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thumbup.gif posted on 10-4-2004 at 10:57 PM
Care to Help an American Hero get to Baja?


Many of you involved with Off Road racing know the Locos Mocos pit support group of good guys. One of them volunteered to fight the war on terror... Here's the story, reprinted by with permission by the writer, Mark Naugle.

Monday, October 04, 2004 7:01 PM
Subject: Show your appreciation


Here's a chance to actually show one of our own how much we appreciate the sacrafice he made on our behalf. Last year when all the craziness in Iraq started one of the Locos Mocos dudes got called up and spent a tour in Iraq with the 323rd Chemical Weapons Company.

When orginally called in April there was the slight chance that he would be back in time for the 2003 Baja 1000. Not. His tour was extended with maybe the hope of the proverbial "home by Christmas" promise. Didn't happen and of course he "celebrated" New Years not on his quad in Glamis or Pismo but in his HumVee somewhere in Iraq. He tells me it's not quite the same. Did he see San Felipe on race day? Nope. Middle of April rolls around before Danny was on a flight back home.

I'm glad it was him and not me. He's home now and being the good kid that he is has gotten back in school and is working on taking care of the things that got put aside while he was off doing the duty he signed up for. Danny wants join us for our annual Locos Mocos Baja 1000 pit adventure but feels that he may not be able to gather the funds to make the trip and take the time off work unpaid.

To show my appreciation for his sacrafice, I told Danny that I would do what I could to try and help him go to the 1000. We all know how important sponsorship is to our sport and we all appreciate what ever help a sponsor can give us. How about taking the time to support a guy who stood up for you in a foreign desert by making a small donation to Danny "Squid" Patterson . I had Danny set up a PayPal account to make it simple to receive our help. Donations can be sent to
egsquid@baja.com

Please take the time to send a couple of bucks to this guy and help him get back down to the Baja he missed last year

Mark Naugle
www.LocosMocos.com
"It's Better in Baja."

No replies needed, contact Mark if you have questions, at his web site or the email given above. DK





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