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DRZ_Motorsports_119
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2016 BAJA 500 COURSE?????
Just saw a glimpse of what is supposed to be the 2016 SCORE Baja 500 course:
Ens - west ojos - La lagrima-3 hermanos - el mezcal - HWY3 - Maybe new mountain pass to the desert - Cuhabuzo Jct - Salada - Borrego - 2014 B500 El
diablo loop - San Matias - Mikes - Simpons - Colonet - Erendira -Santo tomas - west ojos - Ens.
Maybe is a proposed course or the final projected course, 500 miles.
Does the northern pass between La rumorosa and el mano pass exist?
What are your thoughts?
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David K
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Welcome to Nomad!
What road is that west from Valle de Trinidad to Colonet south of the standard road to Hwy 1?
Thanks!
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DRZ_Motorsports_119
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On the traditional cross over baja route there’s a trail on the left side that takes you to a wash that pops up in colonet, the route does exist. The
mountain pass is the one that makes me wonder, I have heard rumors of a road east of laguna hanson that descends to the mexicali desert.
[Edited on 3-21-2016 by DRZ_Motorsports_119]
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We've discussed a mountain pass north of El Mano on here before but no one could say for sure. I would guess they will use El Mano which is a cool
ride or drive down. But if they do have another pass that would be cool too.
I also like the La Rumorosa Grade.
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Photos from the south end of Laguna Diablo, Baja 500 2014 - we pitted with Checkers. Hopefully, a repeat for me this year.
Classic Baja: we were the only ones pitting out there - about 100 yards away, one local family was spectating. After a while, the dad came over and
asked us some questions about the course. We loaded him intel, along with steekers and other goodies, and he went back to camp. About 20 minutes
later, the son came over with a care package: fresh civeche with a box of unopened crackers. So there we are, sitting on a dry lake in fairly remote
Baja, watching an off road race, eating awesome civeche. It doesn't get any better for a knuckledragger.
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Sorry to disappoint. There are no passes for vehicles to the east of Laguna Hanson which drop to the desert floor/Laguna Salada.
The canyon to the northeast is Guadalupe. Local vaqueros moved cattle up and down a horseback trail in the 1970s. I believe Hurricane Kathleen washed
out the trail in 1976. It was never passable by motor vehicle.
East of Laguna Hanson is Canyon La Mora; not even a foot trail there. Southeast of Laguna Hanson is Canyon Alamar. A local rancher friend has ridden
it on a horse or mule, with stories about the difficulty. He grew up in the sierra and started riding about the age he could walk.
Further to the south is Canyon Palomar, which is passable on horseback to the local vaqueros.
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Any Intel regarding the Baja 500 course?
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Keep checking the SCORE website... maps usually don't show up until one month before the race... ie early this May.
In the meantime here is what the original Baja 500 course looked like:
All roads used were main highways of the day! The only pavement in 1972 was from Ensenada to Camalu/Colonia Guerrero area... and again between Ojos
Negros to Ensenada.... overall over 400 dirt miles.
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Course map is up in the SCORE website:
http://score-international.com/raceinfo/course-info/baja-500...
A very fast course, how is the condition of the traditional summit??
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Interesting they eliminated any Pacific Coast running and stayed in the desert for half of the miles... Hope it isn't as hot as usual this June!!!
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Great story, Knuckledragger!
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Looks like they are not going to Mikes Sky Ranch, just part way and cutting over.
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Seems they have been avoiding the loop into Mike's a few times. Maybe the Simpson grade is not easily passable?
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Might as well be called the San Felipe 500! It is going to be a hot and brutal race on that side of the peninsula...
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Summit has a new road from near top to the N side. Been good for a couple of years. Of course if you do not know where the road goes you can have
difficulty. On the approach from Indepencia it remains crappy with new boulders in the way each year.
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Was hoping for some Pacific Coast action..........wanted some viewing and some surfing...............guess I'll wait for the 1000.
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June 2-5. What day is the actual race day?
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SATURDAY
STAGING - All Pro Motorcycles, Pro Quads, Sportsman Motorcycles, Sportsman Quads
5:30am RACE START - Pro Motorcycles, Pro Quads, Sportsman Motorcycles, Sportsman Quads
Starting Intervals: All Pro and Sportsman Moto and Quad Classes - One rider every 60 seconds
RaceTime/Distance: 21 Hours for 477.51 mile course
TIME GAP – There will be a minimum 3-1/2 hour time gap between the last MC/Quad and first SCORE Trophy Truck off Start line.
STAGING – All 4-Wheel Classes - Staging times (In Racer Brief) will be determined by number of entries in class
START – All 4-Wheel Classes
Starting Intervals: One vehicle every 60 seconds for TT and Class 1 with a 5-minute gap between classes. All other classes will start one vehicle
every 30 seconds.
Race Time/Distance: 21 Hours for 477.51 mile course
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I'm guessing you couldn't find the answer on the Score website?! They need to seriously update that site and its functionality.
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