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SCORE MEDIA
December 9, 2006 BFG Tires, Honda, Steele, Troy Herbst, Cadiente Big Winners at SCORE Desert Series Awards PRIMM, Nev.—BFGoodrich Tires, a staple of desert racers world-wide, captured two major honors Saturday as SCORE International officially concluded the six-race 2006 SCORE Desert Series with the annual SCORE Awards Night at the Primm Valley Resort in Primm, Nev. The evening was also a celebration of 33 years of SCORE championship desert racing. BFG Tires, the official tire of SCORE for over 30 years was honored as both the 2006 SCORE Contingency Company and the 2006 SCORE Pit Support Team of the year. The Off-Roadsman awards are determined by the vote of more than 2,500 members of Los Angeles-based SCORE International. Among the other honorees were the top point leaders from the 2006 SCORE Desert Series. It was the 19th time BFG Tires has been voted the top Contingency Company and 20th time it has been honored as the premier pit support team. BFG Tires celebrated its 31st year of SCORE racing in 2006. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., an action sports and motorsports Television announcer who is a second-generation SCORE desert racer, was honored as the 2006 SCORE Person of the Year. Competing in two, three or four classes in SCORE races, he also lent is announcing skills to SCORE throughout the year and was the emcee of the SCORE Awards Night. “Cameron Steele is SCORE’s ambassador to the outside world and we are excited to see him voted the SCORE Person of the Year,” said Sal Fish, SCORE President/CEO since shortly after SCORE was founded in 1973. “He is always talking about SCORE wherever he goes around the world and nobody races in more classes at SCORE races than he does.” American Honda was voted SCORE Motorcycle Manufacturer of the Year for the 18th time and the 10th consecutive year. Las Vegas’ Troy Herbst was honored both as the 2006 SCORE Overall point champion and unlimited Class 1 title winner. After a discouraging did-not-finish in the season opener in Laughlin, he and teammates Larry Roeseler and Tim Herbst battled back by winning the final four races of the year, including the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 for the third straight year. Herbst, who now has a SCORE record four Overall point crowns, a record seven Class 1 season point titles and an amazing 21 Class 1 race wins since 1997. “BFGoodrich Tires has been supported all of desert racing, especially SCORE, for 31 years,” said Fish, “To win the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 once is a major feat, but to capture the world’s most prestigious desert race 20 straight years (1986-2005) is unbelievable. BFG Tires are the most dominant desert-racing tires in the world and we are privileged to honor them. Their grassroots support of desert racers is unparalleled. SCORE is deeply honored to have the relationship with BFG Tires that we have for three decades.” Rick Geiser of Geiser Bros. Design and Development, was voted the 2006 SCORE Mechanic of the Year for the first time in his career. Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Ariz., was voted the 2006 SCORE Rookie of the Year. Competing in the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck class, Cadiente won this year’s Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and finished ninth in the SCORE Trophy-Truck point standings. Receiving Kartek Off-Road contingency bonus awards were: Brian Burgess, Riverside, Calif., Class 1-2/1600 ($5,000), George Seeley, Glendale, Calif., Class 5 ($5,000), Tim Noe, El Centro, Calif., SCORE Lite ($5,000), Eric Fisher, Ensenada, Mexico, Class 9 ($2,500) and Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, Class 11 ($2,500). Mike Julson, of Santee, Calif., who is a SCORE regular in SCORE Trophy-Truck, saw his Jimco open-wheel desert race cars win the 2006 SCORE Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer point championship for the 13th time and 12th straight. Ken Major and his Major Performance company captured the 2006 Engine Builder point championship for the third time and Board Ford was voted as the 2006 Entry Sponsor of the Year for the first time. A rugged group of 17 SCORE racers were also honored as 2006 SCORE Toyota Milestone Award winners after finishing all 2,104.4 race miles during the season. Three of them were also honored as winners of this year’s $12,000 SCORE Toyota True Grit Awards presented to the Toyota Milestone receipts who won their respective non-factory supported 2004 SCORE Class point championships. The SCORE Toyota True Grit Award winners this year who will split the $12,000 bonus purse are Brian Burgess, Riverside, Calif. (Class 1-2/1600, SPF-VW), John Cooley, Santee, Calif. (Class 10, AlumiCraft-VW) and Tim Noe, El Centro, Calif. (SCORE LIte, Jimco-VW). Marty Fiolka of DIRTSports Magazine, was honored for the first time as SCORE Journalist of the Year, while High Rev Photo earned Photographer of the Year honors for the first time as well. SCORE opens its six-race 2006 SCORE Desert Series Jan. 18-21 in Southern Nevada with the 13th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 16 Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with seven additional Pro and three more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. SCORE races in the U.S. average 225 entries while the average in Mexico, with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is 350. SCORE official 2006 sponsors were: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Sunoco Race Fuels/C.L. Bryant-official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, American Racing-official wheel, Airstar America-official space lighting provider. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Micron Technology, Red Bull North America, Kartek Off-Road, Centrix Financial, NAPA Chassis, Fram, Autolite, Prestone, Bendix, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie’s Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics. Additional associate sponsors for the 2006 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 were Cotuco de Ensenada, Fideicomiso Publio para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada, the government of Baja California Sur, the State Tourism Department of Baja California Sur and the city tourism fund of Loreto. For more information, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com. 2006 SCORE Off-Roadsman of the Year Award Winners Contingency Company—BFGoodrich Tires Motorcycle Manufacturer—American Honda Mechanic—Rick Geiser, Geiser Bros. Design and Development Entry Sponsor—Board Ford Pit Support Team—BFGoodrich Tires Journalist—Marty Fiolka, DIRTSports Magazine Photographer—High Rev Photo Rookie of the Year—Garron Cadiente, G&R Racing Person of the Year—Cameron Steele, Desert Assassins