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TECATE SCORE BAJA 500 DRAWING AND FUND-RAISER

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

MasterCraft Safety to Host Drawing Party on April 24th Full Day of Vendor Displays, Activities, and Fund-Raising

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This year’s drawing for the world-famous SCORE Tecate Baja 500 will be held on April 24th at the new corporate headquarters of MasterCraft Safety at 9335 Stevens Road in Santee, Calif. The festivities will begin at 10am with vendor displays from area off-road businesses and the “live” SCORE Baja 500 starting position drawing will begin at 1pm.

There will be a huge raffle and all proceeds will benefit the Castro-Limon Foundation which provides cancer treatment for poor and orphaned children in Baja who would not normally receive treatment. Check out this worthy cause at: www.fundacioncastrolimon.org

Raffle tickets are $5.00.
Raffle prizes already include:

• BFGoodrich Tires – Four BFG Tires

• MasterCraft Safety – Racesuit & Seats

• Fox Racing Shox – $400 Gift Certificate

• Total Chaos Fabrication – Upper Control Arm Suspension Kit

• Fiberwerx “Fiberbucks” $300 Gift Certificate towards Fiberglass

• Off-Road Warehouse – $200 Gift Certificate

• U.S. Wheel – Wheel Repair – $150 Gift Certificate

• Streamline Forms & Graphics – $200 worth of Custom Printed Stickers

• PAC Heating & Air Conditioning Two Annual A/C Services (SD County only)

• JD Films – Dezert People DVD Collection

• Airgas – Radnor Welding Jacket

• Gargoyles Eyewear – Sunglasses

• MSD Ignition – Ignition Box & Plug Wires

• Lift Safety – A Grab Bag Full $250 of Safety Swag from

• Race-Dezert.com – DVD Collection from RDC

• Bilstein – Apparel Grab Bag

• Jimco Racing – Exclusive All Weather Embroidered Jacket

If you are unable to attend the drawing party, raffle tickets can be purchased on-line at www.race-dezert.com.

RDC will be your proxy raffle ticket buyer so you need not be present to win. Also, you can make credit card donations the same way or by phone to the RDC Booth on the day of the event. Watch RDC for details!

In addition to the raffle, The Locos Mocos Crew will take to the grill once again to help raise money for the Fundacion Castro-Limon. The Locos Mocos Crew will be running a Taco Stand and accepting cash donations for the best tacos this side of San Felipe. MasterCraft Safety has arranged sponsorship through Lofton Cattle and Ramey Meats and they will be paying for all the food costs – so all the proceeds will go directly to the kids. Crews from Baja Pits will also be helping to man the Taco Stand!

Since the planning for this event began, another great need has emerged due to the Easter Sunday 7.2 earthquake near Mexicali. Thousands of people lost their homes and are in desperate need of essential household items. The Mexican Government has waived import tariffs on donated goods for quake relief. What’s more, MasterCraft Safety has generously offered to match all taco stand cash donations and will be contributing proceeds to the Earthquake Fund – so every dime you contribute will not only help the cancer kids, it will be a double gift of helping earthquake victims in Mexicali.

A partial list of urgently needed relief items can be found by visiting SCORE International’s website at www.score-international.com. Relief items can be brought to MasterCraft Safety the day of the drawing and there will be individuals on-hand to accept the donations and arrange for their delivery to Mexicali.

If you have items to donate to the raffle or cash you would like to contribute, act now! All donations are tax deductible. Checks can be sent directly to “The Baja Cancer Foundation” at the address below. The Baja Cancer Foundation is a 501C3 and will funnel all the money directly to Fundacion Castro-Limon. Contributions to this cause and the Mexicali Earthquake cause will also be accepted at the event.

Baja 500 Fund Raiser
C/O – MasterCraft Safety
9335 Stevens Road
Santee, CA 92071

Tell your race enthusiast friends to stop by MasterCraft Safety on April 24th for lunch and bring a donation large or small, buy a few raffle tickets and stay for the drawing.

