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2026 Off-Road Suspension Buyer's Guide | February 2026 Issue
SCORE fans take their suspension systems very seriously. Only the best and Baja tested suspension components are good enough for their own daily drivers that see some serious off-roading on the weekends. We contacted several manufacturers who wanted to showcase their latest shocks, coil springs, control arms and much more, manufactured for a variety of popular make and model vehicles. www.kingshocks.com Read More
Suspension Hottest Products & Tech | February 2026 Issue
Aftermarket suspension kits have evolved from niche custom upgrades into widely engineered systems produced by established manufacturers. Designed for late-model trucks, these foundational modifications refine geometry, damping, and durability to meet growing expectations both on the highway and in demanding terrain. Here’s how off-road performance suspension manufacturers are meeting the expectations both on the highway and Read More
In The Zone - Bilstein Returns To Its Baja Roots | February 2026 Issue
In the early years, what brought Bilstein back to desert racing competition? Chelsea Leap: BILSTEIN has always had desert racing in its DNA. The early SCORE and Baja successes helped establish the brand’s reputation for durability, consistency, and engineering excellence under extreme conditions. • The Robertson brothers and the Bilstein Bug introduced the company into off-road racing back in the 1970s Photo by Jack Wright nMedia3 Read More
Setting The Bar - King Shocks | February 2026 Issue
Among King’s latest advancements is the Trophy Truck progressive hydraulic bump stop (PN BS3160). This product features a 3.0-inch diameter housing, a six- inch stroke, a reservoir, and full adjustability. “This bump stop hits softer for its initial three inches, and the remainder blends the transitions with the bypass,” says King. “It’s made so it doesn’t become super stiff the instant it’s impacted. This gives the Read More
Race Champions | February 2026 Issue
The prestigious SCORE Awards Gala was held at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, bringing together racers, teams, friends, and family members for a night dedicated to celebrating outstanding achievements. The event recognized the remarkable performances of the 2025 Overall Points Champions and Class Champions. One of the highlights of the evening was the recognition of the Overall Points Champions. Leading the honors was SCORE Pro UTV FI racer Kaden Wells, who Read More
Off-Roadsman Awards | February 2026 Issue
SCORE’s Off-Roadsman Awards recognizes various individuals and companies who contributed to the success of racers or the SCORE organization during the 2025 season. This year, those awards that are decided by online votes from SCORE members and fans for the nominees in those categories, reached a total of 37,425 votes. Other Off-Roadsman awards are decided by points earned throughout the season from Read More
Milestone Awards | February 2026 Issue
For more than 40 years, SCORE International has awarded racers who have completed, and officially finished every mile of every race during the season. These individuals are given a Rod Hall SCORE Milestone Award for this accomplishment. For the 2025 season, a total of 44 racers received this award, which represents completing 1974.25-miles of all four 2025 SCORE races. A total of 20 of this year’s award winners have earned the Rod Hall SCORE Read More
Legacy Award | February 2026 Issue
Nate Hunt, Series and Sales Manager for BFGoodrich Tires Racing, accepted the SCORE Legacy Award given to the company for its commitment to off-road racing and being the official tire of SCORE International for 48 years. “BFGoodrich Tires is most definitely part of the foundation and one of the lasting pillars that have significantly helped SCORE become and maintain its Read More
Lifetime Achievement Award | February 2026 Issue
SoCal’s Weatherman Relay Service received the coveted SCORE Lifetime Achievement award, and was accepted by Scott Steinberger. “Weatherman Relay has been an extremely integral part of SCORE Baja races for over four decades and SCORE is very happy to recognize all of their efforts with a SCORE Lifetime Achievement Award,” commented Grijalva. “Beyond all Read More
Person Of The Year Award | February 2026 Issue
Highlighted by his significant contributions last year to SCORE Baja racing, SCORE International honored prominent Ensenada Government Official Ruben Fernandez Aceves as the 2025 SCORE Person of the Year. “Ruben Fernandez Aceves had a tremendous impact in several areas during the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship,” said Grijalva. “Ruben has demonstrated extreme knowledge, understanding, wisdom, expertise, and solutions. Read More
