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David K
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Great photos Perry!
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steekers
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Perry,
I noted the number for that lady and will ask (NORRA) Mr. Pearlman to look into it. While not all folks like off road down there, those of us who do
try and keep peace among our locals that make this all happen. Good will goes a long way.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by steekers
Perry,
I noted the number for that lady and will ask (NORRA) Mr. Pearlman to look into it. While not all folks like off road down there, those of us who do
try and keep peace among our locals that make this all happen. Good will goes a long way. |
Thanks Steekers, I absolutely agree. I did all I could to convince her that I would get her message out and that she would be heard. When I offered to
pay for the spot I had bivouaced the night before, she misunderstood and demanded that I stay at her place for the night! She's a nice lady who feels
powerless I think.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Ateo
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vgabndo: excelente fotos amigo! Glad I clicked on this awesome thread. Thanks all.
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captkw
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BORING
TRY OFFSHORE BOAT RACING !! HE<HE
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vgabndo
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Next time there is an off-shore power boat race in Baja, maybe you'll post pictures.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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vgabndo
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Here are a few bikes from Sunday
This is Johnny Scheff from Chicago on a custom 450 Triumph Winning motorcycle time 10:09:34 his time 14:36:55 13th.
Steve Rocket Man Smith aboard his 1983 XR500. DNF
This is Larry Dysert in the over 50 class. His second NORRA rally. 14:40:44 15th.
Chuck Wallace, Team Black and Blue, out of Dallas Texas 15:19:53 16th.
The area where I watched had just been graded and had 3-5 inches of soft sand layed down like soft powder by the machine. It was great for my big
truck, but squirrely even on my ATV at speed. The zig zag tracks I observed on my rides gave me to believe that these guys would have rather the road
had been left washboards.
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Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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steekers
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H Perry,
By chance do you have some pics of 23-McMillan? Sure would like to see...thanks
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TMW
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Mike Bilek and his wife pictured above broke the steering at last years Mexican 1000 at the BOLA/El Arco/ San Francisquito jct. Mag 7 welded it and
off they went but broke again about have way to El Arco. I gave them a ride out to hwy 1 to their chase crew. In return he gave me a couple of T
shirts with their logo on them. They seem like a nice couple enjoying racing together.
Truck 35 is Rich Voss.
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vgabndo
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I did have it...glad to oblige...I wasn't really prepared to spend all day at track-side, and realized later what a lot of vehicle I didn't see pass
when I went searching for food drink and shade about 2:00 PM! There is a 43 minute video on line with lots of details of tech inspection that I
watched last night. Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfghFAfhby4
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Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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I have to sympathize 100% with the very upset lady from the Vizcaino area. The race came by our place yesterday and our road is now in worse shape
that even after the Baja 1000 - and our road was also recently graded.
The organizers of off-road races would make a lot of points with the locals if they would take the time to repair the roads after the race. By that I
mean, go and hire some road graders yourselves and get them out to repair the damage. If they actually think that the money they pay to ejidos or the
gov't really goes to after-race road repair, they are dreaming. They have all the time in the world for pre-race stuff (marking the course, etc.),
but apparently no time after the race to repair the mess.....they just disappear.
OK - end of rant. If anyone from NORRA or any of the racers would like to reply - please U 2 U me and we'll take this off the main thread.
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steekers
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sent bajalinda a U2U.
Thanks Perry! What racemile was that pic of 23?
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vgabndo
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Day two M-124...about...
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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bajalinda
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steekers - thanks very much for your prompt reply - much appreciated.
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steekers
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your most welcome...will do what I can.
Others:
Keep those great pics coming!
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Neither NORRA nor SCORE has the resources, time and extra money to grade every road they run over. That's why they pay a per entry fee to the the land
owners. Why would you grade a road knowing a race would run over it next month? NORRA has run the same section of this race for 4 years and she was
clueless. I don't buy that. Please tell her that SCORE will run the Baja 1000 over her land in November for the next several years so she won't be
surprised. If she doesn't want the race on her road they'll move it to another road and she won't be paid.
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willyAirstream
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Here is a great foto, not mine
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bajalinda
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TW - I am very well aware of when off-road races come through this area. The road grading was done by the municipality - not me. For the record, I
have never received a single centavo for any race coming through here and I am not looking for payment - just some post-race follow up.
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Paul Clark the OP
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