Tatonka
08-28-2007, 11:32 AM
Announcing the Grand Opening of 40 Years
of The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
A Special Exhibit at the San Diego Automotive Museum
On August 29, 2007, Past Overall Winners of "the granddaddy of 'em all" Will Gather To Celebrate
San Diego, California. The Malcolm Smith Motorsports / Sunstar Racing For Life Offroad Team and the San Diego Automotive Museum have joined together to create a special exhibit to celebrate the 40 years of THe Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. From 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM the public is invited to attend the opening of this spectacular exhibit and meet the legendary riders who made history. Malcolm Smith, winner of that first race with JN Roberts will be in attendance, along with Sal Fish, President and CEO of SCORE International, Johnny Campbell (nine-time overall winner), Larry Roeseler (12-time overall winner), Parnelli Jones, Steve Hengeveld (five-time winner), and many more. Of the past 74 living overall winners, invitations have been sent to 70. The evening will be quite special. SCORE has donated more than a 1,000 official 40th anniversary posters to be given away free to the public while supplies last. Come and meet the living legends and see the cars and dirt bikes that made history!
http://www.racingforlife.org/images/tc510_01.jpeg
THE JULIA LYNN II
2007 Husqvarna TC 510
Featured at the exhibit will be a fully restored 1967 Husqvarna 360 exactly as
Malcolm and JN raced to victory 40 years ago. It features a Triumph 4.5 gallon tank
modified to fit the bike and Lucas / BSA Victor 441 headlights which barely worked
(then and now!). It will be on display side-by-side with a 2007 Husqvarna TC-510,
demonstrating 40 years of technology advancement through racing in the Baja 1000.
Both bikes will be auctioned off at the end of the year with the proceeds to benefit the three RFL charities -- The Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation (MSMF), The Scleroderma Foundation, and The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Also on display will be a baja race buggy from the legendary McMillin Racing family, a Kawasaki KR 500 used by Larry Roeseler and his teammates (who will all be in attendance), and 1X, the last factory Honda XR 650 ever raced in Baja by Johnny Campbell and his teammates. Show your support for these charities by showing up and having a great time. You will be helping the orphans at El Oasis (MSMF) and the fight to find a cure for Scleroderma and Cancer.
http://www.racingforlife.org/sitebuilder/images/006_19-360x221.jpg
Malcolm Smith autographing the 1967 Husqvarna 360 to be auctioned off
for charity in December, 2007.
Men-Moment-Machine -- Malcolm and JN Roberts to Ride
Again!
Offroad racing legends, Malcolm Smith and JN Roberts, 2-wheel winners of the first
Baja 1000 40 years ago have agreed to join the Racing For Life crew and compete
in this year's 40th anniversary running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This rare
moment in history has been made possible through a year of planning and fund
raising for the three RFL Charities, The Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation,
The Scleroderma Foundation and The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Starting in
December, Malcolm told Team Captain JIm Filanc if he obtained a sponsor to race
in this year's race, Malcolm would allow the team to be called the Malcolm Smith
Motorsports Racing For Life Offroad Team. By virtue of the sponsorship deal
inked in April with Sunstar and Help from Husqvarna USA, Jim got back with
Malcolm, leading to the recent announcement between Malcolm Smith Motorsports
and Racing For Life. The resuit is The Malcolm Smith Motorsports / Sunstar
Racing For Life Offroad Team.
http://www.racingforlife.org/sitebuilder/images/Group-shot-360x102.jpg
JN Roberts, Center, surrounded by the Racing For Life Offroad Team. From
the left, Jim Filanc, John Gerretso, JN, John Lefevre, and Curt Gerretsen.
In February, Jim contacted JN Roberts at his home in Montana. After striking up a
phone friendship, one thing led to another and JN agreed to join Jim and the RFL
crew to compete in this year's race. When Jim shared this development with
Malcolm, Malcolm though about it, then said, "I think we can make this happen."
After discussing the possibility with his wife, Joyce, Malcolm said yes to leading off
the race from Tijuana. History was made . . . again!
Forty years later and both men will be competing on a Husqvarna again. WOW!. Both men will be at the grand opening of the special exhibit on August 29, 2007 to swap stories, and renew old friendships with their peers -- the past overall winners of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This elite group of 74 living history-making men will be gathered together for the first time in history to meet the public and
remember the "good 'ol days!" It should be a day in history to remember!
