Re: Baja 1000 Race Thread

This race begins at 6:30 Friday morning and ends Saturday evening so you can pop in on the fun all day and night.


I will put all the links here.


WARNING: I will be posting an audio link for the race. This is LIVE and it's on a private bandwidth so it's like listening to the drivers in-car. However, what you will be listening to is Race Operations. You cannot hear any of the drivers unless and until they call into RO.
Drivers are on frequencies not available for public broadcast.

RO uses frequencies that are sometimes over-run by the locals. You will hear:

1. A lot of Spanish.
2. A lot of idiots who 'hijack' the frequency to disrupt the race.
3. A lot of swearing from The Weatherman when someone has a stuck mic (microphone left in the 'on' and 'transmitting' position which blocks others from using the frequency. This is called a 'hot mic' and is called that because the longer the mic is left on or open the hotter it becomes.

Who is The Weatherman? He is a grumpy old guy waaaay up on top of a mountain with primitive equipment trying to keep tabs on every one of the hundreds of yahoos in the race. His job is to relay messages to the proper recipient.

1. The radio is not to be used for competitor position updates (you'll hear him chew people out for this constantly)
2. You will hear him directing pit crews to whatever truck/vehicle has broken down.
3. You will hear him relay when a competitor has withdrawn from the race.
4. You will hear him call for Emergency vehicles and medical helicopters should someone be hurt.

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SECOND WARNING:

This is one of the most brutal races in the world. Every year competitors and/or spectators are hurt or even killed during the race.
It can be quite graphic- AND I DO MEAN GRAPHIC!!


This race is held on public roads. Imagine 800hp monster trucks screaming through villages and towns, avoiding loose livestock and local traffic which may also be using the road.

This is a race of testosterone. The competitors and the crowds are all jacked up. Young Mexican men actually try to touch the trucks and cars as they go by- a sign of machismo. Others may build what are called booby-traps.

A booby trap is only limited by the imagination, determination and resources of the builders. Telephone poles, barbed wire, boulders, ditches, ramps- anything they can get their hands on to block the course or make the vehicles become airborne or crash. It's just part of the race.

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THIRD WARNING:

You may find a list of competitors on some of the sites listed. It includes the name of the driver, co-drivers (if they have them) and the truck number. Numbers indicate the division they are competing in.


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE- DO NOT REFER TO ANY COMPETITOR INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT BY NAME!!!

Most of the time the information is wrong and only leads to speculation and rumors. Please use numbers only out of respect. 

It is so unbelievably chaotic on the course that misinformation is the norm.

Remember- this race starts in the morning and runs through the night and into the next day.
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A few last things....


This race is run in Mexico- NOT the United States.

There are some badass dudes down there in Encinada, including the Federales. Competitors can have their vehicles stolen or 'detained' until they pay a bribe, or may just have them taken period. Even while they're in or on them. It's pretty lawless down there and all this influx of wealth and technology can be hard to resist.

Also- Mexican airspace is CLOSED TO ALL NON-MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC AFTER DARK!!

This means emergency helicopters and life-flights. Any air traffic must be pre-approved before it can take off to assist in an emergency. Yeah, it * * * *s and people can die. Everyone knows the score and they all sign the waivers.
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Now for a little fun stuff....

Here's a list of CELEBRITY competitors. It may or may not be 100% accurate...it's from the SCORE INTERNATIONAL SITE


(as of 11/10/0:
--Robby Gordon NASCAR Team Owner/Driver, three-time Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Overall Winner, No. 77 SCORE Trophy-Truck

--Cameron Steele, action sports, No. 16 SCORE Trophy-Truck and No. 742 Class 7SX

--Brendan Gaughan, NASCAR Truck Series regular, No. 119, Class 1

--Armin Schwarz, of Germany who lives in Austria, seven-time World Rally Championship race winner, No. 104, Class 1

--Armin Kremer, of Germany, top German rally racer, No. 119, Class 1

--Danny Sullivan, 1985 Indy 500 winner, TV personality, No. 34, SCORE Trophy-Truck

--Roberto Guerrero, raced in both Formula1 and IndyCar with 17 Indy 500 starts, No. BC1, Baja Challenge Class

--Kerry Earnhardt, son of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, works for DEI and has raced in every NASCAR Series, No. BC5, Baja Challenge Class

--Ricky Johnson, legendary former Supercross star/NASCAR regional series racer, TV show host, No. 71 SCORE Trophy-Truck

--Patrick Dempsey, Star of ABC series "Grey's Anatomy", competed in Panoz and Miati sports car series and part of championship Team Hyper Sport in Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Grand Sports Class team in 2008, fourth straight year in this race, BC2, Baja Challenge Class

--Rod Millen, World Rally Championship racer, Pikes Peak Hill Climb record holder, champion in the old Mickey Thompson Off-Road Stadium Series, No. 762 Stock Mini Class

--Justin Loftin, second-generation desert racer who ran the ARCA stock car series this year, racing with his father, Baja vet and class champ Bob Lofton, No. 20, SCORE Trophy-Truck

--Derrick Hill, veteran of several open wheel pavement series, son of the late Formula1 Champion Phil Hill, No. 1248, SCORE Lite

