2002  16th Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250

March 1st - 3rd

Round Two of the Duralast SCORE Desert Racing Series

 

Course Notes

USE EXTREME CAUTION at START and FINISH of race.  There will be MANY people and vehicles on/next to the course who are not official entrants but want to be part of the event, so PLEASE use extreme caution.

Puertecitos Road and Morelia Road has traditionally had many spectators, racers and chase teams – BE ALERT

 

 

Distance

Total

 

 

1

0.00

0.00

 

Start west side of San Felipe Arches.

2

0.22

0.22

 

Left off pavement, onto dump road.

3

1.18

1.40

 

 Stay straight at intersection, Yellow house w/ large antenna on south/west corner.

4

5.90

7.30

 

Cross Zoo road

5

2.40

9.70

 

Stay straight.  Ref: Road to right with Sign " El Dorado"

6

2.30

12.00

 

Right turn at  4 - way.  Ref: High tension Towers

7

11.60

23.60

 

Left turn at Y : Ref: Straight  ahead to Hwy 5 

8

6.60

30.20

 

Ref: White pilon marker on your left.

9

4.10

34.30

 

Go left at Y and merge left onto road.

10

8.30

42.60

 

Begin going through center of double power poles

11

1.30

43.90

 

Go left at Y away from from double power poles.   Ref: upside down car on left.

12

3.00

46.90

 

Stay right a Y. Ref: Poles on your left.

13

0.30

47.20

 

Turn left at T intersection.  Ref: power plant on your right

14

0.40

47.60

 

Go left at T.  Ref: Poles off to your left

15

2.40

50.00

 

Cross under double set of Poles

16

4.40

54.40

 

Go under high tension lines.  Ref: Power plant on your right

17

2.20

56.60

 

Course curves to the left

18

0.60

57.20

 

Turn left onto high speed graded road.   STAY OFF THE DRY LAKE BED.

19

11.40

68.60

 

Ref: Sign on your right " Chinalito"

20

4.50

73.10

 

Cattle guard

21

0.80

73.90

 

Go left at Y

22

5.80

79.70

 

Turn right at Morelia Junction.

23

11.80

91.50

 

Turn left off high speed Morelia road and head into Huatmote wash.

24

14.50

106.00

 

Go left at Y. VERY IMPORTANT TURN.  Ref: right is old course to chanate.

25

3.60

109.60

 

Go right at Y.

26

0.15

109.75

 

Go right at another Y

27

2.90

112.65

 

Turn right onto Puertecitos road.

30

3.16

115.81

 

Turn right off of Puertecitos road and head towards Chanate wash.

31

1.23

117.04

 

Go right at Y and pass under powerline poles.  Ref:Pumping station on your left

32

4.30

121.34

 

Go left around hill. Right joins Huatamote wash

33

0.11

121.45

 

Bear left. Ref: Road merging from your right goes to Huatomote wash.

34

0.24

121.69

 

Turn left down rocky hill toward Chanate wash.

35

0.35

122.04

 

Turn right into wide Chanate wash.

36

18.80

140.84

 

Start out of Chanate wash.  Ref: Metal fence line on your right. Many sections of barb wire fence already broken.

37

1.40

142.24

 

Turn left away from fence.  Ref:  Straight will take you to Morelia road.

38

4.10

146.34

 

Turn  right out of silty section.  Ref: Barb wire fence on right. Left goes to Asufre wash.

39

1.40

147.74

 

Turn left at T intersection. On Morelia road southbound to Matomi

40

3.45

151.19

 

Turn right out of wide silty area.

41

4.40

155.59

 

Start decent into Matomi Wash. Old Ocotillo structure on left.

42

 

 

 

ENJOY THE NEXT 26 MILES - BAJA AT ITS' BEST!

43

26.40

181.99

 

Left onto Puertecitos Road. CAUTION!

44

4.72

186.71

 

Left off Puertecitos Road.

45

3.57

190.28

 

Stay to the left at Y.  Ref: right is old 2001 course

46

6.40

196.68

 

Stay staight.  Ref: Road from right goes to 2001 course

47

2.88

199.56

 

Begin Sulfur mines. CAUTION!!! NEXT MILE - MANY WASHOUTS!!!

48

1.80

201.36

 

Turn right. VERY IMPORTANT TURN. Ref: Straight goes to out bound course at right turn into chanate wash.

49

0.12

201.48

 

HARD LEFT!!!!

50

4.30

205.78

 

Stay left at Y.

51

1.96

207.74

 

Stay straight at 4 way.  Ref: left to old Puertecitos. Right to Paved Puerttecitos.

52

3.00

210.74

 

Go left at fence line and tall white pole on right.

53

5.20

215.94

 

Stay left at Y.  Ref: right takes you toward the airport.

54

2.70

218.64

 

Hard left at 4-way onto hard packed road.

55

0.47

219.11

 

Cross old Puertecitos rd. CAUTION!!! WATCH FOR SPECTATORS

56

1.18

220.29

 

Go right at Y.  Ref: fence line has been on your left.

57

1.18

221.47

 

Veer left at Y.

58

2.00

223.47

 

Straight at 4- way.  Ref: wide road

59

1.60

225.07

 

Turn left at 4 way onto high speed road. Ref: large white house at intersection.

60

0.59

225.66

 

Go right at Y toward dump.  Ref: large white tank on your left.

61

0.25

225.91

 

Stay left at Y.  Begin dump area.

62

0.83

226.74

 

Take middle road of 3 road fork.

63

0.71

227.45

 

Veer right onto graded dump road to highway

64

0.34

227.79

 

 Mege onto highway to finish. CAUTION - LOTS OF PEOPLE.