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December 11, 2018 (Agua Dulce, Calif.):

Notes From NORRA TECH -

1) NUMBER SPECS-

Thank you all for your help with the new vehicle number rules in our 2018 event. It was very helpful at TECH, for checkpoints, and staging!

For the 2019 events, we ask that you are careful to prepare your vehicles numbering ahead of time and insist on conformity to the regulations in the 2019 Rules (1.10 Race Vehicle Numbers - NUMBER SPECS. pictured below). It is crucial that all side, front and roof numbers are easily visible, at all times, and in the required designated locations. If you are not in conformance, you will be required to purchase backings and number stickers at TECH for a nominal fee. To avoid delay and make TECH go much smoother for all involved, including your team, prepare your numbering in accordance beforehand.

1) AMBER LIGHTS-

Please pay close attention to the quality and placement of rear amber lights. Insure the lights are attached to the ignition, are bright and visible. Your life and the lives of other racers depend on this safety feature of your race vehicle. TECH will be looking carefully at compliance to lighting rules, especially amber lights, and suggests a second back-up light be installed as a spare. Refer to section 4 in 2019 Rules (4.4 Electrical System/4.4.3 Lights - pictured below) for additional information. Compliance is required!

Thank you all for doing your part to help keep this amazing event safe, and running smoothly!

If you have any questions, the 2019 NORRA RULES link is below, or please contact me:

Greg Garber
NORRA Technical & Staging Director


Want To Get A Head Start?

Login to your existing NORRA account, or create a new NORRA account at www.norra.com/member/member_home. Have picture images (.jpg, .bmp, or .png) of your Driver's License, Passport and Health Insurance Card ready to upload to your profile. Have your race radio frequency handy as well as your emergency contact phone numbers.

2019 NORRA RULES:

Determine what category your vehicle should be competing in (refer to 2019 rules at www.norra.com/rules_current). Update and complete the 'My Profile' and 'My Vehicle' sections of your account. Once, pre-registration opens, it should be as easy as selecting your vehicle and choosing your preference of payment option. Upon completion of registration you will receive a confirmation email and see your entry online.

Questions? - Contact NORRA: www.norra.com/contact


NEW! 2019 The 2019 NORRA 500

The bigger and better part of the “Happiest Race On Earth!” will be a second event that will be held October 10th-13th of 2019; the NORRA 500! Based in Ensenada, Baja California Mexico, the event will be family-friendly event that will offer two separate and concurrent 250 mile race courses starting and finishing in front of the Riviera Convention Center. Cars and Bikes will be separated appropriately and then switch courses on the second race day. Each evening the NORRA team will offer locally inspired hospitality starting with happy hour events and concluding with dinner. The event’s unique format is intended reduce complicated planning and logistics and create an event that racers new and old can easily manage. If you have always wanted to bring your family and friends to see what NORRA is all about, or want to get your feet wet racing in Baja, this is the event for you. On Sunday, there will be an amazing Awards Ceremony held to NORRA party standards that will include brunch at a great location to be announced.

Registration is now open for the 500 as well with only a $500 required deposit.

The 2019 NORRA 500 Dates:

Ensenada to Ensenada

October 10th - Tech and Registration
ENSENADA

October 11th - Race Day 1
ENSENADA ~ ENSENADA

October 12th - Race Day 2
ENSENADA ~ ENSENADA

October 13th - Awards Ceremony
ENSENADA


ACCOMMODATIONS NOTES: One thing to keep in mind when making the Mexican 1000 peninsula run is that there are a shortage of hotel rooms at some of the towns we visit. Unfortunately, we cannot increase the existing infrastructure of Baja for the one night a year that we pass through. For racers new to NORRA, Bahia de Los Angeles is a very small town with very limited resources. The organization does reserve rooms ONLY in this location in an effort to limit one room per team until sold out. From there, racers can purchase a concrete pit pad from the NORRA online store or create their own camps. In an attempt to support our smaller stops like Bahia de Los Angeles and Loreto, we will have bivouacs available to help provide an alternative solution to the best of our ability and according to what Mother Nature allows.

As an organization, we cannot prevent poor practices or inflated prices at the available hotels. Please be aware that the ONLY room block secured in the name of NORRA is strictly for staff/safety/volunteers and the folks required to make the daily event safe and successful. The NORRA organization suffers a significant financial expense moving our teams down the Baja Peninsula as quickly as we do, and does not in any way profit from the hotel bookings. We support making online reservations with hotels that are large enough to be represented so you have a confirmation of receipt. This will never be a perfect process and we recommend that EVERY team be prepared to camp and/or rough it just in case best made plans fail. This is all a part of the Baja adventure. If you choose to use a third party vendor to secure your reservation, please understand that NORRA has no authority or interest in these reservations and they are made at your own risk. Our number one priority is as always to make sure you have the best time of your life at the “Happiest Race On Earth!” Go to norra.com for the latest news and information about NORRA’s upcoming events.

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ABOUT NORRA

Beginning in 2010, the National Off Road Racing Association (NORRA) began promoting a rebirth of the NORRA Mexican 1000 rally. The unique off-road rally was co-created by promoter Mike Pearlman to consist of special stages (unlimited speed timed stages in the dirt) linked together by controlled speed liaison / transit sections (highway). The one-of-a-kind, once-a-year, four-day rally includes vintage off-road vehicles and motorcycles, as well as modern desert Rally Raid cars, pre-runner trucks, buggies and motorcycles.

Pearlman’s late father Ed and others established the first running of the NORRA Mexican 1000 off-road rally in November of 1967, which eventually became internationally recognized and evolved into the Baja 1000 in the mid-1970's.

The 2019 YOKOHAMA NORRA Mexican 1000 is supported by Yokohama, Method Race Wheels, South Point Hotel Casino, Walker Evans Racing, Bilstein Shock Absorbers, Steel-It, Multitool USA, RIGID, Savvy Offroad, VP Racing Fuels, Timberline, Ensenada Proturismo, Mastercraft/Impact Safety, Cerveceria Transpeninsular, Roganto, Biltwell Inc., Schampa, Racing TraX.com, Satellite Phone Store.com, P.C.I. Race Radios, WARN, Magic Bullet, US Action Trax.com, and many more.

NORRA - National Off Road Racing Association. Home of the Mexican 1000 and the NORRA 500