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GEICO to Hire 70 for Fredericksburg Office by Year End; Career Fairs ... - PR Inside
Series announces 2010 schedule - Motorsport.com
Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ 1000 H2 - UTV Guide

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES—Preparing to celebrate its 37th year as the world's foremost desert racing sanctioning body, SCORE international officially announced today its five-race schedule for the 2010 SCORE Desert Series. SCORE CEO/President Sal Fish also confirmed that Las Vegas Events has approved the sponsorship for January's SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge and that November's season-ending 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be a peninsula race in Baja California, Mexico, starting in Baja California and finishing in Baja California Sur.

"With everything going on right now with the world economy, SCORE has decided to contain the costs of our entry fees at as close to the level of 2008 and 2009 as possible and we are excited about the prospects of a peninsula race for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000," said Fish. "The three SCORE races annually produce over $30 million in overall economic impact for Mexico and it will be good for Baja California Sur to receive its share of this tourism influx our events bring to Baja in 2010. Being able to move the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge back a week is also a popular decision by the Laughlin Tourism Commission."

Keeping the same venues and nearly the same race weekends for its five open desert races as the past five years, the 2010 SCORE Desert Series will again feature two races in Southern Nevada and three in Mexico. After being held a week later for several years, the season-opening SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge will be moved back to its traditional dates on the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Las Vegas Events approved the sponsorship of the 2010 event on Wednesday.

"We have incredible marketing partners on both sides of the border, the world's greatest desert racers and the world's toughest race courses, so we will make only minor changes for the 2010 SCORE season," added Fish. "Our five-race schedule in both the U.S. and Mexico offers tremendous variety for the racers, sponsors, media and fans."

"With necessary restrictions in place for spectators in the U.S. still our attendance continues to rise, but in Mexico, it's absolutely unbelievable. Our crowds for the last nine races in Baja California have averaged over 250,000, and SCORE racers are as popular in Baja California as any racing figures in the world."

The SCORE Desert Series, which features 29 Pro and six Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycle and ATVs, will kick off Jan. 15-17 with the popular 16th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in the Southern Nevada resort city of Laughlin on the banks of the Colorado River. The season will conclude Nov. 17-21 with the 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all desert races, in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

"The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is the most unique and one of the most popular desert races in the U.S. and the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is the best known desert race in the world," added Fish, who has been at the head of SCORE since 1974. "These two races provide wonderful ways to start and finish our SCORE racing season."

The 2010 SCORE Desert Series will again start with the most unique and the shortest race of the season and finish with the oldest and most recognized desert race in the world. After starting the season in Laughlin, 90 miles south of Las Vegas, it will conclude with the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, which is always a unique and memorable special race.

Since its debut in 1995, the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge has helped establish Laughlin as a viable host for special events. Thousands of spectators join nearly 150 racers and their crews in converging on the city each year to watch the best of the best desert racers compete in a unique-format, two-day race that includes a temporary stadium surrounding the start/finish line area and the main pits.

A total of 18 different Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks are split into five groups in Laughlin, running half of the race each day. The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge also includes a pre-race activity that is not part of any other race on the schedule—the $16,000 Laughlin Leap. The Laughlin Leap will be held under the lights for the first time on Friday evening of race week at the Laughlin Events Park. The Laughlin Tourism Commission in association with SCORE has decided that shortening the overall window of the event from four days to three is in the best interest of both the participants and the multitude of spectators that enjoy this special event each year.

Round 2 and 3 of the 2010 SCORE Desert Series will both be held in Mexico. The 24th Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 is set for March 12-14 in San Felipe, Baja California, followed by the 42nd anniversary of the vastly popular Tecate SCORE Baja 500, June 4-6, in Ensenada, Baja California.

Round 4 will be the 15th Annual SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 which will be held Sept. 10-12 in Primm, Nev., 45 miles south of Las Vegas.

SCORE officials will announce before the end of the year exactly where the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will start and finish.

SCORE International, founded in 1973 by the late Mickey Thompson and headed by Sal Fish since 1974, continues today as the premier sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. SCORE races feature 18 Pro and three Sportsman classes for cars and trucks in the U.S. with 11 additional Pro and three more Sportsman classes for motorcycles and ATVs competing in the races in Mexico. SCORE races in the U.S. average 150 entries while the average in Mexico, with motorcycle and ATV classes running as well as the cars and trucks is 300.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzie's Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Commission, the Laughlin Visitors Bureau, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Events.

The SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 is sponsored by Las Vegas Events, Primm Valley Resorts and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Additional associate sponsors for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 are Fideicomiso Publico para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada and the State Tourism Department of Baja California.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

2010 SCORE Desert Series
Schedule of Events

Date, Event/Location

Laughlin, Nevada
March 12-14--24rd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
June 4-6--42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 500
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Sept. 10-12--15th SCORE Terrible's Primm 300
Primm, Nevada
Nov. 17-21--43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Peninsula Run, Baja California, Mexico

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GEICO to Hire 70 for Fredericksburg Office by Year End; Career Fairs ... - PR Inside

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:18 AM PDT

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Since GEICO's Mid-Atlantic operations opened in Fredericksburg in 1990, the office has grown to employ more than 3,500 associates – and it has no plans of stopping. GEICO : is actively recruiting : and plans to hire 70 new associates in its Fredericksburg office by the end of 2009.

Because of GEICO's continued growth, the

company is hiring customer service counselors :

and sales counselors :

. GEICO provides paid training for entry-level associates and positions are available for high school and college graduates, applicants with some college and experienced professionals.