Forward this to your close and distant friends, enemies, and casual acquaintances that may be interested!

To Make Raffle Product Donations Please Contact:
Stuart from Locos Mocos “Baja Jones” baja_jones@cox.net
Carlos Orozco from Baja Pits carlos@bajapits.com
Kelli Willmore kelli@mastercraftsafety.com
Nik from Total Chaos Fabrication chaosfab@sbcglobal.net

For additional event information contact Kelli Willmore at MasterCraft Safety:
kelli@mastercraftsafety.com
619.449.9455

Photo provided by Jim Zimmerlin
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MasterCraft Safety To Host Starting Position Drawing For 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

SCORE International has chosen MasterCraft Safety’s new corporate headquarters in Santee, California to draw starting positions for the 42nd running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada, B.C., Mexico. Held on April 24th, the drawing will feature a full range of activities to keep race fans entertained all day long. “We haven’t had an open house since we moved to our new facility earlier this month,” explained MasterCraft Safety CEO, Robbie Pierce. “MasterCraft Safety has a strong relationship with SCORE International and we were honored when Sal Fish asked us to host the drawing for the Baja 500 running order.”

MasterCraft Safety’s facility in Santee, located just twenty minutes east of San Diego, is the manufacturing headquarters for the company’s full-line of suspension seats, restraints, race suits and other safety products used by racers, off-road enthusiasts, and military personnel around the world. Additionally, the Santee location is in the center of the off-road racing universe, located directly next to other industry giants such as Fox Racing Shox, AlumiCraft, Racer X Motorsports, Stewart Race Works, and Jimco Racing, the world-class SCORE International chassis builder of the year, 14 years running. The full day of festivities will include vendor booths from Santee’s famous desert racing neighbors, as well as Off-Road Warehouse, Walker Evans Wheels and various other off-road related companies.

A raffle with thousands of dollars worth of prizes will also be held to raise money funds for Fundacion Castro-Limon, an organization that provides cancer treatments for children in Baja who would not normally have access to therapy. Prizes currently include MasterCraft Safety suspension seats and race suit, BFGoodrich tires (set of 4), MSD ignition box, Fox Shox $400 gift certificate, PAC Heating & Air Conditioning A/C service (in San Diego County only), U.S. Wheel Repair $150 gift certificate, Total Chaos Fabrication Upper Control Arm Suspension Kit, and Streamline Forms & Graphics $150 worth of decal printing. More prizes from generous sponsors are being added every day. Tickets will be just $5 each, available at the event on April 24th and prior to the raffle on race-dezert.com.

Additionally, complimentary refreshments will be served while the Locos Mocos and Baja Pit organizations will be once again taking to the grill and serving up delicious carne asada tacos. A small cash donation will be accepted with all proceeds benefiting the Fundacion Castro-Limon. And, in light of the recent 7.2 Easter Day earthquake in Mexicali, MasterCraft Safety has generously offered to match all taco stand cash donations with equal funds for the Mexicali Earthquake Relief Fund.

Festivities, including facility tours and vendor displays, will begin at 10am and starting positions will be drawn from a hat beginning at 1pm, with the drawing expected to last approximately two hours. For those who are unable to attend in person on April 24th, Race-Dezert.com will be setting up a live internet feed from MasterCraft Safety’s Santee headquarters.

Held on June 4th – 6th in beautiful Ensenada, the 42nd annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 is the third race in SCORE International’s 2010 series, which will culminate with the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in November. Last year, the Baja 500 realized a finishing rate of 73%. “Starting position, along with vehicle preparation and pre-running, plays an incredibly important role in the overall scheme of the race,” noted SCORE International President, Sal Fish. For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2010 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

As the leading manufacturer of performance off-road suspension seating, five-point and NASCAR compliant six-point restraints, window nets, and limit straps, MasterCraft Safety’s American-made products can be found not only in the majority of desert racing vehicles, but in short course, NASCAR, military, and rock-crawling as well. MasterCraft Safety’s full-line of performance seating offers both comfort and protection in high “G” load situations and provides an 84% reduction of energy in a 50 G load impact. More information on MasterCraft Safety’s high-quality products can be found by visiting www.mastercraftsafety.com.

