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BIG MONEY AWARDED AT 57TH SCORE BAJA 1000 By SCORE Journal Staff Photos by Jack Wright NMedia3 At the finish of the BFGoodrich Tires 57th SCORE Baja 1000, Luke McMillin was presented with a BFGoodrich Tire’s check for $20K for winning the race Overall while running on BFGoodrich Tires. The company continues to support SCORE Baja racers with large Contingency Awards to racers running on their tires, and to show their support to SCORE-International Off-Road Racing. Pro Moto Unlimited Award Winners SCORE Pro Moto Unlimited racers received part of a $20K purse at the awards ceremony after the 57th SCORE Baja 1000. Compiled from various companies participating in the Pro Moto Baja Racing Facebook Group, the payout was distributed to the 7x team class winners Justin Morgan, Brandon Prieto, and Tyler Lynn, who received $10k. Receiving a check for $5K for second place was the 11x team of Arturo Salas Jr. with Carter Klein, and Cirian Naran. Third place 15x team of Eric Holt, received a check for $3K. Fourth Place 13x team of Adrian Ortiz was awarded $1,500, and the fifth-place 10x team of David Walsh received a check for $500. Sponsors included Pro Moto Baja Racing, SCORE International, Baja Bound, Tacomoto, Stella Anube, and AHM. Pro Moto Ironman Last Man Standing In the Pro Moto Ironman class a $1k “Last Man Standing Award” was presented to Miguel Luna who finished the race in 12th place on the 781x bike. “All of these awards were done as a grassroots effort, simply for the love of the sport,” said Andy Kirker SCORE Moto Liaison. “So it’s important to point out that it is not a contingency program, but a straight payout for the winner and finishers.” Class 11 “Baja Bugs” Award Class 11 racers also were up for an $5k Award sponsored by Anube, for the first place finisher. The Oliver Flemate team driving the No. 1100 Baja Bug was presented with the award during the SCORE Awards ceremony after the 57th SCORE Baja 1000. SCORE JOURNAL SUBSCRIBER WINNER Rene Echeverria Cerda from Ensenada, BC, Mexico, became the next SCORE Journal Subscriber to win a prize in the magazine’s subscription giveaway, winning a new Canyon Cooler 75 qt Sandstone hard cooler. The cooler features world class ice retention, oversized latches, and drain plugs which all come standard, and is backed by free replacement parts and a lifetime warranty. Rene was chosen at random among the list of SCORE Journal Subscribers. For more information or to win the next SCORE Journal Subscription Giveaway, visit: https://scoreinternational.com/subscribe JAWS OF LIFE DONATED FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS YOLO Racing Team working, with Non Profit Firefighters Without Boarders, Barbers for Baja, and Baja Bound Insurance, donated firefighting supplies to communities throughout the Baja Peninsula. The YOLO Racing team is a group of firefighters who have been racing Baja for over 15 years. Every year, YOLO uses the SCORE Baja 1000 as a platform to get firefighting supplies donated and brought down to fire stations in need. This year, Firefighters Without Borders arranged for an amazing donation of nine portable “Jaws of Life” units, along with multiple sets of turnout gear, firefighting supplies and tools. Two of the “Jaws of Life” units will be donated directly to the SCORE rescue teams to be used at the races. San Clemente based non-profit Barbers for Baja has connected YOLO with several fire stations down the peninsula that will receive the additional seven units. Baja Bound Insurance will work with the YOLO team to get the gear donated to the fire stations that have the greatest need. SCORE MOURNS THE LOSS OF MALCOLM SMITH SCORE champion and legend Malcolm Smith passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Smith was 83, lived most of his life in Riverside, Calif., but was born in Canada. A moto racing legend, Smith was one of the early stars in SCORE motorcycle racing and later switched to become a SCORE champion racing in Class 1 for open-wheel desert race cars. He is one of a very few off-road icons who is in three motorsports Hall of Fame: Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (1978), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1996) and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame (1998). Over his career in SCORE, Smith had eight class wins in the SCORE Baja 1000, five of them overalls—two on motorcycles and three in Class 1. In the SCORE Baja 500, Smith had five class wins and four overalls, one on a motorcycle and three in Class 1. His talent on two wheels earned him a starring role in Bruce Brown’s classic motorcycle documentary, On Any Sunday, alongside screen legend Steve McQueen and AMA Grand National Champion Mert Lawwill. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1972 for Best Documentary Feature. “Malcolm was one of the first big stars in off-road racing, especially SCORE Baja racing, and he was nearly unbeatable on the race course,” said former SCORE owner and Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Sal Fish. “He always gave back to the people of Baja, supporting many charities and being a founder and long-time of the El Oasis orphanage along the Sea of Cortez in Baja California, Mexico. His life has been an inspiration for all of us. Malcolm Smith will be remembered and honored as long as there is a SCORE. Vaya con Dios, Malcolm!” MOTORCYCLE MARY Mary McGee was a racing pioneer who died at age 87. McGee was the first woman to race motorcycles, and raced up until her 70’s. She was also the first woman to finish the Mexican 1000 in 1968 and was the first racer to solo and finish the Baja 500 back in 1975 at age 38. McGee was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Trailblazers Hall of Fame and the American Motorcyclist Hall of Fame. Her career continues to inspire women SCORE Baja racers to continue breaking the ceiling of women in motorsports.