How many Nomads actually raced in Baja?

I have raced Baja for 30 years, both motorcycles and buggies.

Started in 1971 with NORRA and ended with SCORE in the 2000 K.

Lots of stories and great times and tacos.

Have been pitting with many different bike teams since.

Corky

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Class 2 in NORRA/Class 8 in SCORE

I was the co-driver in a Class 6 race car for the 1979 Baja 1000...

It was the first time SCORE ran a race to La Paz. The previous 4 SCORE 1000s were only in Baja Norte. The last time before 1979 it ran to La Paz was the 1973 Baja Sports Committee Baja Mil (1000) and 1967-1972 it was called the Mexican 1000 and run by NORRA.

The only photo I have was when we were testing the car a week before the race...



Previous to and after my ride in the 1000, I was a pit captain for several races (Baja 1000, 500 or 'Internacional', and Parker 400). The pit team was called Los Campeones...

Here I am at my pit for the Parker 400 on the California loop near Turtle Mountain:





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I remember racing from the Hacienda to El Candil one time....and another time, I raced DT Bushpilot from El Jungle back to our rental....I think I won the race with DT.....he got lost on the river road....

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Originally posted by motoged I remember racing from the Hacienda to El Candil one time....and another time, I raced DT Bushpilot from El Jungle back to our rental....I think I won the race with DT.....he got lost on the river road....

Yep, I came in to the turn a bit hot and overshot. By the time I got turned around and back to the house you already had your helmet off and were wiping the snot off your face from your grueling 200 meter ride....I think my pit crew let me down at RM 100 meter otherwise I would have won.

maybe if it had paid district points..........

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot ....Yep, I came in to the turn a bit hot and overshot. By the time I got turned around and back to the house you already had your helmet off and were wiping the snot off your face from your grueling 200 meter ride....I think my pit crew let me down at RM 100 meter otherwise I would have won.

Now THAT"S racing

Just remember....Marty....rhymes with "party".... what a pit crew

I have been racing motorcycles in Baja since 2004. SCORE, CODE and other local Mexicali and Tecate races. Along with a few years of D38 races in Imperial Valley. I will be starting this years B1k 249x.

Had a real good prerun last Sunday from Ojos to Valley T. We Stopped at Belios in El Sauzal on the way home. What a nice restaurant/bar, kind of a hidden gem. I would of never stopped there but a friend suggested it. We just stopped for a couple beers and didn't eat. It is very nice, just across the street from los traileros tacos on the West side of the street.

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Belios

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I raced the 1975 and 1976 SCORE Baja Internacional (500) races on an Open Pro Motorcycle (Class 22) at the ages of 16 and 17.

We raced the Husqvarna 360cc and had good support. Not sure how to attach or insert a photo here, but I can assure you that racing back in time when there were no radios, helicopters, GPS, etc.... it was tough, and yet we thought nothing of it.

If anyone wants to take a look back in time, the good folks at Trackside Photo have been in Mexico (Baja) since 1970 and you can view their archives by going to www.tracksidephoto.com