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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 06:14 PM
Does this make sense to anyone?


Posted today - is this pre-running?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNlXR08cjm0


Edited to say that many folks informed me (and others) that this was not a random - drive into town and show off event - that it was a staged and organized show by Gordon. I posted the video link shortly after it was showing on You Tube and the clarification of the situation was not available at the time.

See subsequent comments further down for even more clarification.

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[Edited on 11-21-2021 by John M]
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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 06:25 PM


I would like to think he was putting a show on for the locals? It looks like someone was giving him the all clear? Baja does love their racing but still not sure if that was a good place to put one on? Would have been a fun ride... Can't wait to buy one of hid new SXS'S...

[Edited on 11-12-2021 by advrider]
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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 06:28 PM


yeah Robby!:coolup:



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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 06:29 PM


Is that San Ignacio? I still think of it as a sleepy little plaza.....



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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 06:40 PM


One more week!



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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 06:53 PM


its all good so long as the youngsters don't try to emulate Robby!:lol:




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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 07:21 PM


What a POS!

People like that disgust me.

Hope he crashes during the race. (I don’t wish any injuries though)





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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 07:48 PM


We left San Ignacio about 9:30 this morning. Lots of big trucks towing trailers full of tires headed south.

The picture is from about 3KM south of the HWY 5 turnoff around 13:30!

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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 08:46 PM


I bet the Goat is not going to approve of that driving style.😂
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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 09:16 PM


Quote: Originally posted by John M  
Posted today - is this pre-running?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNlXR08cjm0

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The word invented just for that guy is “a$$wipe.”





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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 09:25 PM


He's at La Mision tonight. He walked by us at the bar with his kid.






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[*] posted on 11-11-2021 at 11:00 PM


That is Robby-style. He is a true showman and has a huge fan base because of it, going back decades to a wide-open approach and some really huge jumps in SoCal (and San Felipe) sand dunes. He is an extremely talented driver and always gives Baja races his all, preferring them even over the Indy 500. He is loved by many if not most locals in Baja. Whether this was wise, of course, is subject to debate.

Pretty likely it would have also been at the approval/request of the San Ignacio authorities. Whether this was wise, of course, is subject to debate.

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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 01:03 AM


Hooligan.
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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 06:08 AM


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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 07:24 AM


There were other videos of other pre-runners arriving at the San Ignacio mission plaza and doing donuts there... I think it is really low class, personally. Obviously, (some of) the locals enjoy it, otherwise they would put a stop to it?



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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 08:52 AM


The locals love it.
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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 09:19 AM


BFD…Mexicans love the races and off road vehicles of all types, get over it.
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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 09:51 AM


pacsur - this has nothing to do with off road races, and vehicles per se. it's asinine behavior.
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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 10:06 AM


Someone needs an asswhipping
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[*] posted on 11-12-2021 at 10:35 AM


Quote: Originally posted by pacsur  
BFD…Mexicans love the races and off road vehicles of all types, get over it.


your statement is not accurate.
better to say that some mexicans love the races, some are ambivalent, and some dislike the races.

perhaps you find this hard to understand, eh? let me give you an example: some gringos like golf, some dont. (racing is like golf -- a stupid pastime that some like and some dont :lol::lol: )

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