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[*] posted on 5-30-2012 at 10:24 PM
Prerun Saldana-Borrego


Woke up and crossed the border in Mexicali about 6:00am. Quick check of the motorcycle registrations and we were through. Stopped and got pesos right after crossing the border and received 13.1 pesos per dollar.

There is a lot of construction going on in Mexicali right now. I went around a few blocks downtown and found an entrance down to the river road. The only problem it was down a one way road about 25 yards which I didn't know. That was until the police car behind me had his lights flashing and pulled me over. He told me I went down a one way street. I politely told him I was sorry and didn't know. I told him I was kind of lost because of all the construction and we are on our way to prerun the Baja 500. I gave him a copy of the map, my score membership card and my drivers license. He went back to his car, discussed it with his partner and returned. He returned my items and told me to continue on my way and go down to Lazaro Card##as and I could get the road to San Felipe there. I almost wanted to give him some money just for being nice and understanding.

We got gas at the Pemex next to the glorieta where the Hwy turns to 5 and the turn off to San Luis Hwy 2 is. 13.7 exchange rate. No need to use pesos here. Magna was 10.1 pesos per liter.

We drove down to K87 Saldana 2 and unloaded the bikes. The prerun went well. The first couple miles are okay and then you hit silt and more silt. I felt the course is not marked well at all through here. After the silt it's the usual stuff rocks, sand, whoops and more nasty stuff. Baja pits was out at saldana 2 supporting the prerunners. We ended our prerun at Borrego.

A quick beer or two and we loaded up and headed back to Mexicali. At the Military check they were asking for names and writing them down on a clip board and where you came from. We stopped at Nuevo Tecolote for tacos and crossed at the East port. Only one car wait at the sentri lane.

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[*] posted on 5-31-2012 at 08:25 AM


I'm loading up today and leaving early tomorrow for Ensenada. See you there or at KM 87 Saldana 2 on Sat.
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[*] posted on 5-31-2012 at 06:47 PM


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Originally posted by tunaeater

We drove down to K87 Saldana 2 and unloaded the bikes. The prerun went well. The first couple miles are okay and then you hit silt and more silt. I felt the course is not marked well at all through here. After the silt it's the usual stuff rocks, sand, whoops and more nasty stuff. Baja pits was out at saldana 2 supporting the prerunners. We ended our prerun at Borrego.


That silt goes literally everywhere. The funny part is when you hit the highway and watch all of the dust fly off!




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[*] posted on 5-31-2012 at 07:23 PM
Silt?


Was there ever a collection of silt to match those huge holes filled with the stuff as you came down into Laguna Chapala from the north on the old road?
Man, that road looked level and WHOOOSH, down you went and the hood of the truck went out of view.
That, my friends, was silt!
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