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David K
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I was on that road Saturday, the 18th of this month... YOU will be fine... Just go slow. The bad part begins 10 miles south of Puertecitos and goes
for 10 miles (over the grades). The remaining 30 miles to Puertecitos are mostly level and until a graded scrapes the road, slow going.
Go to Alfonsina's for dinner... Camping at Beluga at 1.3 miles south of Alfonsina's is recommended.
[Edited on 11-29-2006 by David K]
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I was on that road Saturday, the 18th of this month... YOU will be fine... Just go slow. |
On Friday the 24th of this month, it was exactly as David K described. Take your time and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
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Gadget
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Or...no its not fair to recommend that you spend the kind of time and money on suspension I have on the GSB Bronco prerunner unless you have a very
patient and understanding wife. But my son and I ran Puertocitos to Gonzaga in the dark race day eave in a little over 1 hour. It is the roughest
I've ever seen it and that was before the race. We left our pit down course after the race headed for BoLA but I'm sure it was worse after. You know
one of the things about Baja I think I enjoy the most is after conquering some trail and counting my good fortune for have such a worthy ride is
having a load of locals pull up beside me in a 1972 Ford club wagon with no shocks and 4 baloney skin tires. Patience and driving skill is REALLY all
you need to get around 99% of the time.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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thebajarunner
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For a "Newbie" you sure have it nailed!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gadget
Or...no its not fair to recommend that you spend the kind of time and money on suspension I have on the GSB Bronco prerunner unless you have a very
patient and understanding wife. But my son and I ran Puertocitos to Gonzaga in the dark race day eave in a little over 1 hour. It is the roughest
I've ever seen it and that was before the race. We left our pit down course after the race headed for BoLA but I'm sure it was worse after. You know
one of the things about Baja I think I enjoy the most is after conquering some trail and counting my good fortune for have such a worthy ride is
having a load of locals pull up beside me in a 1972 Ford club wagon with no shocks and 4 baloney skin tires. Patience and driving skill is REALLY all
you need to get around 99% of the time. |
It really is a great moment to finish a run over a really rough road, congratulate yourself on your skills and the awesome endurance of your rig, only
to be met/passed by a vehicle packed with locals, the looks of which would barely make it down Main Street in your home town.
Shhhhh. Don't tell them that it is not possible to cross that terrain, they do it without a care in the world, and most expeditiously too, I might
add.
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Gadget
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First off guys and gals, I am only a newby to this site. I've been bouncing around off road in Baja since I was 15 and I'm pushing 50 now. Also the
locals are doing the races at in many classes and are really competitive. We can't forget that favorite and most respected of all classes, class 11
 which embodies all the aspects of sheer will and luck coupled with lots
of skill to get across the finish line. I have never laughed soo hard as watching my friends in car video of his Baja 500 run in his big gnarly class
8 truck fighting multipal mechanical issues passing and getting passed a dozen times by the same class 11 as he struggled along. It was the the
tortise and the hare story on wheels. The class 11 finished the race and he gave up at RM 120 or so.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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Hook
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What is class 11.....some kind of stock vehicle category?
Is there one for trucks with cabover campers????
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bajalou
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Class 11 - Stock VW (with some safety stuff added)
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Gadget
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| Quote: | | Is there one for trucks with cabover campers???? |
There is. It's called sportsman class and it's run what you brung. You have to have some safety equipment, but there has been all kinds of crazy
stuff run over the years. There was even a guy in a souped up Bronco years ago who towed a little travel trailer in the Baja 500. I don't remember
if he finished or not but he was welding and changing tires on the trailer every few miles.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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Ken Cooke
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Here's my photo of what the road conditions looked like about 5 mi. south of Puertecitos:
Tore up stretch of road south of Puertecitos
Nothing any high-clearance 2WD pickup/suv or stock 4WD cannot handle. Unfortunately, a family in their minivan bashed and punctured their tranny oil
pan and were stuck at Coco's while Coco did much of the work to get them back to Hwy 1...
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