Racing *Original Buggy Chassis Manufacturer—Jimco *Engine Builder—Major Performance *Determined by points, others by membership vote All-time SCORE Off-Roadsman Award Winners Current Awards (1974 thru 2006, voted by SCORE membership) CONTINGENCY COMPANY 1977—NGK Spark Plugs 1978—Pennzoil 1979—BFGoodrich Tires 1980—Rough Country 1981—Bridgestone 1982—BFGoodrich Tires 1983—BFGoodrich Tires 1984—BFGoodrich Tires 1985—TIE-BFGoodrich Tires & Yokohama Tires 1986—Yokohama Tires 1987—BFGoodrich Tires 1988—Yokohama Tires 1989—Yokohama Tires 1990—Yokohama Tires 1991—Yokohama Tires 1992—Yokohama Tires 1993—BFGoodrich Tires 1994—BFGoodrich Tires 1995—BFGoodrich Tires 1996—BFGoodrich Tires 1997—BFGoodrich Tires 1998—Duralast Batteries 1999—BFGoodrich Tires 2000—BFGoodrich Tires 2001—BFGoodrich Tires 2002—BFGoodrich Tires 2003—BFGoodrich Tires 2004—BFGoodrich Tires 2005—BFGoodrich Tires 2006—BFGoodrich Tires MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER 1974—Husqvarna 1975—American Honda 1976—Husqvarna 1977—Husqvarna 1978—Husqvarna 1979—Husqvarna 1980—Yamaha 1981—American Honda 1982—American Honda 1983—American Honda 1984—American Honda 1985—American Honda 1986—American Honda 1987—American Honda 1988—American Honda 1989—Kawasaki 1990—Kawasaki 1991—Kawasaki 1992—Kawasaki 1993—Kawasaki 1994—Kawasaki 1995—Kawasaki 1996—Kawasaki 1997—American Honda 1998—American Honda 1999—American Honda 2000—American Honda 2001—American Honda 2002—American Honda 2003—American Honda 2004—American Honda 2005—American Honda 2006—American Honda MECHANIC 1974—Scott McKenzie 1975—Dick Russell 1976—Jim Fueling 1977—Scott McKenzie 1978—Scott McKenzie 1979—Scott McKenzie 1980—Bill Stroppe 1981—Tom Strong 1982—Bill Stroppe 1983—Bill Stroppe 1984—Bill Stroppe 1985—Bill Stroppe 1986—Randy Anderson 1987—NONE SELECTED 1988—Jon Nelson 1989—Russ Wernimont 1990—Call Wells III 1991—Ivan Scoppertone 1992—Russ Wernimont 1993—Russ Wernimont 1994—Russ Wernimont 1995—Curt LeDuc 1996—Steve Silverthorn 1997—NONE SELECTED 1998—Mike Smith 1999—Mike Smith 2000—Mike Smith 2001—Mike Stapleton 2002—Barry Beacham 2003—Mike Smith 2004—John Hoffman 2005—Mark Cowan 2006—Rick Geiser ENTRY SPONSOR 1977—Jules Auto Parts 1978—Tracy’s Party Ice 1979—Tracy’s Party Ice 1980—MHM Racing 1981—Mike Moore 1982—Pernod 1983—BFGoodrich Tires 1984—BFGoodrich Tires 1985—BFGoodrich Tires 1986—Barbary Coast Hotel 1987—Barbary Coast Hotel 1988—Barbary Coast Hotel 1989—Ford Motor Company 1990—Barbary Coast Hotel 1991—Barbary Coast Hotel 1992—BFGoodrich Tires 1993—Barbary Coast Hotel 1994—Barbary Coast Hotel 1995—BFGoodrich Tires 1996—BFGoodrich Tires 1997—BFGoodrich Tires 1998—BFGoodrich Tires 1999—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2000—Tecate Beer 2001—Duralast Batteries 2002—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2003—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2004—Terrible Herbst Motorsports 2005—McMillin Racing 2006—Board Ford PIT SUPPORT TEAM 1977—Checkers 1978—F.A.I.R. 1979—Checkers 1980—Budweiser 1981—Budweiser 1982—BFGoodrich Tires 1983—Checkers 1984—BFGoodrich Tires 1985—TIE-Checkers & F.A.I.R. 1986—Spirit Racing 1987—BFGoodrich Tires 1988—BFGoodrich Tires 1989—BFGoodrich Tires 1990—Sage Council 1991—BFGoodrich Tires 1992—BFGoodrich Tires 1993—Checkers 1994—BFGoodrich Tires 1995—BFGoodrich Tires 1996—BFGoodrich Tires 1997—BFGoodrich Tires 1998—BFGoodrich Tires 1999—BFGoodrich Tires 2000—BFGoodrich Tires 