Amador County – TSPN this week celebrates a familial tie to the 2010 Mexican 1000 Off-Road Rally race, which started Wednesday (April 28th). TSPN TV co-founder and Vice President Sue Slivick said her father, Ed Pearlman, founded the original Mexican 1000 race across the deserts of Baja California, Mexico, in 1967. 43 years later, her brother, Mike Pearlman, has brought back the race this week. The race kicked off on Wednesday and is a “rally” format, instead of the marathon format of the original races. The race goes for 3 days across the Baja peninsula, with overnight stops at hotels along the way. The race is sponsored by the National Off-Road Racing Association, and aims at honoring the association’s “hot rodding traditions and the forward thinking pioneers of the early days.” NORRA.com tells about the history of the races and fetes Ed Pearlman, saying his “legacy of contributions to the development of off-road motorsports is undeniable.” The site said Ed Pearlman first organized the Mexican 1000, and co-founded the national Off-Road Racing Association. He also founded the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Pearlman, Don Francisco and other off-road racing enthusiasts in Riverside founded the National Off-Road Racing Association in 1966, and with Francisco’s help they established the inaugural Mexican 1000 in 1967. The race began in Tijuana and 68 vehicles raced from Ensenada to La Paz. The winner was the Myers Manx Buggy driven by Vic Wilson and Ted Mangels. Organizers tout the 2010 Mexico 1000 as a “Who’s Who of the Off-Road Motorsport Hall of Fame.” It features racing categories that honor the sport’s past, and it has forward-looking categories, such as one for “alternative fuel technology vehicles.” The “all star line up” of entrants is called the “highest concentration of off road champions anywhere.” Race progress can be tracked online at NORRA.com. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 29 April 2010 07:03
Sue Slivick's Brother Restarts Father's Mexican 1,000 Offroad Rally
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Amador County – TSPN this week celebrates a familial tie to the 2010 Mexican 1000 Off-Road Rally race, which started Wednesday (April 28th). TSPN TV co-founder and Vice President Sue Slivick said her father, Ed Pearlman, founded the original Mexican 1000 race across the deserts of Baja California, Mexico, in 1967. 43 years later, her brother, Mike Pearlman, has brought back the race this week. The race kicked off on Wednesday and is a “rally” format, instead of the marathon format of the original races. The race goes for 3 days across the Baja peninsula, with overnight stops at hotels along the way. The race is sponsored by the National Off-Road Racing Association, and aims at honoring the association’s “hot rodding traditions and the forward thinking pioneers of the early days.” NORRA.com tells about the history of the races and fetes Ed Pearlman, saying his “legacy of contributions to the development of off-road motorsports is undeniable.” The site said Ed Pearlman first organized the Mexican 1000, and co-founded the national Off-Road Racing Association. He also founded the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Pearlman, Don Francisco and other off-road racing enthusiasts in Riverside founded the National Off-Road Racing Association in 1966, and with Francisco’s help they established the inaugural Mexican 1000 in 1967. The race began in Tijuana and 68 vehicles raced from Ensenada to La Paz. The winner was the Myers Manx Buggy driven by Vic Wilson and Ted Mangels. Organizers tout the 2010 Mexico 1000 as a “Who’s Who of the Off-Road Motorsport Hall of Fame.” It features racing categories that honor the sport’s past, and it has forward-looking categories, such as one for “alternative fuel technology vehicles.” The “all star line up” of entrants is called the “highest concentration of off road champions anywhere.” Race progress can be tracked online at NORRA.com. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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