-- and RiderDown will be there!!
of The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
A Special Exhibit at the San Diego Automotive Museum
On August 29, 2007, Past Overall Winners of "the granddaddy of 'em all" Will Gather To Celebrate
San Diego, California. The Malcolm Smith Motorsports / Sunstar Racing For Life Offroad Team and the San Diego Automotive Museum have joined together to create a special exhibit to celebrate the 40 years of THe Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. From 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM the public is invited to attend the opening of this spectacular exhibit and meet the legendary riders who made history. Malcolm Smith, winner of that first race with JN Roberts will be in attendance, along with Sal Fish, President and CEO of SCORE International, Johnny Campbell (nine-time overall winner), Larry Roeseler (12-time overall winner), Parnelli Jones, Steve Hengeveld (five-time winner), and many more. Of the past 74 living overall winners, invitations have been sent to 70. The evening will be quite special. SCORE has donated more than a 1,000 official 40th anniversary posters to be given away free to the public while supplies last. Come and meet the living legends and see the cars and dirt bikes that made history!
http://www.racingforlife.org/images/tc510_01.jpeg
THE JULIA LYNN II
2007 Husqvarna TC 510
Featured at the exhibit will be a fully restored 1967 Husqvarna 360 exactly as
Malcolm and JN raced to victory 40 years ago. It features a Triumph 4.5 gallon tank
modified to fit the bike and Lucas / BSA Victor 441 headlights which barely worked
(then and now!). It will be on display side-by-side with a 2007 Husqvarna TC-510,
demonstrating 40 years of technology advancement through racing in the Baja 1000.
Both bikes will be auctioned off at the end of the year with the proceeds to benefit the three RFL charities -- The Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation (MSMF), The Scleroderma Foundation, and The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Also on display will be a baja race buggy from the legendary McMillin Racing family, a Kawasaki KR 500 used by Larry Roeseler and his teammates (who will all be in attendance), and 1X, the last factory Honda XR 650 ever raced in Baja by Johnny Campbell and his teammates. Show your support for these charities by showing up and having a great time. You will be helping the orphans at El Oasis (MSMF) and the fight to find a cure for Scleroderma and Cancer.
http://www.racingforlife.org/sitebuilder/images/006_19-360x221.jpg
Malcolm Smith autographing the 1967 Husqvarna 360 to be auctioned off
for charity in December, 2007.
Men-Moment-Machine -- Malcolm and JN Roberts to Ride
Again!
Offroad racing legends, Malcolm Smith and JN Roberts, 2-wheel winners of the first
Baja 1000 40 years ago have agreed to join the Racing For Life crew and compete
in this year's 40th anniversary running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This rare
moment in history has been made possible through a year of planning and fund
raising for the three RFL Charities, The Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation,
The Scleroderma Foundation and The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Starting in
December, Malcolm told Team Captain JIm Filanc if he obtained a sponsor to race
in this year's race, Malcolm would allow the team to be called the Malcolm Smith
Motorsports Racing For Life Offroad Team. By virtue of the sponsorship deal
inked in April with Sunstar and Help from Husqvarna USA, Jim got back with
Malcolm, leading to the recent announcement between Malcolm Smith Motorsports
and Racing For Life. The resuit is The Malcolm Smith Motorsports / Sunstar
Racing For Life Offroad Team.
http://www.racingforlife.org/sitebuilder/images/Group-shot-360x102.jpg
JN Roberts, Center, surrounded by the Racing For Life Offroad Team. From
the left, Jim Filanc, John Gerretso, JN, John Lefevre, and Curt Gerretsen.
In February, Jim contacted JN Roberts at his home in Montana. After striking up a
phone friendship, one thing led to another and JN agreed to join Jim and the RFL
crew to compete in this year's race. When Jim shared this development with
Malcolm, Malcolm though about it, then said, "I think we can make this happen."
After discussing the possibility with his wife, Joyce, Malcolm said yes to leading off
the race from Tijuana. History was made . . . again!
Forty years later and both men will be competing on a Husqvarna again. WOW!. Both men will be at the grand opening of the special exhibit on August 29, 2007 to swap stories, and renew old friendships with their peers -- the past overall winners of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This elite group of 74 living history-making men will be gathered together for the first time in history to meet the public and
remember the "good 'ol days!" It should be a day in history to remember!
-- and RiderDown will be there!!