Ken Cooke
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Japanese B1K Moto Team
Yesterday, (on 11/23) I met this great group of Motocross racers in El Sauzal at the Pemex Station along Hwy 1. They had quite an elaborate setup
with all of the team members riding in one of two support vehicles and with motorcycles in the back of their van. Too bad I didn't take photos, but
their motorcoach was 1st class!
I showed them the damage to my tires and explained that my Wife and I had gone rock crawling in the Jeep. Their team did not win, but they appeared
to have a good time running the Baja 1000.
[Edited on 11-24-2011 by Ken Cooke]
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ncampion
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I remember years ago I was working a SCORE checkpoint for the 1000 where we had to stuff check stubs into the vehicle's stub container. The racers
are required to come to a complete stop at the check. A Japanese rider on a tall XR650 comes riding up to the check, stops and can't touch the gournd
and the bike falls over! We gave him his check stub, picked up his bike, got it re-started and sent him on his way. I guess he was about 5'3" or so
and wondered how he was going to make it all the way! Some great times at the 1000.
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David K
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Looking forward to your Pole Line Road trip report Ken... Happy Thanksgiving!
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Looking forward to your Pole Line Road trip report Ken... Happy Thanksgiving! |
Muchas Gracias, amigo. Voy a escribir un reportaje por el foro mas tarde...
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
I remember years ago I was working a SCORE checkpoint for the 1000 where we had to stuff check stubs into the vehicle's stub container. The racers
are required to come to a complete stop at the check. A Japanese rider on a tall XR650 comes riding up to the check, stops and can't touch the gournd
and the bike falls over! We gave him his check stub, picked up his bike, got it re-started and sent him on his way. I guess he was about 5'3" or so
and wondered how he was going to make it all the way! Some great times at the 1000. |
That must have been a funny incident. These motocross riders all stood about
6'0 ft. - eye to eye with me, and were very thin. They did not have a chance to tell me what happened on their ride, but I plan to email them once
they return to Japan so they can give me an assessment of their run.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Looking forward to your Pole Line Road trip report Ken... Happy Thanksgiving! |
Muchas Gracias, amigo. Voy a escribir un reportaje por el foro mas tarde...
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Va ser mirando hacia adelante para leerlo!
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Ken Cooke
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Honda 450x vs. Suzuki 450x
I think it was the Honda team. I'll message them so they can see the pictures I took in Baja. They laughed when they told me they didn't do very
good. Real nice guys.
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