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Spectating the Baja 1000 near Concepcion
We are going to be in Mulege during this year's Baja 1000. I've never been during a race, and am really excited about seeing it. I see the course map
shows the race going by the South end of Bahia de Concepcion. I would love any tips on where to watch the race and any other helpful information. It
will be around race mile 350, so I'm guessing they will start showing up in the afternoon?
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Sounds fun!
Someone will probably correct me, but I think in the past I’ve always judged arrival times by how many miles down the course you are at an average
of 50 miles an hour for the competitors.
Find a spot close (but not too close) the the course, somewhere where a vehicle has no chance of crashing into you.
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Use caution while you are searching for a spot to watch the race. Pre-runners and support vehicles will be on the course well ahead of race day.
Some of those pre-runners will be pushing the boundaries of checking out the course!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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At RM350, they will be headed back to the Pacific side, toward La Purisima. The bikes start at 1am which means they should be there around 8am
Thursday. Trucks start at 9am, which means leaders should be there around sunset. Our own spectating strategy will put us around RM200 so we'll have
more daylight to watch racing. Four-wheel competitors won't see daylight again until they're approaching San Felipe.
Have fun at the race, I think you'll be WOW'd.
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What StuckSucks said. A ways past the southern end of Bahía Concepción the dirt road going west over to the Pacific side provides lots of places to
safety set up and watch the race. In the past there were pit stops set up in this area.
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76 ks south of Mulege turn right to San Isidro. It was signed before.
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That's it. There's a party out that road. Lots of spectators.
I'll be in Mulege and am considering going to San Ignacio for the race.
[Edited on 10-6-2023 by SFandH]
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And find a road you can drive in that is not on the main part of the race track. When you get tired and you want to leave, you don’t want to be
driving on the course!
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Quote: Originally posted by Ateo  | | And find a road you can drive in that is not on the main part of the race track. When you get tired and you want to leave, you don’t want to be
driving on the course! |
Do not set up on the outside of a turn, too many times those turns get overrun and you will be the target
Try to determine wind direction and set up upwind, you will be happier in the clear air, much happier
And mind the message above from Ateo
Locate somewhere that you can safely exit
Two bikers failed to heed this warning way back when we were racing, They decided to head back to Ensenada after watching a few vehicles go by beyond
Ojos Negros, when they met Parnelli head on, it was ugly!!! Actually a very fatal mistake
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for you folks wanting to know when they'll be coming through your piece of paradise......
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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That's pretty early in the morning for the San Felipe spectators! Of course, that would be just the fasted trucks, with all else spread out for hours
after 4:50 AM.
[Edited on 10-7-2023 by David K]
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Thanks for the info everyone. Is there a more detailed course map? The one on the SCORE website is pretty broad and I can’t quite make out what
exact dirt roads the race will be on around RM350.
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You will have to wait like all of us until SCORE releases the USR, GPX, and KML files. That happens just before pre-running begins. Look for that
about/before October 24. Meanwhile study the roads near your place of viewing on the Benchmark Baja Atlas.
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Years ago I drove the marked course going south of BOLA a week or so before the race. Once in a while a pre racer would overtake us going going medium
fast. We would pull over as they past by. A few days later in Mulege I talked to one of them and he remembered passing us. A black pickup all tricked
out. Really cool.
[Edited on 10-8-2023 by Marc]
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I had a group of three pre-runners blow by me on the old stretch of Mex 5 before it was paved. I would describe their speed as "medium well"!
It was startling, but after the dust cleared I found it entertaining. They were all at Coco's Corner when I got there, and they offered to buy me a
beer.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | I had a group of three pre-runners blow by me on the old stretch of Mex 5 before it was paved. I would describe their speed as "medium well"!
It was startling, but after the dust cleared I found it entertaining. They were all at Coco's Corner when I got there, and they offered to buy me a
beer. |
Good to know they are drinking and driving. The alcohol should provide for better/faster reflexes for high speed driving 
Woke!
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
Good to know they are drinking and driving. The alcohol should provide for better/faster reflexes for high speed driving |
It appeared to me that they stopped in to visit Coco! They were all Spanish speakers, and even if they had a beer, they weren't there long enough to
have more than one.
I had one soda (on them) and we were all on our way in short order. I am sure that a whole lot of other pre-runners did the same, so business was
probably pretty good that day.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Visual aid
Near Race Mile 350:
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I stopped drinking when pre-run seson opened
| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | | Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
Good to know they are drinking and driving. The alcohol should provide for better/faster reflexes for high speed driving |
It appeared to me that they stopped in to visit Coco! They were all Spanish speakers, and even if they had a beer, they weren't there long enough to
have more than one.
I had one soda (on them) and we were all on our way in short order. I am sure that a whole lot of other pre-runners did the same, so business was
probably pretty good that day. |
From the first pre-run to the finish of the race I never had a beer or a drink.
Figured I needed every ounce of my senses tuned to the task at hand.
My life (and others) were on the line for all those weeks of running fast on foreign roads and I was determined to enjoy it to the fullest, with all
my faculties in focus.
Must have worked, I am looking up at my trophy shelf above my desk.
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