'Apdaly' Lopez, was selected as the 2015 SCORE Rookie of the Year after his sterling season in the SCORE Trophy Truck division. Lopez, just 20 years old of Tecate, Mexico, won his class in the SCORE Baja 500 and finished second in the SCORE Baja 1000 to win the class point championship and the 2015 SCORE Overall point championship. In addition, Colie Potter, from Las Vegas, Nevada, was awarded as the Overall Motorcycle and Class-40 points leader, as well as Javier Robles Jr, from Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, who was awarded the Overall ATV and Pro ATV points leader. It was the first time for Lopez and Potter to earn SCORE Overall point titles in their respective divisions and second straight year for Robles Jr. and his team. Builders Recognized For Their Mechanical Achievements While vehicle builders are often the foundation of each team's winning efforts, several are often recognized by SCORE as the leaders in their field. The Geiser Brothers, Jeff and Rick Geiser, are one of the leading Trophy Truck builders who took home several awards for an outstanding season. Their first award was the new SCORE Original Truck Chassis Manufacturer point title. Because of their involvement with RPM Off Road's racing program of five vehicles in the 2015 season, the Geiser Brothers earned the points necessary to walk away with this first-time award. Individually, Jeff Geiser was voted as the SCORE Mechanic of the Year for his work with the RPM Team Racing, and Rick Geiser was voted as the SCORE Team Manager of the Year for his work helping coordinate the racing efforts of the team. Recognizing the highly skilled vehicle builders in the buggy classes, SCORE honored Mike Julson, of Jimco Racing Products in Santee, California as the 2015 SCORE Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer point champion= for the 22nd time. Julson has also been a SCORE regular co-driver in both SCORE Trophy Truck and the unlimited Class 1 this year. Winning his first ever award in SCORE, is Ray Field of Dougan's Racing Engines. Field was honored as the 2015 Engine Builder Of The Year, after a fantastic season having built the engines for some of the top competitors this year, including Apdaly Lopez, Lalo Laguna, Tavo Vildosola, Steven Eugenio and others. Oscar Ramos Named SCORE Person Of The Year With such a presence within the SCORE community and in acknowledgment for his efforts working diligently as the SCORE Mexico liaison for 20 years, SCORE-International selected posthumously, the late Oscar Ramos J the 2015 SCORE Person of the Year. Ramos passed away in July and was acknowledged by everyone in attendance as one of the leaders in the community who helped maintain SCORE's solid relationship in Mexico. Ramos's widow Maritza Ramos accepted the award in his honor. Several Manufacturers Represented In Various Categories Manufacturers who sponsor racers and provide support are often on the sidelines waiting to help teams and drivers during every race. Several were honored that evening, including BFGoodrich Tires, the official tire of SCORE for 40 years, who received the SCORE Contingency Company of the year for the 24th time, and was voted as the SCORE Pit Support Team of the Year for the 26th time. In the second year decided by points, Honda won the SCORE Motorcycle Manufacturer of the Year, and SCORE Off- Roadsman Award, while UTV manufacturer Polaris, won the SCORE UTV Manufacturer of the Year points title. Media Reps Also Honored The media, which includes an army of freelance photographers, journalists, television broadcasters and videographers, are one of the main reasons why SCORE has increased its presence SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS 054 SCORE JOURNAL

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