San Felipe Gears Up For Baja 250

The quiet tranquility of San Felipe, which sits on the coast of the Sea of Cortez, is interrupted for a few weeks in March when trucks, motorcycles, and ATV’s roll into town to compete in the SCORE International’s Baja 250.

The calm fishing village is filled with the revving of engines as riders test out the various terrains of the course. The Baja 250 brings riders through the desert, down gravel roads, across dried out lakes, and up steep sand embankments.

The 248-mile course is punishing for both man and machine, and most teams take the month prior to the event to develop riding strategies. The course takes riders from the San Felipe arches, out  into the desert, than back through the arches to finish.

Teams are allowed to set up pit stops throughout the course, and most teams will utilize two different riders to relay the race.

The race will be this Saturday, March 13th, and is the first in a series of challenging off-road races. The Baja 500 will be held in June, and the Baja 1000 will be held in November.