"This is a great time to build a career : with GEICO," said John Izzo, the regional vice president in Fredericksburg. "We expect continued growth through 2010 and are looking for associates who want to grow with GEICO and be part of our success."

Anthony Blake, GEICO employment services manager, puts it this way, "If you want a place to establish a career : , GEICO is it. No insurance experience is required because we provide a 100 percent paid training program : . We offer excellent benefits : including competitive salaries, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) plans, medical plans and many other perks."

Alejandro Velez, an auto sales counselor who started on his successful career path with GEICO in January 2009, said, "What I love about working at GEICO is that I am with a company that truly cares about its customers, the community and its associates. Because I don't need to worry about my job security, and I can focus on doing the best I can."

To submit an application online, go to careers.geico.com/ : .

Career fairs will be held at GEICO's Fredericksburg office located at One GEICO Blvd., off US-17/Warrenton Road in Fredericksburg, from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on the following Wednesdays.

- October 21
- November 4, November 18
- December 2, December 16

GEICO has been named a top employer for college graduates by CollegeGrad.com, The Black Collegian, and mentioned in the Princeton Review's "Best Entry-level Jobs" guidebook.

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) – as part of Berkshire Hathaway – is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer : in the United States*. GEICO provides auto insurance coverage : for 9 million policyholders and insures more than 16 million vehicles.

In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products : for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), boats, homes, apartments and mobile homes. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection and life insurance are also available.

As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies, GEICO is rated A++ for financial strength by A.M. Best Company and ranks at the top of several national customer satisfaction surveys. For more information, go to www.geico.com : .

*A.M. Best 2008 market share data

GEICO Communications301-986-3271

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Series announces 2010 schedule - Motorsport.com

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:03 PM PDT

SCORE International announces five-race Schedule for 2010 SCORE Desert Series

Las Vegas Events approves new sponsorship for SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge; 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 to be a peninsula race in Baja California

LOS ANGELES--Preparing to celebrate its 37th year as the world's foremost desert racing sanctioning body, SCORE international officially announced today its five-race schedule for the 2010 SCORE Desert Series. SCORE CEO/President Sal Fish also confirmed that Las Vegas Events has approvedthe sponsorship for January's SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge and that November's season-ending 43rd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will be a peninsula race in Baja California, Mexico, starting in Baja California and finishing in Baja California Sur.

A total of 18 different Pro and two Sportsman classes for cars and trucks are split into five groups in Laughlin, running half of the race each day. The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge also includes a pre-race activity that is not part of any other race on the schedule--the $16,000 Laughlin Leap. The Laughlin Leap will be held under the lights for the first time on Friday evening of race week at the Laughlin Events Park. The Laughlin Tourism Commission in association with SCORE has decided that shortening the overall window of the event from four days to three is in the best interest of both the participants and the multitude of spectators that enjoy this special event each year.

Round 4 will be the 15th Annual SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 which will be held Sept. 10-12 in Primm, Nev., 45 miles south of Las Vegas.

SCORE officials will announce before the end of the year exactly where the 2010 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 will start and finish.

The SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge is sponsored by the Laughlin Tourism Commission, the Laughlin Visitors Bureau, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Events.

The SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 is sponsored by Las Vegas Events, Primm Valley Resorts and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Additional associate sponsors for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 are Fideicomiso Publico para la Promocion Turistica de Ensenada and the State Tourism Department of Baja California.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

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Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ 1000 H2 - UTV Guide

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:34 PM PDT

Arctic Cat has upped the ante in the UTV world by stuffing their fuel-injected 950cc v-twin Thundercat engine in the 2009 Prowler. The 950cc v-twin hemi puts down some serious torque that completely blows away other sport side x side vehicles that are currently available by Yamaha, Polaris and Kawasaki.

Although the big bore power is the most exciting news for the 2009 Prowler XTZ H2, the new Prowler side by side also sports a completely new chassis that lowers the ride height, improves strength and suspension.

This is groundbreaking news for those that thought the big manufacturers were to scared of lawsuits to give consumers the power they want. Let's hope that this trend continues with other manufacturers.

The H2 revolution of hemi-producing power will soon open a new dimension in power to the ROV class. As you can imagine, the 1000 H2 EFI has a potently powerful 951cc, SOHC, V-twin, liquid-cooled engine, designed for a wide torque curve with the smoothest power via Electronic Fuel Injection. Cold weather starting and changes in elevation are no longer an issue.
Keeping true to Arctic Cat ATV heritage, the Prowler was designed to conquer any job when it comes to storage and hauling capacities. Lift the hood on any Prowler XTZ and you will find a storage compartment that can hold 25lbs of hunting supplies, tools, and can double as a cooler to store ice. The composite cargo bed has a brand new box latch for easier box dumping so you can throw in 600lbs. of the harshest payloads and the Prowler won't even whimper.
Other amenities of the Prowler XTZ include a sport bumper and fascia, all-new cast aluminum 14" wheels with black painted inlays with 26x9R14 Maxxis RAZR front tires and 26x11R14 Maxxis RAZRs in the rear for the ultimate in offroad traction. Arctic Cat accessories come standard in the form of nerf bars, box rails, rear view mirror, hood scoop and Pro Grip steering wheel. All this packaged in Sunset Orange Metallic automotive paint that can be buffed and waxed.

I had the Prowler 1000 up to 65 mph before lifting. I can easily believe that it can hit 75 mph. With a stock roll cage and nothing but a shoulder harness, 65 mph was fast enough for me.

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