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thebajarunner
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Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
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How many Nomads actually raced in Baja?
David's post on NORRA made we wonder how many of our brethren, and sisters, actually have driven in sanctioned NORRA and now SCORE events.
Would enjoy hearing some of the tales and yarns.
(No one ever drove in a Baja event without plenty of both)
I have posted frequently on my 12 years of driving pickups - lots of fun and finished nearly every race we entered....
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Ateo
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Not me -- but I follow it vicariously. I'll be down next week pitting for a Kawasaki rider. Can't wait.
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dtbushpilot
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Raced the 2007 40th anniversary Baja 1000, rode the last leg into Cabo and got my picture taken with Sal Fish. One less item on the bucket list....
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Not me -- but I follow it vicariously. I'll be down next week pitting for a Kawasaki rider. Can't wait. |
my understanding is THR is using BAJA pits. are these your guys?
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bajadogs
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Not me. But my Great Grandfather raced through parts of current Baja from LA to Phoenix about a hundred years ago. He was an Indy 500 original from
1911 and 1912 and was a part of the grueling "Cactus Derby" that dipped SOB around Mexicali to by-pass the sand dunes.
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Corky1
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I have raced Baja for 30 years, both motorcycles and buggies.
Started in 1971 with NORRA and ended with SCORE in the 2000 K.
Lots of stories and great times and tacos.
Have been pitting with many different bike teams since.
Corky
Edit to correct year
[Edited on 11-8-2012 by Corky1]
 
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thebajarunner
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Class 2 in NORRA/Class 8 in SCORE
| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
thebajarunner,curious as what class pick-up you drove.Hopefully I will finish mine someday. |
There was no such thing as a Trophy Truck
Just stock pickups (Class 8) and mini-trucks (Class 7)
You went big time and had Stroppe build one, or you built one at home in your garage.
Ours started life as a construction truck, had lots of miles on it when we stripped it down.
No tube frame race car stuff in those days
But it was lots more fun..... believe that!!!
We used the Firestone "Baja Runner" tires
hence my Nomad handle.
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David K
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I was the co-driver in a Class 6 race car for the 1979 Baja 1000...
It was the first time SCORE ran a race to La Paz. The previous 4 SCORE 1000s were only in Baja Norte. The last time before 1979 it ran to La Paz was
the 1973 Baja Sports Committee Baja Mil (1000) and 1967-1972 it was called the Mexican 1000 and run by NORRA.
The only photo I have was when we were testing the car a week before the race...
Previous to and after my ride in the 1000, I was a pit captain for several races (Baja 1000, 500 or 'Internacional', and Parker 400). The pit team was
called Los Campeones...
Here I am at my pit for the Parker 400 on the California loop near Turtle Mountain:
[Edited on 11-6-2012 by David K]
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
Not me -- but I follow it vicariously. I'll be down next week pitting for a Kawasaki rider. Can't wait. |
my understanding is THR is using BAJA pits. are these your guys? |
We're gonna be pitting next to Baja Pits for Destry with basic supplies. Any serious mechanical work will be done by them.
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motoged
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I remember racing from the Hacienda to El Candil one time....and another time, I raced DT Bushpilot from El Jungle back to our rental....I think I won
the race with DT.....he got lost on the river road....
Don't believe everything you think....
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cocojoe969
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Raced quite few races from SCORE races to RECORD and CODE races. Racing in Baja is something I still live for and will do as long as my body will
allow me too.
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TMW
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I raced SCORE on a motorcycle from 1987 to 1993 and sponsored a MC and ATV team from 1992 to 1995. Also did the Baja Promotion desert and GP series.
Lots of stories to tell. I wrote about a couple of the 1000 races here on Nomad. I may do a write up on my third 1000 in 1989 since it too went to La
Paz.
My first 1000 in 1987:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=12127
My second 1000 in 1988:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=20348
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MMc
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In the 80s I was in a motorcycle gumball race to La Paz. The time stamp from the last toll gate was your start time. We had a time clock at the hotel
at the finish line. I was part of a 2 man team, most ran it solo. Winner got the cash pool. Lots of fun, not very safe.
I don't think you could do now.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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dtbushpilot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
I remember racing from the Hacienda to El Candil one time....and another time, I raced DT Bushpilot from El Jungle back to our rental....I think I won
the race with DT.....he got lost on the river road.... |
Yep, I came in to the turn a bit hot and overshot. By the time I got turned around and back to the house you already had your helmet off and were
wiping the snot off your face from your grueling 200 meter ride....I think my pit crew let me down at RM 100 meter otherwise I would have won.
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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fudscrud
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I raced the B1k in 2006 to La Paz. My section was from San Ignacio>San Juanico>La Parisima>Loreto>San Javier and ended near Insurgentes.
We raced class 22 (open pro 4X) and ended mid pack in the class of 24 that year (12th). It was very "interesting" in the mtns since John had blown
though there a few weeks before the race. Good times.
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willardguy
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maybe if it had paid district points..........
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dtbushpilot
....Yep, I came in to the turn a bit hot and overshot. By the time I got turned around and back to the house you already had your helmet off and were
wiping the snot off your face from your grueling 200 meter ride....I think my pit crew let me down at RM 100 meter otherwise I would have won.
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Now THAT"S racing 
Just remember....Marty....rhymes with "party".... what a pit crew 
Don't believe everything you think....
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tunaeater
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I have been racing motorcycles in Baja since 2004. SCORE, CODE and other local Mexicali and Tecate races. Along with a few years of D38 races in
Imperial Valley. I will be starting this years B1k 249x.
Had a real good prerun last Sunday from Ojos to Valley T. We Stopped at Belios in El Sauzal on the way home. What a nice restaurant/bar, kind of a
hidden gem. I would of never stopped there but a friend suggested it. We just stopped for a couple beers and didn't eat. It is very nice, just across
the street from los traileros tacos on the West side of the street.
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[Edited on 11-7-2012 by tunaeater]
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tunaeater
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Belios
[Edited on 11-7-2012 by tunaeater]
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Bob H
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Does competing in the annual Pete's Camp Poker Run count? A friend of mine and I won it back in 1999, for the buggy class. It was so much fun!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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