I'm heading back to watch the 1000 this year, not sure if I'm helping Kawasaki with a pit, but definitely heading south this year either way.StuckSucks - 8-21-2015 at 12:49 PM
I've established a legacy with our team - the ability to find race cars and extract them from silt beds. Our crew chief likes to challenge me by
sending me to remote remote places. That's where I'll be at this 1000. This will be my sixth 1000 with COPS - thanks John!Ateo - 8-21-2015 at 01:50 PM
I've established a legacy with our team - the ability to find race cars and extract them from silt beds. Our crew chief likes to challenge me by
sending me to remote remote places. That's where I'll be at this 1000. This will be my sixth 1000 with COPS - thanks John!
Is there a shortage of pit crews for the event? I have shared the trails and back roads with pre runners for the last couple of years, and watched
some of the finishers come in to La Paz. I have never thought of helping out with a pit stop, but I plan on being in the area during that period of
time.
What is required, or desired of volunteers? I am not a mechanic, and have no racing experience, but I have past first aid experience and a vehicle
that can handle the course (not in race mode!) and time to spare.
Edit, If some one prefers to reply by U2U instead of this board, I will watch for it.
[Edited on 8-23-2015 by AKgringo]TMW - 8-23-2015 at 09:07 AM
Often you can be at an area where there are pits and look around for a pit that has only one or two people and ask if they need help and what you can
do to help. Often the sportsman biker has only a friend or girlfriend there to help. This can be true for the cars too. Watch for a bike or car coming
into a pit and see who is there to help. Maybe just help by keeping an eye out for oncoming traffic when the bike or car is ready to leave the pit.
Safety is a must for everyone.
Both Baja Pits and Mag 7 use volunteers to help maybe contact them.
Often you can be at an area where there are pits and look around for a pit that has only one or two people and ask if they need help and what you can
do to help. Often the sportsman biker has only a friend or girlfriend there to help. This can be true for the cars too. Watch for a bike or car coming
into a pit and see who is there to help. Maybe just help by keeping an eye out for oncoming traffic when the bike or car is ready to leave the pit.
Safety is a must for everyone.
Both Baja Pits and Mag 7 use volunteers to help maybe contact them.
Exactly how I got involved beyond spectating!
In 1978, at the 5th SCORE Baja Internacional ('Baja 500'), at Nuevo Junction, I met a pit team 'Los Campeones Racing Team' and was soon holding a fire
extinguisher when their member racers pulled up. The team was based near my home in north San Diego County. Soon, I was one of their pit captains and
then was invited to be a co-driver in the 1979 Baja 1000 for one of their members!
Do it!!!
[Edited on 8-23-2015 by David K]basautter - 8-23-2015 at 11:42 AM
Very cool! Thanks for sharing AKgringo - 8-23-2015 at 07:15 PM
Thanks for the links! I bookmarked them and will see if my travels can fit with their needs.BajaGeoff - 8-24-2015 at 09:59 AM
Hey AKgringo....
I have volunteered with MAG-7 since 2009 and was their Pit Director for two years. It's a great group of folks and if you are interested in helping
out at a pit for the Baja 1000 let me know. This year the Baja 1000 will be a loop, so they wont go all the way to La Paz. Next year they will
though....StuckSucks - 8-24-2015 at 10:05 AM
Thanks for the links! I bookmarked them and will see if my travels can fit with their needs.
Excellent advise here. We've pitted alongside Baja Pits before, and they're a great group of humans - very good at what they do, but they also know
how to have fun. They pit both bikes and cars.
