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B1K map is up

del mar - 10-8-2020 at 09:02 AM



[Edited on 10-8-2020 by del mar]

EDIT: Revised Map 11-9-20 added

David K - 10-8-2020 at 09:59 AM




REVISED MAP:









[Edited on 11-9-2020 by David K]

ehall - 10-8-2020 at 10:54 AM

Interesting route too. Skipping Erindira and going up El Mano or the summit.

Bajaboy - 10-8-2020 at 02:47 PM

I just spoke with someone with BFG and they are not officially in for the race. Is this an old map?

TMW - 10-9-2020 at 01:21 AM

It appears they will race up El Mono and meet Hwy 3 about 8 miles northwest of Independencia.

PaulW - 10-9-2020 at 10:49 AM

Agree but It is called Mano.
Last spring I took some friends over Mano and found a good trip. Easy drive.
Looks like the track then goes N to Cabuzsco then E and S on the lake bed.
Quote: Originally posted by TMW  
It appears they will race up El Mono and meet Hwy 3 about 8 miles northwest of Independencia.

LancairDriver - 10-9-2020 at 10:58 AM

Won’t be long before this technology works its way into off road racing.

Tesla electric motors to soon power V8 muscle cars with this new crate motor
EV West has unveiled its new Tesla crate motor mount kit to drop into V8 muscle cars in electric conversion projects.

Read in Electrek: https://apple.news/ASxWHtXbIRZqGOkb4Af4wmQ

del mar - 10-9-2020 at 11:39 AM

GMC a couple weeks away from busting out their Hummer EV.....be the first on your block!

Unveiling October 20th.
1000 Horespower.
11,500 lb-ft torque.
0 to 60 in 3.0 seconds.
Launching late 2021.
Pricing, estimated $70k.
Available with one, two or three electric motors.
SUT (truck) and SUV models will be available.

John Harper - 10-9-2020 at 11:45 AM

Quote: Originally posted by del mar  

11,500 lb-ft torque.


No problem towing with that amount of torque.

John

LancairDriver - 10-9-2020 at 12:11 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Quote: Originally posted by LancairDriver  
Won’t be long before this technology works its way into off road racing.

Tesla electric motors to soon power V8 muscle cars with this new crate motor
EV West has unveiled its new Tesla crate motor mount kit to drop into V8 muscle cars in electric conversion projects.

Read in Electrek: https://apple.news/ASxWHtXbIRZqGOkb4Af4wmQ


Not shown are all the batteries needed and the amount of weight they add!


What about the weight of the engine/transmission/fuel tank? That will offset a lot of battery weight.
I’m thinking about pulling the 427 out of my Shelby Cobra and going with this package.😁

TMW - 10-9-2020 at 12:14 PM

Quote: Originally posted by PaulW  
Agree but It is called Mano.
Last spring I took some friends over Mano and found a good trip. Easy drive.
Looks like the track then goes N to Cabuzsco then E and S on the lake bed.

Quote: Originally posted by TMW  
It appears they will race up El Mono and meet Hwy 3 about 8 miles northwest of Independencia.


Oop sorry about that. I'm surprised DK didn't catch it and send me to the corner.

PaulW - 10-10-2020 at 05:35 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
On my map, I show the lower end of Mano and the original 'summit' road (was the 1942 Pole Line Road high point between Ensenada and San Felipe).


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Yes, however I might be a good to show on you map the track we use now - down hill in Enmedio drainage to Mano Jct. Thus persons won't get into the issue with the rancher and his locked gate and new fences.

And if you show the summit on you maps which was the original route that summit is not securely locked with no bypass. Access by the land owner could possibly be arranged , but I do not have his contact info.

bent-rim - 10-13-2020 at 12:43 PM

I don't see a link to the course map.


Now I do, thanks.

[Edited on 10-13-2020 by bent-rim]

Course will change

steekers - 10-13-2020 at 01:54 PM

One thing I am fairly certain of. The course will change quite a bit. Some racers have expressed concern that these two large loops stretch their chase teams resources.

