StuckSucks
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Photos taken in (mostly) BCS at the 2012 Baja 1000
I work as a chase/pit guy for COPS Racing, and for last year's Mil, I worked between Loreto and La Paz, assisting in prerunning chores as well as my
"regular" race day duties. Here's a clump of photos taken before the race, during the dace, and post race. After 10 days in Baja, I logged 3200 miles,
sitting in a moving truck for 62 hours (if you're doing the math, I averaged 51.82 mph).
This year's 1000 will be my fourth with COPS.
A fan of COPS Racing at a restaurant near Guerro Negro.
San Ignacio
Sunset near the San Ignacio Lagoon
Killer tacos in San Ignacio square
The Mission in San Ignacio
Prerunning a section of the course between San Ignacio and Loreto (via San Juanico). Here's a couple minute movie of the prerun.
Gassing the prerunners near Santa Rita
Night prerunning near Punta Conejo
Prerunning on the road which runs between La Purisima and north of Loreto. It was heavily damaged due to the hurricane.
Hurricane Paul hit Loreto a couple weeks before we arrived, washing lots of driftwood onto the beach. As a bonus, everything around Loreto was lush
and green. And buggy.
The Loreto Mission.
Of course, Bahia Concepcion.
Fresh dorado tacos at Buenaventura.
The Buenaventura dog fixated on pool balls.
Rancho Coyote
Santispoc palapa
Race day at the BFGoodrich pits near La Purisima. My day started at 1 a.m.
Awaiting the arrival of the COPS Trophy Truck.
Fueling the Trophy Truck at the BFG pits. Here's a POV movie of the fueling.
Ten miles from the highway, and 100 miles north of La Paz, a spectator's shoes.
Returning to Loreto.
Taking another break from Highway 1, we drove down a wash to a remote beach at Ligui, right about here.
The greenness of the desert around Loreto made it look Kauai-like.
One of the half-dozen Federal checkpoints along Highway 1 in Baja. This one is located just north of San Ignacio.
Drifting onto the non-existent shoulder on Highway 1 can be problematic.
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David K
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Oh wow.. what a super job with the camera and captions! Go Cops Go! Thank you Stuck!
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bajario
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Great pics. And all posted up on your first post. It takes some of us years on here to post a picture.
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El Jefe
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Beautiful pics. Great composition.
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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liknbaja127
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Great picts. I also was in that same section last year driving for the Kellogg
5 car. That area is so much fun, and so beauitful! can't waite to get back
down there.
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DianaT
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Great pictures --- thanks. San Ignacio is one of my favorite places, and your pictures do it justice. And I LOVE the dog and the pool table, and the
shoes! I don't know how anyone walks in those shoes anywhere!
And your landscapes sure make us look forward to our next trip south!
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rts551
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great pics. Will be green again this year. I will be helping at one of the BFG pits this year.
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Ateo
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Welcome aboard!! You are a pro!!!
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StuckSucks
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Thanks for the kind words!
Long time lurker - finally decided to sign up to BajaNomads and share Baja stuff with amigos.
Quick question: how do I edit a post, after posting?
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Ateo
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Go to the little "EDIT" button next to "QUOTE" and "REPORT", top right of your original post.
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StuckSucks
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Go to the little "EDIT" button next to "QUOTE" and "REPORT", top right of your original post. |
Thanks! On my todo list: learn to read.
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David K
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Just ask here, u2u or email if you have a need for assistance or questions! Quality photo trip reports are great... and we even like the average and
poor ones too!!!   
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willyAirstream
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Great photos and report. Welcome aboard.
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