SCORE International, the off-road racing association associated with Baja and Dakar will have a major display at SEMA 2014, including an outdoor section that incorporates exhibits from numerous off-road manufacturers, “dozens” of Class 1 and Trophy Truck vehicles, a giant screen to watch the racing events, and an interactive pit crew scenario, along with autograph sessions and press conferences.
That would be cool enough, but SCORE is also taking over the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A 3.6 mile long rallycross-style dirt and asphalt course has been built, and drivers will use the course on November 4th in the evening to qualify for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This course requires the drivers to run with headlights on and you better believe that the action will be intense.
Here is the press release:
RENO, Nev.–SCORE International has officially announced that it is bringing the thrill and excitement of its legendary flagship event, the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, to the 2014 SEMA Show. Off-road activities will take place in Las Vegas, throughout the week of the SEMA Show (Nov. 4-7), featuring the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 live race qualifying event.
“We are excited and honored to have such an iconic group within the off-road industry join us at the SEMA Show,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA President and CEO. “The SCORE Baja 1000 represents the top tier in the industry. Its racers and partners will bring to the SEMA Show an unsurpassed level of talent that we are looking forward to seeing.”
The SEMA Show SCORE Baja 1000 Experience will include a 70,000-square foot desert racing exhibit outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall. On display will be dozens of Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 SCORE Trophy Truck and unlimited Class 1 race vehicles, exhibits from leading off-road and desert racing companies, the SCORE transporter, a huge stage, a massive SCOREvision where SCORE Dirt LiveHD will be streaming, press conferences, autograph sessions and an interactive SCORE Baja pit crew competition area.
SCORE Trophy Truck qualifying for the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will take place on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4 on a specially-designed course around Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The course will start and finish on the LVMS Off-Road Track. The 3.6-mile course will incorporate off-road, dirt and asphalt elements, utilize two race courses, and require the drivers to turn on their lights and qualify in the darkness of the Las Vegas night.
“We can’t thank SEMA enough for this incredible opportunity to showcase SCORE and the world’s greatest desert racers,” said Roger Norman, CEO of SCORE. “As the automotive industry’s premier gathering place, the SEMA Show is the ideal venue to host our event and share the world of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.”
As a trade-only event that is not open to the general public, the SEMA Show is where manufacturers and buyers of automotive specialty parts and equipment gather to do business each year. The event attracts more than 130,000 industry professionals from more than 130 countries each year.
All of the festivities will be taped for a special one-hour television show to air on the CBS Sports Network on Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. PT — the week before the actual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 race is shown on Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. PT. The CBS Sports Network is the home of the SCORE World Desert Championship broadcasts in the United States. The programs also air throughout the world across numerous licensed network platforms.
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