SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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NEWS SCORE JOURNAL 6 SCORE JOURNAL SUBSCRIBER WINS sPOD BANTAM-X Cassandra Valenzuela is the latest SCORE Journal subscriber to win in the magazine's 10th Anniversary subscriber give-a-way. Valenzuela is from Ridgecrest and as a loyal subcriber, won the sPOD Bantam-X HD for her race vehicle. REMBERING VIC WILSON By Gabriel Garcia The Off-Road world recently lost one of its greatest ambassadors, Vic Wilson who was the overall car winner of the first Mexican 1000 in 1967 — an Off- Road race organized by NORRA and now known as the legendary SCORE Baja 1000. Wilson achieved the historic feat alongside Ted Mangels, driving a Meyers Manx buggy VW. Three years later, Vic Wilson joined forces with Drino Miller to once again capture the checkered flag at the Mexican 1000, driving a Miller single-seat tube-frame buggy. His accomplishments in Off-Road racing earned him a place among the sport's pioneers in the Off- Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978. He served as president of the Orange County Four Wheelers club and also participated in several rides with the Hemet Jeep Club. Along with two partners, he co-founded Saddleback Park near Irvine, CA which became the first Off-Road park in the United States and one of the country's earliest motocross tracks, establishing Wilson as a major contributor to the development of the sport — not only in the United States, but also in MX. "Words are hard to come by in moments like this," commented Jose Grijalva, SCORE President/Race Director. "Vic Wilson touched many of our lives in different ways throughout the history of Off-Road racing. His passing leaves a deep sadness in our hearts and in the sport." One of Wilson's most remembered quotes is: "As you go through life, if you knew you were making history, you would have paid more attention to it" — a line featured in the documentary Dust to Glory during the 2003 SCORE Baja 1000 in Ensenada, MX. COURTESY ORMHOF