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‘SCORE Saturday’—nationally Dec. 24 on CBS Sports Network to air first 3 rounds of 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship
SCORE MEDIA CONTACT: Dominic Clark, dominiccnv@aol.com December 20, 2016 From Mexico’s Baja California ‘SCORE Saturday’—nationally Dec. 24 on CBS Sports Network to air first 3 rounds of 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship Bonus repeat of SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience and Qualifying from Las Vegas... Coverage of multiple classes with repeats of first three rounds of SCORE World Desert Championship— SCORE San Felipe 250, SCORE Baja 500 and Rosarito Beach SCORE Desert Challenge— featuring classes for Pro and Sportsman cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads. ENSENADA, Mexico—Christmas comes early for SCORE International during a very special ‘SCORE Saturday’ as all three of the opening rounds of the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship and last Sunday’s SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will have twin repeat airings as one-hour specials on the same day as part of the CBS Sports Spectacular show. Following the initial early evening airing of the first three races of the season, plus the SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying, all four shows will all be aired again in a time block of eight consecutive hours. As an added bonus on Christmas night (Sunday), the CBS Sports Network will air the premier broadcast of the two-hour 49th SCORE Baja 1000 results show at 6 p.m. PT. All three races held in Mexico and the SCORE Baja 1000 qualifying will be running in an eight-hour time block in chronological order will start at 6 p.m. PT with the 30th annual SCORE San Felipe 250 followed by the 48th annual SCORE Baja 500, the Rosarito Beach 20th SCORE Desert Challenge and the SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying. Round 1 was held in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico in late February, Round 2 was held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, the first weekend of June, Round 3 was held in Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico in mid-September and the SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience and SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying was held in Las Vegas the first week of November. From award-winning show producers BCII TV of Southern California, announcers for the SCORE shows have been Jared D’Anda, SCORE racer/TV action Sports Announcer and Casey Currie. ‘SCORE Saturday’ on CBS Sports Network – December 24, 2016 First three rounds of the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship will have repeat airings on the same day on Saturday, Dec. 24 on the CBS Sports Network. Plus repeat of Sunday’s SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience & Qualifying Here is the announced broadcast schedule: Saturday, December 24 (All Times Pacific) 6pm PT, 30th SCORE San Felipe 250 7pm PT, 48th SCORE Baja 500 8pm PT, Rosarito Beach 20th SCORE Desert Challenge 9pm PT, SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying from Las Vegas 10pm PT, 30th SCORE San Felipe 250 11pm PT, 48th SCORE Baja 500 Midnight PT, Rosarito Beach 20th SCORE Desert Challenge 1am PT, SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying from Las Vegas RACE REWINDS The three race shows highlight multiple classes in each race with special coverage of the Overall and SCORE Trophy Truck race winners in the first three rounds of the 2016 SCORE World Desert Championship. The SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience and SCORE Baja 1000, both presented by BFGoodrich Tires, spotlight the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck and Trophy Truck Spec classes. Earning the surprise overall victory in the season-opening 30th SCORE San Felipe 250 on the 259-mile course was class rookie Billy Wilson, 30, of Corpus Christi, Texas, driving the No. 15 Bevly Wilson Racing Chevy Silverado in the marquee SCORE Trophy Truck division for high-tech, 850-horsepower unlimited production trucks. Mexico’s Gus Vildosola Jr, 33, of Mexicali, roared to the Overall and SCORE Trophy Truck victory in the 48th SCORE Baja 500 in early June, driving the No. 21 Branix Mexicana Logistics Ford Raptor on the 477.52-mile race course. In mid-September, Mexico’s Juan C. Lopez, 42, of Tecate won over his talented son Carlos ‘Apdaly’ Lopez to capture the special-formatted, history-making Rosarito Beach 20th SCORE Desert Challenge. Marking the first SCORE race ever held in the Rosarito Beach area, the elder Lopez drove the No. 17 RPM Racing Chevy Silverado to win the 128.4-mile race that was held over two days with each vehicle running two laps per day over the 32.1-mile race course. In the special qualifying session for the 49th SCORE Baja 1000 on Nov. 1 at the LVMS Off-Road Track, helped by a huge assist from short-course racing champion co-driver Kyle LeDuc, Riviera Racing’s Mark Post earned the first starting position in the featured SCORE Trophy Truck division for the 49th annual SCORE Baja 1000. LeDuc was the fastest qualifier with the quickest time over three laps of the .7-mile LVMS Off-Road Track in the No. 3 Riviera Racing Ford F-150. Fastest qualifier in the Trophy Truck Spec class was Costa Rica’s Javier Quiros in the No. 244 Toyota Tacoma. The trio of racer winners and LeDuc will be spotlighted during Saturday’s repeat telecasts of their respective races and the qualifying event on the CBS Sports Network. 2016 SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP PODIUMS…
- ROUND 1—30th SCORE SAN FELIPE 250
- ROUND 2—48th SCORE BAJA 500
- ROUND 3—ROSARITO BEACH 20th SCORE DESERT CHALLENGE
- QUALIFYING—49th SCORE BAJA 1000
- SCORE Baja 1000 (two-hour special) (first telecast-Sunday, December 25, 9 p.m. ET)
- SCORE San Felipe 250 (first telecast-Sunday, April 17, 9 p.m.)
- SCORE Baja 500 (first telecast-Sunday, July 24, 9 p.m. ET)
- Rosarito Beach SCORE Desert Challenge (first telecast-Sunday, Nov. 13, 9 p.m. ET)
- SCORE Baja 1000 Qualifying @SEMA SCORE Baja 1000 Experience (first telecast-Sunday, Dec.18, 9 p.m. ET)
- 31st SCORE San Felipe 250, March 30-April 2, San Felipe, Mexico
- 49th SCORE Baja 500, June 1-4, Ensenada Mexico
- Rosarito Beach 21st SCORE Desert Challenge, Sept. 14-17, Rosarito Beach, Mexico
- 50th SCORE Baja 1000, Nov.14-18, Ensenada, Mexico to La Paz, Mexico