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surfer jim
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BOLA for the 1000?
Who will be going there to watch the race?
If not there where will YOU be?
I'm not sure what I will be doing yet......
[Edited on 10-18-2006 by surfer jim]
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David K
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Somewhere south of San Felipe for me if I can get away that week... Perhaps at the sulfur mine?
I know some Nomads helping pit at Bahia de los Angeles... I imagine it will be very 'busy' there!
I am also waiting to hear back from The Squarecircle who may get assigned to run a radio relay further south... and we may be helping him again, like
at the 500... for Baja Pits.
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bajalou
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I'm thinking the sulphur mine area ought to be a good spot -
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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David K
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Yep, I watched the '03 San Felipe 250 at the sulfur mine and the '75 Baja 1000 there as well...
1975 was Score's first Baja 1000, it was a big loop starting and ending in Ensenada. Class 7 mini trucks came through the sulfur mine first which was
odd until we later learned a last minute change allowed classes 6, 7 and 11 to bypass the Seven Sisters section and run the highway from Cataviņa to
El Crucero/ Calamajue jcn. then head north. The rest ran to the Pacific to just south of Punta Prieta then turned north.
1976 and 1977 were renamed Baja 1000 Km. (closer to 700 miles long) and stayed in the high country between Ensenada and Mexicali. The 1978 race was
the first to go down Valle Chico and out via Matomi Canyon, then back north to San Felipe and Ensenada. I ran a pit at Borrego Wash off Hwy. 3 that
year for Los Campeones.
1979 was Score's first Baja 1000 run to La Paz (the first La Paz run since 1973) and was the race I was a co-driver in... what fun! (even though we
broke early)...
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Geronimo
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Looks like COCOs for me, pitting the Chase 1 car. No Fundage to go futher south.
\"The only cure is to be perpetually South Bound\"
~Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers from the song Mexicosis
Geronimo
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Al G
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DK...You are Baja's #1 information center...Thanks
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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capt. mike
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gonzaga thurs day, then lopez mateo for nite action, then serenidad fri-sat for the victory party for DP racing. And Ragland if they win too.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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rts551
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Will be in the san Ignacio area (its closer to my abreojos home). Any others in that area? Don't know exactly where yet...probably west of town.
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tunaeater
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I'll be down south of San Felipe probably the sulfer mine as well. Leaving El Centro 6:00am Thursday morning and heading to my Dads K43 then to the
course. Fully loaded with ice chest, chairs and shade
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TMW
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I'll be south of Cocos this Friday to check out a watch location. Before El Curcero about 9 miles are a set of rollers after you come out of the wash
from the Calamajue mission site. I always thought that would be a great place for some race watching. I expect some good jumps. But I'm checking to
see if the 5 mile road splitting to the north goes to hwy1 is good for a 4x4. I don't want to get stuck back there. After the fast cars and trucks go
thru we're going further south. After the check point closes for the new section at Loreto we're going to sweep it.
While I'm in the area I hope to also check out the short cut road that goes from hwy1 to San Antonio that David K told me about.
[Edited on 10-19-2006 by TW]
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David K
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TW, on the 'Baja Locations from Space' thread, here on Nomad... I have a close up of all the roads you mention at Hwy. 1, including:
The water truck short cut to Calamajue made during the construction of Hwy. 1.
The original San Antonio road one km. from the above road.
El Crucero
The old L.A. Bay via Desengaņo road/ Rancho San Luis rd. jcn.
and just south of that a stones throw...
The short cut to San Antonio road, not on any map...
The paved L.A. Bay jcn.
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David K
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San Antonio Shortcut LINK
Tom, here's the link to Google sat image...
San Antonio Shortcut & Old L.A. Bay Road at Hwy. 1
First click on where it says 'Link to this page', to make the map full size.... then...
You can zoom in or out and scroll to follow roads... Hwy. 1 goes down the center... The old L.A. Bay road is near the top going east, the San Antonio
shortcut is near the bottom going west... the old Baja main road parallels Hwy. 1 a 1/4 mile to the west.
