Palm Desert, CA - #1100
Make: Volkswagen Model: Vocho Engine: Volkswagen Engine Builder: 1600 Chassis: VW Transmission: WRIGHT GEAR BOX
The 2022 BFGoodrich Tires 54th SCORE Baja 500 Presented by 4 Wheel Parts was round two of the four-race 2022 SCORE World Desert Championship season. The SCORE Baja 500 is often overshadowed by the infamous SCORE Baja 1000, but the 500 is no less a challenge. Read More
The 2021 SCORE season didn’t start well for Alex Gonzales, but when all was said and done after the SCORE Baja 1000, he took home the Class 11 Championship for the year. His long season started with the SCORE San Felipe 250, in which he and co-driver German Melendrez timed out for a DNF due to a host of small problems. Read More
While Class 11 is one of the toughest classes to finish a race in, the peninsula run brought out 12-amazing competitors ready to take the challenge. In this class, finishing is a must to take a win, and the top three finishers completed the course in 42 hours, well ahead of the 50-hour time limit. Read More
The traditional Baja Bugs are still made up of hardcore racers who love these vehicles enough to put themselves through a difficult race like the 2nd SCORE Baja 400. Finishing is as good as winning for most, but taking the checkered flag is better when there’s some competition after the same goal. Read More
Alex Gonzales, with a team of five other drivers, co-drivers, and numerous support crew members, took home the First Place in Class 11 at the BFGoodrich Tires 53rd SCORE Baja 500 Presented by 4 Wheel Parts. Almost everyone spoke of the baffling bottlenecks and dense dust that wreaked havoc on drivers and race vehicles. Myriad technical and mechanical problems encountered during the notably rough 466-mile racecourse were common to nearly all competitors. However, the question we wanted to ask Gonzales was, "Why race Class 11?" Read More
With seven entries making up this traditional class at the SCORE Baja 500, SCORE fans thought that the course may have been much too tough for them. Demonstrating an overwhelming amount of perseverance and determination, the No.1196 car of Alex Gonzales crossed the finish line barely ahead of the 20-hour time limit, with less than a minute to spare. Gonzales, with co-drivers German Melendrez, Clyde Stires, and Tim Sletten now lead the class towards a championship, adding to their third-place finish back in San Felipe. Read More
Wright Gear Box., PCI Race Radios, KDM, Rigid Industries, City Of Refuge Foundation, EMPI, Lucky Sperm Racing, Clyde’s Tires & Prep, ES'Sletten Engineering, Gonzales Construction Inc, El Patron Palm Springs, GHA Companies,
DNF in Class 11
DNF in Class 11
#146 Overall and #1 in Class 11
DNF in Class 11
#147 Overall and #3 in Class 11
#131 Overall and #1 in Class 11
#131 Overall and #1 in Class 11
DNF in Class 11
DNF in Trophy Truck Spec
#22 Overall and #3 in Trophy Truck Spec