SCORE Awards Night Gala The Best People, Teams, and Companies | February 2026 Issue
The San Diego Air and Space Museum was the location of the 2025 SCORE Awards Gala, marking the end of the 2025 season which honors Read More
Built To Be The Best - King Shocks Shop Tour | February 2026 Issue
It was 30 years ago when Lance King founded King Off-Road Racing Shocks, and desert racers began to take notice. Today, sons Brett and Ross continue the process with new and innovative shock systems that dominate SCORE races and championships. As the Official Shock of SCORE-International, and title sponsor of the King Shocks 39th SCORE San Felipe 250, the company remains privately owned and dedicated to consistency, quality, and reliability. Read More
SCORE San Felipe 250 History | February 2026 Issue
The SCORE San Felipe 250 began in 1982 after SCORE successfully started the Mexicali 300 race to expand SCORE’s racing schedule. The Mexicali 300 had been a very popular race at the time, but SCORE former owner Sal Fish began to see crowded conditions in the growing metropolis, and was able to negotiate with the Mexicali government officials to move the race to its Read More
San Felipe 250 Preview | February 2026 Issue
The end of March is actually the beginning of the 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship Season. It begins with the King Shocks 39th SCORE San Felipe 250 the week of March 25-29th. Although this is one of the shortest distance races of the four SCORE races, it is also one that has the most Read More
Building On A Racing Legacy! | February 2026 Issue
We had the opportunity to meet with Brett and Ross King of King Shocks, and recount the company’s history that began with their dad Lance. The company celebrates its 30 year anniversary this year so we thought it was important to revisit them and tell their story once again. It’s a reminder on the significant affect Baja racing has had on many families and companies throughout the decades. While most other large shock companies Read More
2026 Season’s Continued Growth | February 2026 Issue
Leadership – SCORE Market Expansion assets are the most varied and recognized tools for market exposure of Race Teams, Sponsors, and additional manufacturers wanting to reach the SCORE global racers and off-road performance enthusiast fan bases. This combination of media assets that have specific “media layering” responsibilities is as follows: Provides long-form feature edit content that dives deeper into topics and race Read More
CHAMPIONSHIP RIDE - Serna Fulfilled | January 2026 Issue
Larry Serna used to think that motorcycle riders who raced in the Baja in the Pro Moto Ironman class were crazy. Last year, however, he joined those desert “madmen”. Read More
BEATING THE ODDS - Stan Potter | January 2026 Issue
Many seasoned buggy racers look at SCORE’s Class 10 as a “driver’s class,” simply because many of the vehicles are evenly matched, and because of the pool of driving talent and experience competing in this class. For Stan Potter and his co-drivers Freddie Willert and Matias Arjona IV, it was their combined experience that led them to achieve the 2025 Buggy Overall Points Championship and the Class 10 Championship. Read More
OUT IN FRONT - Justin Davis | January 2026 Issue
From qualifying speed to race-day discipline, Justin Davis controlled the SCORE Trophy Truck Spec title run in Baja. According to Davis, it was consistency, preparation, and discipline that defined his 2025 season in the SCORE World Desert Championship. Driving the No. 285 Green Army Motorsports Truck, Davis finished four demanding races across Baja California, and the Championship title marked another milestone in a career that already included several SCORE World Championships titles earned in SCORE Lites and Class 1. Read More
OUT ON TOP - Kaden Wells | January 2026 Issue
In his first full season racing in the SCORE Pro UTV Forced Induction class, Kaden Wells, in the No. 2935 Can-Am Maverick R, won the 2025 season Overall SCORE Points Championship, Overall SCORE UTV Championship, and SCORE UTV FI Class Championship titles. Read More
CHAMLEE’S RETURN - Dan Takes It Back | January 2026 Issue
The 2025 SCORE Season started off well for Dan Chamlee, with a win in the King Shocks SCORE San Felipe 250, as he pursued his 20th SCORE Championship. His Class 7 Championship winning streak of 19 in a row ended in 2024, when mechanical problems forced him out of that year’s San Felipe race. That denied him enough points for the championship, despite two wins and a second-place finish in that season’s other contests. Read More