The shortcut road is just over 3/10 a mile south of the old L.A. Bay road... which is/was Km. marker 270.
[Edited on 10-19-2006 by David K]
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LaTijereta
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We will be at El Crucero til around 6pm (after TTs), then south to Loreto rm 770+/- til the about 10:30am on Friday.
Head for the house in Loreto..rest up and drive down to La Paz early Saturday am.
Open invitation for any any Nomads needing a hot shower and cold Paciifco on Friday in Loreto.
Remember, with now close to 400 entries, 1st car will not leave the line til close to 11am (3hrs delay this year between the bikes and TTs)
Last car will not leave until almost 1pm on Thursday.
It is going to get dark early for the cars this year....
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David K
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Okay, I just finished meeting with Carlos of Baja Pits, and we will be at EL CRUCERO!
Baja Angel, The Squarecircle and I will be doing the communications (Sat. phones) for Baja Pits, El Crucero.
http://www.bajapits.com
We look forward to seeing Kris (La Tijereta), TW, Surfer Jim and any other Nomads at the Baja Pits pit stop next to the junk car at El Crucero!
Join us, help us spot racers, and have fun in between!
See you there!
[Edited on 10-20-2006 by David K]
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Ken Cooke
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I take it the 1000 will travel from LA Bay to Animas Bay? If this is so, how will they get there precisely? Run along the beach? I cannot open the
Score-International .pdf file, so I just wanted to know...
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David K
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Ken, they will be using the main road south to the San Francisquito/El Arco road (only going past the turnoff to Las Animas). The only beach they will
be close to for about a mile is at Bahia San Rafael (Pancho's Place)...
See the SCORE map on the Off Road Expo pictures I posted here on Nomad... I believe you linked those photos on your Jeep blog page?
The mountain prevents any vehicle from staying next to the coast south of L.A. Bay.
[Edited on 10-21-2006 by David K]
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Ken, they will be using the main road south to the San Francisquito/El Arco road (only going past the turnoff to Las Animas). The only beach they will
be close to for about a mile is at Bahia San Rafael (Pancho's Place)...
The mountain prevents any vehicle from staying next to the coast south of L.A. Bay. |
I looked the map over a 2nd time, and yes, the mountain (also shown in the Baja Almanac) keeps the racers from traveling along the beach. Thanks for
the extra info... 
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chino
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
Who will be going there to watch the race?
If not there where will YOU be?
I'm not sure what I will be doing yet......
[Edited on 10-18-2006 by surfer jim] |
BOLA , for the 1000 is a good spot, once while passing thru we sat a had tacos and refrescos with a crew of racer types, whom I normaly shy away
from, and we had a great time and learned some of the finer details of off road racing. Wish I could join ya', wherever you go have fun!
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TMW
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Returned last night from my quick Baja scouting trip. I'll post a trip report later. It was interesting with a dark twist I'd never experienced before
in Baja. The area I'll be to watch the race will be about 9 miles before El Crucero. There's a couple of small hills that should make for some good
bike and car/truck action. It's 5.5 miles from hwy 1 at KM271 on a good dirt road. Anyone coming in on the road there is a split to the right at about
4 miles that also connects to the race course. I didn't go down it but it's in the almanac and it looked like it had been used when I went by.
Also found the short cut road (second road to San Antonio) from hwy1 between KM270 and KM271. At 9.5 miles in ( 29-11-44x114-16-53, 1705ft) it
connects to the regular road out to hwy1 at KM252. At this jct of the two dirt roads you can see a new house being built on the side of the mountain
to the NE. Another 1.5 miles there's a ranch on the left and at 12 miles is San Antonio.
[Edited on 10-23-2006 by TW]
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David K
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Good Job TW!
We hope to see you at El Crucero! Come on down after all the big guys pass by... We have 4 Class 11s and those Rhinos to pit 4 in addition to all the
others (including 4 trophy trucks), so we will be there until Friday midday, I imagine.
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