2001—BFGoodrich Tires 2002—BFGoodrich Tires 2003—BFGoodrich Tires 2004—BFGoodrich Tires 2005—BFGoodrich Tires 2006—BFGoodrich Tires ROOKIE 1974—Frank Vessels 1975—Carroll Ditson 1976—Jackie Thomison 1977—Jerry Boone 1978—Jim Jacobus 1979—Dixie Hawkins 1980—Ray Encabo 1981—Malcolm Vinje 1982—Roger Mortenson 1983—Mike Falkosky 1984—John Clark Gable 1985—Rob Tolleson 1986—Brian Stewart 1987—Robby Gordon 1988—Doug Fortin 1989—Scott Reams 1990—Charlie Townsley 1991—Dan Smith 1992—Brian Goodrich 1993—Ricky Johnson 1994—Tom Rusich 1995—Jimmy Johnson 1996—TIE-Chuck Harris & Tom Dittfield 1997—John Herder 1998—Bekki Freeman 1999—Jared Hardin 2000—Jeremy Spirkoff 2001—Jason Hunter 2002—Alan Pflueger 2003—Brian Ickler 2004—Andy McMillin 2005—Caleb Gaddis 2006—Garron Cadiente PERSON 1974—Walt Lott 1975—Doc Sauers 1976—Ivan Stewart 1977—Jim McCullick 1978—Quico Santana 1979—Hal Harris 1980—Malcolm Smith 1981—Joe MacPherson 1982—Athene Karis 1983—Walker Evans 1984—Ivan Stewart 1985—Frank DeAngelo 1986—Walker Evans 1987—Bob Steinberger 1988—Walt Lott 1989—Evans Evans 1990—Michael Gaughan 1991—Peri Comb 1992—Dan Newsome 1993—Michael Gaughan 1994—Jimmy Smith 1995—Danny Hamel 1996—Dan Newsome 1997—Joe MacPherson 1998—Dan Newsome 1999—Larry Roeseler 2000—Bob Steinberger 2001—Debbie Dickerhoof 2002—Jeff Quinn 2003—TIE-Mike Julson & Corky McMillin 2004—Ed Herbst 2005—Corky McMillin (posthumously) 2006—Cameron Steele JOURNALIST 1975—Jean Calvin 1976—Sam Wilshire 1977—Sam Wilshire 1978—Judy Smith 1979—Steve Kassanyi 1980—Judy Smith 1981—Jean Calvin 1982—Judy Smith 1983—Jean Calvin 1984—Jean Calvin 1985—Jean Calvin 1986—Jean Calvin 1987—Jim Short 1988—Jean Calvin 1989—Jean Calvin 1990—Jean Calvin 1991—Judy Smith 1992—Judy Smith 1993—Tony Tellier 1994—Jean Calvin 1995—NONE SELECTED 1996—Judy Smith 1997—Jean Calvin 1998—Judy Smith 1999—Judy Smith 2000—Judy Smith 2001—Judy Smith 2002—Judy Smith 2003—Judy Smith 2004—Judy Smith 2005—Judy Smith 2006—Marty Fiolka PHOTOGRAPHER 1975—Dave Cody 1976—Trackside 1977—Ariz. Comp. Photos 1978—Trackside 1979—Trackside 1980—Trackside 1981—Action Photo 1982—Trackside 1983—Trackside 1984—Trackside 1985—Trackside 1986—Trackside 1987—ESPN 1988—Trackside 1989—Trackside 1990—Carrera 1991—Carrera 1992—Carrera 1993—Carrera 1994—Carrera 1995—NONE SELECTED 1996—Carrera 1997—Carrera 1998—Carrera 1999—Carrera 2000—Trackside 2001—Carrera 2002—Trackside 2003—Trackside 2004—Trackside 2005—Trackside 2006—High Rev Photo ORIGINAL BUGGY CHASSIS MANUFACTURER 1974—Funco 1975—Hi-Jumper 1976—Chenowth 1977—Chenowth 1978—Chenowth 1979—Funco 1980—Funco 1981—Funco 1982—Raceco 1983—TIE-Chenowth & Raceco 1984—Raceco 1985—Raceco 1986—Raceco 1987—Raceco 1988—Chenowth 1989—Chenowth 1990—Chenowth 1991—Chenowth 1992—Jimco 1993—Mirage 1994—Chenowth 1995—Jimco 1996—Jimco 1997—Jimco 1998—Jimco 1999—Jimco 2000—Jimco 2001—Jimco 2002—Jimco (By Points since 2003) 2003—Jimco 2004—Jimco 2005—Jimco 2006—Jimco ENGINE BUILDER 1974—Lee Leighton 1975—Brian Skipper 1976—Lee Leighton 1985—FAT Performance 1986—Keith Black 1987—Louis Unser 1988—Mike Evans 1989—Mike Evans 1990—FAT Performance 1991—FAT Performance 1992—Major Performance 1993—FAT Performance 1994—Wik’s Racing 1995—FAT Performance 1996—FAT Performance 1997—FAT Performance 1998—Wik’s Racing 1999—Wik’s Racing 2000—Wik’s Racing 2001—Wik’s Racing 2002—Dave Smith (By Points since 2003) 2003—Major Performance 2004—FAT Performance 2005—FAT Performance 2006—Major Performance |