BELTRAN’S BAJA - Fernando Dominated | January 2026 Issue
Considered one of Mexico’s most talented UTV racers, Fernando Beltran, in the No. 3921 Can-Am, says his experience as a former SCORE Pro Moto racer gave him the kind of confidence that money couldn’t buy. Read More
TOO TOUGH TO QUIT - Brock Heger | January 2026 Issue
After winning the first three races in the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship series, things were looking bright for Polaris factory racer and SCI Motorsports team racer Brock Heger, at the BFGoodrich Tires 58th SCORE Baja 1000. Read More
TRIPLE FIVE - Eli Yee | January 2026 Issue
The three-time back-to-back Class 5 Championship captured by Eli Yee, Eli Yee Jr., and Angel Barajas in SCORE International, is especially meaningful to them. They dedicated it to the memory of their close friend Miguel “Mike” Ley, who sadly passed away in March 2025. Read More
CLASS 1 THREE-PEAT - Cody Reid | January 2026 Issue
For Cody Reid, a multi-time Class 1 Champion, earning the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship was the most demanding feat of his career. He described it as a year that tested the No. 168 RPI team at every stop through health, mechanical setbacks, and the kind of problems Baja is known to deliver. Each race of the 2025 season required adjustment, patience, and a commitment to finishing when the plan no longer applied. Read More
PREPARED FOR ANYTHING - Jason Alosi | January 2026 Issue
Wins in the Pro Moto 30 Class in all the 2025 SCORE races put Jason Alosi on top for the year, despite an injury that prevented him from fully participating in the SCORE Baja 400. “I typically start all the races,” says Jason, “I do my best to get out in front, and have a decent lead when I hand the bike off.” Read More
A CLEAN SWEEP - Tyler Lynn | January 2026 Issue
Tyler Lynn and the Slam Life Racing Team rode their No. 7x Honda CRF450X to victory in every single SCORE race in 2025 to bring home the Pro Moto Unlimited Championship. They had high hopes at the start of the season that they would be on a championship run, and they followed through in the most convincing way possible. Read More
FOUR CONSECUTIVE CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS | January 2026 Issue
When a SCORE International Off-Road Racing team wins a series championship, it takes a superbly maintained race vehicle, highly skilled drivers and navigators, a dedicated team effort, and a dash of good luck to accomplish it. When that team wins 16 races in a row and four consecutive class championships, it becomes a phenomenal achievement. That extraordinary feat was realized by the SCORE Trophy Truck Legends team of Gustavo Vildosola Sr. in the 2025 SCORE World Desert Championship. Read More
FIRST EVER - Sam Baldi Wins The First SCORE TT 2WD Championship | January 2026 Issue
The 58th SCORE Baja 1000 secured Sam Baldi of Baldi Racing the firstever SCORE Trophy Truck 2WD Championship, in what has turned out to be a very competitive class. In the days soon after his remarkable achievement, Baldi said, “Knowing that if we held it together we could end up with a championship, weighed heavily on our minds as we approached the start line.” Read More
A ROCKY ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP | January 2026 Issue
Leading up to the 2025 BFGoodrich SCORE Baja 1000, Alan Ampudia had successfully piloted his Ford Raptor Mason AWD Papas and Beer/Monster Energy truck to wins in the 2025 SCORE San Felipe 250, SCORE Baja 500, and SCORE Baja 400. He became the first Mexican Unlimited Trophy Truck class driver to cross the finish line first, three times in a row, during a SCORE season. Read More
2025 SCORE PERSON OF THE YEAR | January 2026 Issue
A native of Mexico City, he is a graduate of the School of Law of the Baja California Autonomous University with post graduate studies in prestigious institutions in Europe and Mexico. Read More
MINI-TRUCK MASTERPIECE | January 2026 Issue
That started as a Nissan mini-truck for daily transportation, would eventually turn into a vehicle that blurs the line further between a pre-runner and a full race truck. As the founder of the Terra Crew off-road community and lifestyle brand, the truck’s owner, James Holguin was influenced by attending off-road events and going to Glamis. “Back then, I couldn’t afford a Toyota Tacoma, so I bought a Nissan Frontier instead,” said Holguin. Read More
2026 SEASON PREVIEW | January 2026 Issue
