LAKE ELSINORE, CA – April 5, 2019 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Motocross and UTV champion Sara Price will compete at the 33rd SCORE San Felipe 250; the event will take place in Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula from April 4th to the 7th of 2019. Taking off 5th in class, She will tackle the entire race for a total of 349 miles aboard her 4 Wheel Parts/ RPM Racing backed #204 Trophy Truck Spec.
‘’Coming into San Felipe 250 after a solid Rookie Season last year hunting down the championship, we are hungry for a win this weekend to start off the Score Series for us! We have done our homework and feel ready to take onto the full 349 miles.’’ said Price.
Waypoint Nav School Navigator Erica Sacks will be alongside Price for the race. ‘’We’ve been teammates for many years building trust and strategies that work for us. We’re more than ready for this year’s San Felipe 250” said Sacks.
This year’s 250 is featuring the longest course in race history at 349.91 miles. For the third straight year and the third time in history, the race will start and finish on the Malecon beach walk along the edge of the water in the heart of town. Over 255 vehicles are expected to take the green flag saturday morning.
The duo is pre-running down in Mexico with Sara’s Super ATV Polaris RZR Turbo S along side 5 Time SCORE Champion and RPM Offroads Teammate Justin Matney.
‘’We are thrilled to kick off the SCORE season this weekend and look forward to see the #204 cross the finish line. We’ve put in an incredible amount of hours to prepare for this event and feel confident coming into this race.’’ Said Justin Matney.
The team scored an historic win in 2017 at the 50th anniversary Baja 1000 with Mexican driver Carlos “Apdaly” Lopez. He also won the SCORE International Trophy Truck championship in 2015 and 2016. The team earned their first Baja 1000 Class 1 victory in 2014.
Price is set to race the full SCORE International season aboard her 4WP/ RPM Racing backed Trophy Truck Spec. A regulated class that showcases driver talent above all else. Class vehicles are equally matched, with rules specifying engine, suspension and wheel and tire size.
Price will also add competition dates to her schedule as opportunities arise. She opened the season at King of the Hammers in the UTV category. Her adventures all season will be extensively documented on her social channels.
About Sara Price
Named the 2016 Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Rising Star, Sara Price’s racing career started on dirt and she went on to join Kawasaki as the first factory-supported female racer. She began racing dirtbikes at the age of eight and collected 19 amateur titles and medaled in Women’s Super X at the 2010 X Games. She holds the record as the most winning female amateur to date.
The versatile competitor in 2012 had switched to 4 Wheels and started racing UTVs where she campaigned the WORCS series, Lucas Oil Regional Series, and became the first American UTV Team to compete in the toughest all-female sporting event on the planet the Rally Aicha Des Gazelles in Morocco, Africa in 2015, and went on to finish the Terracross Championship undefeated to take the Women’s Championship that same year. In 2016, Price took on six races in Stadium SUPER Truck Series and became the first woman ever to lead laps in that championship. You can find Sara today competing with RPM Racing in a Trophy Truck Spec. down in Baja in the SCORE International Desert Series where in 2018 and her rookie year she achieved a very impressive 5th place ironwomaning the Prestigious Baja 500. When she isn’t racing, Price works as a stunt professional, performing on motorcycles, and in vehicles and as a precision driver for television and film.
About SCORE International
SCORE International sanctions a series of desert races in Mexico on the Baja California Peninsula. The 2018 season includes the 2018 San Felipe 250, the Baja 500, the Tijuana Desert Challenge, and the Baja 1000. Founded by Mickey Thompson in 1973, SCORE International continues today under the current presidency of Roger Norman, who purchased the rights from Sal Fish in 2012.
Sara Price is Supported By
4 Wheel Parts, RPM Racing, BFGoodrich Tires, Raceline Wheels, Rugged Radios, Super ATV, Baja Designs, Hoonigan Industries, VP Fuels, Polaris RZR, DRX Wear, Impact Racing.
Source: Price Global
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