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4x4abc
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racer Pete Sohren "Pistol Pete" lost his life in toy-mobile crash
stay away from UTV's
Harald Pietschmann
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David K
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OH no... I met and talked with Pete at Cameron's shop and enjoyed his Truck Night show on TV. Do you have a link?
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mtgoat666
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pistol pete died 20 years ago. who has been using his name?
i do agree that UTVs are as bad as donor-cycles...
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“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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David K
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He posted from San Felipe 8 hrs ago... getting ready for the Desert Mayhem race this weekend: https://www.facebook.com/pete.sohren
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Maderita
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https://www.lacronica.com/Policiaca/2019/01/18/1402658-Falle...
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David K
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Gracias!
By: Erick Reynaga | 1/18/2019 3:47 PM
MEXICALI, Baja California (GH)
An accident between two all-terrain units, left a balance of two dead and three people injured, this happened in the dunes of the Port of San Felipe
on Friday afternoon.
At around 1:20 p.m., the accident between two Polaris RZR units was reported, in which both drivers, on collision, lost their lives almost
immediately.
It was indicated on the deceased that one was named Peter Van Sohren, about 54 years old, while the other driver of the unit was only said was a man
of about 65 years.
Apparently it is the Off Road pilot Pete Sohren known as "Pistol".
The injured people identified themselves as Farrah Sohren, Marlee Amus and Place Sohren, all transferred to the health center in San Felipe.
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PaulW
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Two Ambulances at the Baja Medical center at 3PM. Across the road from ElDorado PMEX. My contractor confirmed two dead.
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ehall
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Other fatalities name?
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PaulW
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More details No names but Pete
Scott Stienberger-PCI
Shocking gut punch, per James Coats Weatherman San Felipe the girls are all ok. Pete was T boned in the dunes above the Cortez at a high rate of
speed. Both Pete and the other driver were killed in the accident. James said the girls Mother is on her way and they do have help and will let me
know if there is anything else needed. Pete was a good friend, but one of my Father the Weatherman’s Best Friends. They hunted, camped, raced, and
shared many great stories over years of friendship. I am going to have to let this tragic news settle in, loud and outspoken for sure, but a guy who
has passion for desert racing that propelled him to the top level of racing and he did it on a fraction of what anyone else did. Pistol Was a bad ass!
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JZ
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Crowded dunes are dangerous.
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The other driver was an American that lived in the south campos. Very sad to hear, I hope the Sohren girls are ok.
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willardguy
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the sport lost a colorful one for sure  RIP amigo
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TMW
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Sad to hear, God speed Pete.
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David K
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April 2018, Baja HQ, San Juan Capistrano:
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BajaRob
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Too sad. I met Pete last year at the SF 250. I told him of the time he was driving 108 MPH on the dump road with zero visibility in the dust. His
response was "I don't do that chit anymore" A Baja legend that we will miss.
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BajaRob
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666
You Suck
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Why couldn't it of been 666 instead of Pistol?
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Bubba
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Correct. 2-3 people die every year at the Oceano Dunes because of this.
Making America Great Again
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David K
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Yes, living often leads to death.
This was a great quote from one of Baja's greatest fans who died when his plane flipped during an emergency water landing, returning from the Baja
1000, in 2010...
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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Danger out of Sight
Back in the '60s on weekends, we used to go out to El Mirage Dry Lake to ride Dirt Bikes. With Bikes, Autos and aircraft
racing in every direction without restriction, it was a wild and crazy place with inevitable collisions.
BUT, at least one had (for the most part) visibility.
Living in Indio in the early '70s, a friend who owned a Sandrail invited us along for a weekend at Glamis. All of those wild,
crazy (and often inebriated) high speed drivers combined with the added dimension of (sometimes) zero ability to know what was coming
.................... I was never tempted to go back.
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