So I will speculate that the southern coastal loop RM 200-250 may get deleted and mileage added elsewhere.

I also heard that the new Ford Bronco will give another shot at the B1K.

PaulW - 10-13-2020 at 01:56 PM

Source for themap
http://score-international.com/raceinfo/course-map-2020-baja...

PaulW - 10-13-2020 at 02:13 PM

Since prerunning starts Oct 24 the GPS files should be available now, but they are not.
My guess is look for the files no later than friday pm or saturday.

PaulW - 10-13-2020 at 02:25 PM

Agree with Steekers, the map is is not good enough to be very helpful and I too expect changes like they always do.
Per SCORE website "Oct 24 Race course is now for prerunning" (Oct 24). However the GPS files are still not posted.
Anyway the missing GPS files should be available shortly.
My guess is look for them on Friday PM or Saturday.

PaulW - 10-21-2020 at 10:44 AM

What Stuck starts with a GPS file and we are all waiting .
Did you notice the track goes over Mano pass just like last year 1000.

StuckSucks - 10-21-2020 at 01:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Hoping to see the Google Earth version from Stuck sucks, soon?


Yes sir, whenever SCORE releases the GPS file (Fri? Sat?)

StuckSucks - 10-23-2020 at 02:15 PM

Here's the Baja 1000 Course Map embedded in Google Maps

PaulW - 10-23-2020 at 02:16 PM

Gps files came out Thursday 10/22
Go to score to see them.
As usual the start & finish are missing and will be added before the race to avoid prerunner for driving in those locations early.

[Edited on 10-23-2020 by PaulW]

PaulW - 10-23-2020 at 02:50 PM

As A guy from San Felipe Nearby I see the race track using roads I have never used. Besides that the course is very complicated. Kudos to the course designer. Now I have new places to drive. A good deal

steekers - 10-23-2020 at 04:18 PM

From what I see, the start/finish is not at the usual place. Mile 0 is on the newly constructed free road just north of town, likely to keep the usual crowds down to a smaller size. Very difficult course with several "gotcha" spots.

Comment from a guy on RaceDeZert:

"I’ve been over the summit a couple of times in races, but I’m not familiar with Cordillera De Molina. What’s that section like?"

Another guy answers:

"Like the Summit but worse and longer, and makes you wish you were driving the summit instead."

But as PaulW points out, they are using different names for the route. Like PaulW, my maps have El Mano. This route does not look as bad as Summit, but I have not been through El Mano lately and have been over the summit in a Class 16 race car, and preran it in a stock Jeep. That was fun. :lol:

[Edited on 10-24-2020 by steekers]

PaulW - 10-24-2020 at 07:17 AM

Mano is doable and just about any SUV with some road clearance. Not steep, but plenty of washboard. Route finding with regard to locating the beginning and end is always the biggest issue especially on the Indepencia side.

Cordillera De Molina is mostly whole east side of the Sierra Juarez. From Mano beyond Cahabuzo. Includes Isabel, Palomar, Mora, Guadalupe, etc. It is a municipality of Mexicali with very few residents and large ranches. Other than destinations mentioned above, the main feature is the road over the (now locked) race summit past the Pole line Road and north past Cahabuzo then north to highway 2D. East of that road are Arroyo Enmedio and Laguna Salada. Read about Molina. http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=70872#pid8666... (A very good writeup)

PS, Mono and Mano are two different landmarks. Arroyo Mono is locked up by the rancher. Nice guy but his substantial fencing is required for cattle protection and control.

bajatrailrider - 10-24-2020 at 08:39 AM

San Vicente 200 was to race today. The score markers up and record markers . Crossed each other there was prerunners. San Vicente race cancelled two days ago. Due to covid-19 by racers them self's. Wonder now about Baja Mil

2020 Baja 1000 Map Revised:

David K - 11-9-2020 at 11:20 AM




David K - 11-9-2020 at 11:28 AM

The new mileage total is 898 and Sportsman Class is 767 miles.