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edm1
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
. . . So just what justifies a posted speed limit of 60kph on straight flat roads out in the middle of nowhere? |
I don't think there are MANY 60kph straight flat roads. They are 60 or 50 or 45 because of curvas or vados or steep grades. But on the straight aways
in the middle of nowhere, the reasons for staying within the speed limits include, but not limited to, being able to enjoy the scenery, better mpg,
being able to have a snack while lazy driving allowing the wife to walk around/inside the motorhome, less stress, less possibility of sudden
surprises, speeding ticket, etc. Also, I'm one of those who can't conduct a proper conversation while driving fast. Of course, I only drive the Baja
roads as a tourist on vacation.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
After a pre-run for the 1000, it was either 1973 or 74- first year the road was pretty much finished- some long graded stretches, but still fast.
We left Los Arcos breakfast table in La Paz at 9:00 a.m.
Home in Modesto (475 miles north of the border) at 8:00 a.m the next morning. 24 hours on the nose (Time zone adjusted)
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It would have been the Nov., 1973 Baja Mil/ 1000 (Baja Sports Committee)... The highway paving was completed that month in time for the Dec. 1, 1973
official opening at the 28º Parallel (Eagle Monument).
There was no 1000 race in 1974 (the only year there wasn't one, since 1967).
SCORE took over Baja racing in July, 1974 with their 'Baja Internacional'.
Mickey Thompson said they did not have enough time to put together a 1000 that year. The first SCORE Baja 1000 was in 1975, and for the first time it
was a loop race starting and ending in Ensenada. The furthest south point was south of Punta Prieta, after running down the Seven Sisters road for the
first time (except Class 6, 7, 11 which felt the silt beds were not passable, so they ran Hwy. 1 from El Arenoso to El Crucero).
1976, 77, 78 were also loop races, in the north, and closer to 1000 kilometers in length. 1979 was the first SCORE 1000 to go to La Paz!
[Edited on 6-13-2012 by David K]
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acadist
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Some say too fast, but.....always go as fast as it feels safe and I try to keep the vehicle in good order. Some stretches topped at 90+ last week. The
old truck with the V8 could get up around 100. That road to Asuncion though, a donkey might br too fast.
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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chuckie
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Whats the hurry? Seems like all the California people are in a hurry to get in and get out...Dont get it...What Dennis said...
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Marc
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Driving my Tundra 90 0r 100 (Nevada) is routine. The Nevada HP just blinks me to slow down. I pass on I 5 in California at 120 in the Porsche (that's
just a little goose on the pedal in 5th gear).
In Baja I drive slooow. Saw a head on once , Don't like to pass. To many drunks. No hurry.
[Edited on 6-14-2012 by Marc]
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vacaenbaja
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When driving my main concern is not to over run my stopping ability;at night
not to over run my headlights no matter how straight a section of road.
Even in daylight hours when driving those tempting straight aways remember that the road is usually hyper elevated. So that if you were to
blow a tire and loose control you just may roll your car at speed if you fall
off the edge of the elevated roadbed. The section of road from G. Negro
to San Ignacio is quite notorious for bad accidents. A lot of people arrive at this point fatigued or going way too fast. I am always careful on that
bad
section around El Tomatal. 55mph to 65 on the straights is plenty fast for me.
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acadist
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Whats the hurry? Seems like all the California people are in a hurry to get in and get out...Dont get it...What Dennis said...
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What's the hurry? Limited vacation time, from COLORADO not CA. It takes me more than 1000 miles before I am even in Baja. If I had unlimited time I
would drive 100-200 miles a day, and some days not at all. Someday that will happen for me too, but for now I gotta make a buck which severly limits
my Baja time.
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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chuckie
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Here and I thought we were talking about Mex 1. Not Colorado or Nevada..Part of the titles for these threads must be getting lost before it gets to
Baja...Dang...Must be the potholes...
