Race Preview
Baja 500 Preview
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May 27, 2008, 16:39

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 27, 2008) - Three-time Baja 500 champion Robby Gordon will return to Ensenada, Mexico this week to power his fierce Monster Energy / Toyo Tires Hummer in the 40th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500, the second-oldest desert race in the world. Gordon has claimed three overall and four class wins in this race.

Gordon stated, “This year we are going to the Baja 500 on a mission to not only win the race, but to gain more experience in the Monster Energy / Toyo Tires Hummer for the 2009 Dakar Rally, which is only seven months away. It will be interesting to see how the Hummer’s unrestricted 700hp engine performs. This should be a fun race and a beneficial practice run for the 2009 Dakar Rally. The more we run the Hummer, the better it gets.”

Pre-race activities will start on Thursday, followed by the 5^th annual Monster Energy Baja Legacy party. Held at the Horsepower Ranch just outside of Ensenada, the event will honor Robby Gordon along with a select group of 2008 Baja Legacies. Gordon will be inducted into the Carrera Cantina’s Hall of Fame, joining a distinguished group of past inductees including his father, Bob Gordon.

The green flag will drop for the car and truck classes at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. All starters will have a 20-hour time limit to become official finishers. Over 100,000 spectators are expected to be in attendance for the 441.15-mile race, one of the world’s foremost desert races that features over 300 entries this year from 24 U.S. States, and nine different countries including Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy and Japan.

Aura360, SCORE’s electronic media partner, will be filming this year’s race to be televised in 22 countries on ESPN International while the domestic telecast is being finalized and will be announced shortly. Aura360 is also producing the exclusive Tecate SCORE Baja 500 40th anniversary DVD which will be available online at www.thebajaunlimited.com.

Live vehicle tracking will be available online at www.racetheworld.net.

Upon completion of the race, Robby Gordon will immediately fly out to Dover, Delaware where he will race another 400 miles in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Dover International Speedway aka the “Monster Mile”. Gordon is looking forward to dominating in the Monster Energy / Toyo Tires Hummer and at the “Monster Mile” during this weekend’s nearly 850 miles of racing.

For more information on Robby Gordon, visit www.robbygordon.com.

For more information regarding the Baja 500, visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.