It appears that SCORE International, the organizers of the prestigious Baja 500 and Baja 1000 off-road races, is no longer turning a blind eye when it comes to competitors breaking the rules. As a result, the finishing order of last week's SCORE Baja 500 has changed dramatically since the first unofficial results were released right after the race, and the results will most likely continue to change in the coming days.

Ever since SCORE required racers to carry "black boxes" (GPS) in 2005, officials have been able to keep a closer eye on the Baja competitors out on the racecourse, and this year SCORE decided to show zero tolerance when it comes to minor, as well as not-so-minor, race infractions - mainly those involving obeying certain speed limits and staying within the legal limits of the intended racecourse, which is 50 feet.

Hit hardest in the motorcycle division so far is the winning Honda team made up of Kendall Norman, Tim Weigand and Quinn Cody, which was originally credited with taking the overall motorcycle victory and the Class 22 win.

Since then, though, the team has been penalized a total of 210 minutes for "course deviations" (180 minutes) and "highway speed" (30 minutes) violations. As a result the team went from first in class to sixth. But they weren't the only ones docked, far from it - every team except one in Class 22 was penalized at least 55 minutes for one reason or another, most of those, however, being for course deviations and exceeding highway speeds.

The Adrean Butler team, which had crossed the finish line in 10th, was the only team in Class 22 that did not accrue any penalty points and was promoted to fourth.

Even the new Class 22 winners, the Beta-mounted team (pictured) made up of Cameron and Kyle Corfman, and Craig Smith picked up a few penalty points. For now, though, they are credited with this year's Baja 500 win, at least in Class 22.

The four-wheel teams weren't immune to the official's scrutiny, either, as many car teams were docked as well, including the original winning Robby Gordon Trophy Truck team, which was busted for an illegal pit stop. Their violation, which was actually documented on video, dropped them from first to seventh.

And we expect more result changes, too, in the near future. SCORE is still reviewing all of the race data from the Baja 500 from all of the other classes, and until that is completed, the results from the June 5-6 race are still unofficial.

SCORE says it is not yet ready to make any official statement on the situation, but they did say one is forthcoming.