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Mastercraft takes 6th in Trophy Truck, 11th overall in 40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500!

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

May 30-June 1, 2008

40th Tecate SCORE Baja 500

Round 3 of 2008 SCORE Desert Series

May 31-June 1—Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Total Entries: 311

Total Starters: 289

Total Finishers: 195 (67.5 percent)

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TOP OVERALL FINISHERS: Cars & Trucks

1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 9 hours, 10 minutes, 47 seconds (48.06 miles per hour) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

2. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 9:10:54 (48.05mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

3. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500, 9:25:47 (46.78mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

4. Luis Ramirez Jr., /Juan Araiza/Luis Ramirez, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, HMS-Chevy, 9:36:55 (45.88mph) (Class 1)

5. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:44:55 (45.25mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

6. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:54:04 (44.56mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

7. Dale Ebberts, Wilton, Calif./Brad Etter, Villa Park, Calif., Porter-Chevy, 10:00:34 (44.07mph) (Class 1)

8. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW, 10:08:00 (43.53mph) (Class 1)

9. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif. Jimco-Chevy, 10:13:00 (43.18mph) (Class 1)

10. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel, 10:44:25 (41.07mph) (SCORE Lite)

11. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 10:46:40 (40.93mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

12. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif./Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., Mirage, 10:59:53 (40.11mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

13. Arnoldo Ramirez/Misael Arambula Ensenada, Mexico, Curry, 11:03:00 (39.92mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

14. Ray Files, Carlsbad, Calif./James Tiglio, Oceanside, Calif./Josh Tieman, Carlsbad, Calif., Cochran. 11:23:34 (38.72mph) (Class 1-2/1600)

15. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz./Lee Banning Jr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Foddrill, 11:30:05 (38.36mph) (SCORE Lite)

16. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 11:30:50 (38.31mph) (SCORE Trophy-Truck)

17. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150, 11:35:10 (38.08mph) (Pro Truck)

18. Dave Creagan\/Chris Creagan, Woodland, Wash./Brian Coats, Los Alamitos, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 11:45:20 (37.53mph) (Pro Truck)

19. Jake Jones, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Scot Jones/Whitney Jones, San Clemente, Calif., Homebuilt, 11:53:37 (37.09mph) (SCORE Lite)

20. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 12:01:51 (36.67mph) (Class 1)

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OFFICAL FINISHERS Pro Cars & Trucks

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)

1. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 9 hours, 10 minutes, 47 seconds (48.06 miles per hour)

2. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 9:10:54

3. Brian Collins, Las Vegas/Chuck Hovey, Escondido, Calif., Dodge Ram 1500, 9:25:47

4. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Irvine, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:44:55

5. Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz./Todd LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Ford F-150, 9:54:04;

6. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 10:46:40

7. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Rick Geiser, Phoenix, GMC Sierra, 11:30:50

8. Rick D. Johnson/Brian Sallee, Barstow, Calif., Ford F-150, 12:10:48

9. Chad Ragland, Vista, Calif./Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif., Toyota Tundra, 12:15:50

10. Scott Steinberger, Cypress, Calif./Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., Ford F-150, 12:59:56

11. Nick Vanderwey, Phoenix/Larry Vanderwey, Litchfield Park, Ariz./Michael Vanderwey, Phoenix/Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 14:30:18

12. Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz., Ford F-150, 15:08:30

13. Mike Voudouris, Austin, Texas, Ford F-150, 15:38:37

14. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 16:39:37.(18 Starters, 14 Finishers)

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ROBBIE PIERCE, No. 35 (sixth) — Co-driver Will Staats said: Robbie was great. He did a great job. He was calm this morning. We had some computer problems.

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