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[*] posted on 11-17-2017 at 03:30 PM
Lunch with Baja's first winner


Great article about the first Baja 1000 which was called the NORRA Mexican 1000. It's the 50th anniversary of the race.

http://www.racer.com/international/world-rally/item/145751-lunch-with-baja-s-first-winner




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[*] posted on 11-17-2017 at 04:10 PM


Great article Ted!

Jimmy Smith (one of the first racers, mentioned in the article) was a member of our early Amigos de Baja group here on the Internet and a great story writer and author ('The Grinning Gargoyle', as he was called by Choral Pepper).




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[*] posted on 11-17-2017 at 06:13 PM


Great article. Vic has become a good friend of mine, I'm a general contractor and I built a home for Vic and his wife BJ a few years ago, they are wonderful people, full of life and a joy to talk to about the good old days of Baja.
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[*] posted on 11-17-2017 at 06:31 PM


That's when making a run to the tip was a real adventure!
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[*] posted on 11-17-2017 at 06:39 PM


They truly were very courageous - there was no GPS there was no come and save me. Quite a feat to win.




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