SCORE Class 5 is described as “open wheel unlimited Baja Bug class that competes in the SCORE off-road race series races including the Baja 1000, Baja 500, San Felipe 250, Baja Sur 500 and the SCORE Desert Challenge. The Volkswagen Beetle, or the “Bug” as it is nick-named, was one of the earliest types of vehicles to compete in desert racing, and the heritage of the Bug continues in several different classes. Class 5 was originally the class which allowed the most modification of a stock Volkswagen for racing, and this was given the “unlimited” designation. Other VW Beetle derived classes that are still in existence are the closely related Class 5/1600, which limits engines to the 1600cc VW air-cooled type, and Class 11, which is for stock VW Bugs… read more >
The Old Rainier Brewery and the ‘Real’ Old Rainier Brewery
Most Seattleites you’d come across these days would refer to the old Rainier Brewery on Airport Way South as the original brewery, but those who
