Big Changes for the 2012 San Felipe 250

Class 22 Motorcycle Starting Positions

1. 2x Mike Brown
2. 3x Kurt Caselli
3. 4x Robby Bell
4. 5x Francisco Arredondo
5. 6x AJ Stewart
6. 7x Kendall Norman
7. 8x Arik Swan
8. 1x Colton Udall

Here is the 2012 San Felipe course map with virtual checkpoints (VCP’s). Take a close look at the vcp’s, some crazy stuff going on there. The never ending question of just where the “lines” are continues.

2012 SCORE San Felipe 250 course map

For the 2012 annual SCORE event, there are some big changes to the course. The  loop features two all new sections, including some never-before-used washes for a desert race, SCORE International has announced significant course changes for next month’s 26th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250. With the drawing for class starting positions to be held on Saturday at the SCORE headquarters in Los Angeles, the race itself will be held March 9-11 along the azure waters of the Sea of Cortez in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico.

The 249.3-mile race course will utilize two washes that have never before been used for racing – Cuevitas and Amarillas. The Cuevitas Wash will replace the Three Poles to Borrego section of previous courses.

Also for the first time, the second half of the course, that will run in a counter-clockwise direction and start and finish at the landmark San Felipe arches, will use the infamous washes of Matomi, Azufre, Huatamote and Chanate along with Amarillas before heading to the finish line.

A preliminary course map is now available for download on the SCORE website.

With entries accepted up to race morning, over 225 entries from over 15 US States and 10 countries expected to enter the race and competition will be held in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes in the popular race.

Following January’s two rounds at the season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series will be visiting Mexico for the first of three annual SCORE Baja races in 2012.

The start draw for Round 3 of the 2012 SCORE Desert Series will determine the starting order within each of the various classes in the elapsed-time race.

“We think that the races will really enjoy this opportunity to challenge some different areas of the Baja peninsula,” said Sal Fish, SCORE CEO/President since soon after SCORE was founded in 1973. “We have been able to put together some new territory to add to the majestic terrain of our SCORE Baja race course for San Felipe.”

Pre-running will be allowed on the actual race course from Saturday, Feb. 25 through Friday, March 9.