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Dont get it...What Dennis said... |
It was....I guess....an inside joke with a reference to a long thread about the dangers of bicycle riders on HWY 1. It predates your participation
here, Chuckie, but I'm sure it will resurface one of these days as most topics on Nomad have a cyclical life [no pun intended].......here
today....gone tomorrow only to return a while later.
Stay tuned.
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SFandH
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I slow down when passing bicyclists. That way I just need to readjust my passenger side mirror instead of replacing it.
Just kidding, bikers. I'm OK with you guys being on the road, now. At first it made me angry.
BTW, my top speed is 60 mph. Easier on me and the truck.
[Edited on 6-13-2012 by SFandH]
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LancairDriver
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Think you drive fast? Make way Wimps! This guy needs a ride in the Baja 1000.
Motorcyclist nabbed doing 193 mph on NY highway
Published May 31, 2012
Associated Press
ROSENDALE, N.Y. – Authorities say a 28-year-old man in upstate New York has been charged with driving his motorcycle at nearly 200 mph on a highway
in the rain.
State police say a trooper clocked Anthony Anderson of Poughkeepsie driving at 193 mph around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes of Interstate
87 just south of Albany -- the same stretch of road where another motorcyclist was spotted doing 166 mph earlier this month.
The trooper was able to get a description of the high-performance bike and alerted nearby patrols.
Troopers eventually stopped Anderson in the town of Rosendale. He told them he was headed to a hospital to visit a patient.
Anderson was issued 14 traffic tickets, including one for speeding.
It couldn't be immediately determined if he had a lawyer.
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Bugman
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Whatever it says in kph I do in mph. And to the question somebody posed about why the put such ridiculously low speeds on seemingly straight roads?
Have you seed some of the cars on the road down there! They would disintegrate if they ever hit 60mph! 
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surfdoc
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Fishmagician
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This thread has brought new light to my Los Brailles trip next year. I need not fear the bug trucks and buses. It's the Pacifico filled, lead footed
gringos that are most dangerous.  
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DavidE
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Drive fast at night in the fog with the lights off
That way no one will see you and you'll get there faster
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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David K
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As fast as it is safe (for me)... and still can enjoy the finest peninsula on earth where the boojum grows wild!
LOS BARRILES in 3 days is driving as fast as I would ever want... 4 days would be better. But, without Jimmy Smith there, I don't have any reason to
go!
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chuckie
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Acadist, If you live in Parker its same as California. We owned a small ranch right behind Ponderosa Hills, and a small ranch near Palmer lake. We
sold it all out when all the Subdivisions and shopping centers started to sprout out of the ground, hoping to get clear before it got Californicated.
It used to be a nice place..But then Colorado used to be a nice state....
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msawin
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Got home Sunday Pm.
2nd trip 2012 via auto. My reply is the same as OXXO. 700 miles to Loreto and 50 miles per hour is the average for the 14 hour drive. 75 per hour in
spots and 25-30 in those that need it. I am not one that drives fast.
Now lets talk about Tecate and those great UNION United States Emigration employees .. what a bunch of Great Representatives of the USA.. Lets save
America...
So.. After 1 hour of waiting inline to get across to the great USA, you are pulled inline with about 10-12 cars. Stopped and Instructed to get out of
your car and "STAND' here. " I said Here"... In this line with the other captives. And watch the 5 million dollar scan Mobil drive past the line of
"Captive Autos", and look for the evils that will down the great country of the United States of America.
What a disgust for this country.
The young Hispanic children where laughing. I was using words that I will not post.....Bastards.
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David K
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I have had the drive over scanner do my truck and a few others, at Mexicali East, many years ago... What was the big deal and why did that bother you
(other than the delay at driving home)?
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chuckie
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It really pays to take your time. I Have been driving it several times a year for over 30 years. Fewer now thank goodness since we are now full time
in MUlege. I have seen so many bizarre things, and so many deaths. True, the road is better now, but the same bad drivers are doing the same
things.
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