The 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship has all the necessary ingredients to be truly epic, including the historic milestone of hosting the first-ever SCORE Baja 1000 to be held entirely in the state of Baja California Sur. Read More
H.E.R.O. RACING TEAM ON NEW DUCATI FOR 2026 SEASON | January 2026 Issue
The H.E.R.O. SCORE Pro Moto Unlimited racing team will be riding the new Ducati 450 Desmo for the SCORE 2026 season. " We’re honored to bring Ducati to Baja for the first time during their 100th anniversary year," said team manager/ owner Giovanni Spinali. Read More
CONGRATS TO THE CHAMPIONS! | January 2026 Issue
Talking to many of the 2025 Class and Overall Champions for this issue, uncovered some of the major obstacles it took them to achieve their titles. Some came back from physical injuries to sweep the season, while others had numerous mechanical issues that plagued them during every race. Nonetheless, the 2025 SCORE Champions all pushed through and didn't let anything stand in their way. Read More
TOP 20 NEW OFF-ROAD PRODUCTS | November 2025 Issue
The SEMA Show is the largest automotive aftermarket and racing trade show in the nation, and showcases the latest in trends, technologies, and new products for a variety of vehicle types. The 2025 show provided insight into what’s coming for off-road racing and enthusiasts ranging from new LED lighting availability, to the most sophisticated shock absorber technology now available to the public. SCORE Journal gathered some of the show’s highlights and top new products that are available now, or will be in the near future. Read More
NO FENDERS, NO PROBLEM | November 2025 Issue
Showing off a luxury pre-runner with no hood or fenders is no problem for Derickk Peña, owner of Voltage & Stitch Designs in Upland, CA. The truck is part of the Terra-Crew team, and even without the hood and fenders, it showcases the truck’s fantastic workmanship, completed by two fabrication houses that collaborated with him on this particular project. Read More
SDG SUSPENSION | November 2025 Issue
Driving through deep ruts, rocks, pavement, and whoops at high speeds will destroy most shocks, but racing shocks are built to withstand severe off-road abuse and live to do it again...sort of. After a tough SCORE Baja race, many top racing teams bring their vehicles to SDG Suspension in El Cajon, California, where racing suspension gurus Todd Tenbroek and racer/navigator Jason Duncan rebuild the racing shocks from the ground up. Read More
FRANK VESSELS’ C10 PICKUP | November 2025 Issue
One of off-road racing’s pioneers was Frank “Scoop” Vessels, who enjoyed a 30-year career in motorsports, winning 30 race victories and four SCORE Baja 500 Class Championships. Throughout his racing career, Vessels had several vehicles which he campaigned in desert and short-course racing, from a Ford F100, to the famous BFG Blazer, and this 1987 Chevy C10 Class 8 truck. All of Vessel’s trucks had a large BFGoodrich Tires decal on the side, due to the fact that he helped BFGoodrich Tire’s introduction into Baja racing, testing the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A Radial before the company officially debuted the tires in off-road racing. Read More
SUN, SAND, AND SMILES | November 2025 Issue
The OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, was transformed into a desert enthusiast’s paradise last month as the 2025 Sand Sports Super Show roared to life from September 19th to the 21st. With some of the largest crowds in recent history, the show attracted off-road enthusiasts from across the country. Most came to experience the world’s largest dune and dirt sports expo, while others came for the great deals on factory-new Side-by-Sides, accessories, performance items, safety gear, and more. Read More
A BLAST OF BAJA | November 2025 Issue
Along with the many off-road vehicles, parts, and accessories at the 2025 Off-Road Expo, there was also a bit of Baja present from SCORE International’s large display area. This annual show, held at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, on October 4-5, was where SCORE International revealed the course map for the 2025 58th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 1000 race. Read More
VEHICLES OF CHANGE | November 2025 Issue
Frank Vessel's Chevrolet C10 pickup is one of many vehicles in SCORE racing history that have spawned new technologies and eventually led to the modern SCORE Trophy Truck. Owned and restored by Dennis McCarthy, this truck was well-known for ushering BFGoodrich Tires into Baja racing. But upon closer inspection of the truck, its current owner points out unique ideas and technology that, at the time, brought greater performance and off-road capabilities to off-road racing vehicles. Read More
