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SCORE’s Sal Fish—legend that ignites the glorious legacy of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race Sal Fish, the man with the driving passion, the effervescent optimism and the voracious vision to oversee the illustrious evolution of the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, sees desert racing as more than a sport. Ever the visionary, the most recognized person of all in the sport, views it as a way of life and has always applied the “greater good” philosophy to every aspect of SCORE International’s role in desert racing.      Fish, SCORE’s CEO/President since soon after the organization was founded in 1973, has lent a helping hand to environmental projects like the Greening of Baja and Tread Lightly. He has expedited and secured donation of ATV’s, full-size off-road vehicles and ambulances to various Mexican agencies, distributed Christmas toys, computers and school equipment from generous racers to the ejidos, even helped a Mexican teenager realize his dream of own

We received the press release below from the Baja California Secretary of Tourism office (see http://www.discoverbajacalifornia.com ). Thought we should spread the word! Baja California Governor Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millán honored 15 American expatriates as part of a Foreign Resident Appreciation event on Sept. 27 (World Tourism Day) at the Autonomous University of Baja California. Governor Osuna awarded a select group of foreign residents for their exceptional contributions to the Baja California region at 10 a.m. in the Ruben Vizcaíno Valencia theatre, at the University Campus. The award recipients are a group of expatriates who for the past year have become positive ambassadors for the region, as members of the "Baja California Image Committee". Hugo Torres, who along with Juan Tintos Funcke, Baja California's Secretary of Tourism, heads the committee, said the group has joined state tourism authorities in promoting Baja California to Americans. Governor