--Joe Korgola, the “Ox” is a top Moto X rider, part of the Metal Mulisha, co-rider on No. 2x, Class 22

--Max Eddy, versatile speedway pavement and Freestyle motocross rider, co-rider on No. 2x, Class 22

--Joe Foster, 2008 Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Grand Sport Class point champion, Team Hyper Sport, co-driver in BC2, Baja Challenge Class

--Rick Skelton, 2008 Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Grand Sport Class point champion, Team Hyper Sport, 5, Baja Challenge Class

--Malcolm Smith, 67, legendary motorcycle racer with 5 SCORE Baja 1000 overall race wins, including the first one in 1967, returns to race with his daughter Ashley and son Alexander in No. 1404, Sportsman Car

--Ryan Thomas, 1996 SCORE Baja 1000 Overall winner with four class wins, returns as a guest in No. BC2, Baja Challenge Class

--CR Gittere, AMA pro road motorcycle racer, No. 306x, Class 30

--Rich Minga, 1987 SCORE Overall Point Champion, professional stunt driver, No. BC3, Baja Challenge Class

--Loreno Lazard, World Rally Racer from Uruguay, Sportsman Motorcycle>250cc, No. 292x

--Sandro Lanaro, Italy/Ruedi Howald, Switzerland, International Rally racers, Sportsman Motorcycle Sidecar, 1SC

--Bud Brutsman, Show Creator and TV Producer of ‘Rides’ and ‘Overhaulin’, BC 6, Baja Challenge Class

--Samuel Hubinette, “The Crazy Swede”, two-time Formula Drift champion, professional stunt driver, BC6, Baja Challenge Class

--Tracy Jordan, Rock Crawling pioneer with championships in three different series, BC6, Baja Challenge Class

--Cassey Currie, Third generation desert racer and short-course Pro Lite truck racer, BC6, Baja Challenge Class

--Bill Weber, Retired Navy Seal turned desert-racing enthusiast with two SCORE Baja 1000 class wins, BC6, Baja Challenge Class

--Barry Ellis, Fraser Wellon, Frank Rossi, Marcello Abello, drivers for two-car Ranger Sports Racing team in Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series, BC4, Baja Challenge Class

--Jep Thornton, 2007 Gramd-Am Koni Challenge Series point champion, BC4, Baja Challenge Class

--Jeff Courtney, regular on the 2008 SPEED World Challenge GT sports car series with a season-high 5th at 12 hours of Sebring, BC4, Baja Challenge Class

--Chris Paulsen, Former IndyCar crew chief, Sprint Car racer, owner of C&R Racing in Indianapolis, columnist for National Speed Sport News, No. 126, Class 1

--Nelson Stewart, father of NASCAR star Tony Stewart and former Sprint Car racer, No. 126, Class 1

Also, Jesse James is competing in the TT division.




Wanna see what a Trophy Truck is?

http://www.thebajaunlimited.com/interactive/index.htm


The Course *yeah, it's not 1000 miles lol*


http://www.score-international.com/races/1091/Tecate_SCORE_Baja_1000/2008.aspx


To follow the race on GPS:

http://www.2008scorebaja1000.com/


To listen the the live audio feed:

http://www.race-dezert.com/radio/



or this one (last years link)
http://www.race-dezert.com/wm/



You really need Mozilla Firefox to hear this properly...IE will work but not as well.

You will also need to update your Java.


Click on stream...then hit Vizcaino....you will hear an intro commercial...then go up and click on the observatory bar...hear the commercial again...


You are getting this feed from a mountain top in baja, mexico...it takes a little patience and some fooling around. sometimes I click right out, go back to the race-dezert page and reload it.

It's worth the trouble.

You may lose the feed once in a while...just start the process over from the link.


Robby Gordon Baja 1000 Advance


OFF-ROAD RACING > News > Race Preview
Posted by on Nov 18, 2008, 14:46
When asked about this year’s event, Gordon commented, “This year’s course is very technical, very rough and very fast, which plays right into our team’s strengths. The team has done a good job building up the reliability in our Monster Energy / Toyo Tires / 4Wheel Parts trophy truck. We’ve been in Mexico pre-running the course over the past few weeks. Having covered the course twice, I feel very confident of our chances. With the assistance of both our Off-road and NASCAR team personnel, we have a really good support staff in place. Everyone is well informed on our race strategy and goals for this week. If all goes according to plan, we should bring home our fourth overall Baja 1000 victory.”



Tracking for RG from his home page.

http://www.robbygordon.com/cms/publish/article_1192.shtml

TT (trophy trucks) go out on course at around 10:30-11am PST.

I should be on here around 1pm EST.


I'll answer any questions you have and will be here on and off for the full day and a half.

A couple of Monster Java's and several pots of coffee should do the trick LMAO.


Seriously, if you've never heard or seen this race I encourage you to give it a try- it's forkin cool as hell!!

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Hey, that looks familiar. lol


yeah, but the url's didn't come through and while I can admire the lovely visual edit button I am not sufficiently high enough in the food chain to have it available to me.


So copy and paste people! lmao

LMFAO!!! You're gonna make me pee myself.

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Wow..got a few rabbits running out front!

Out of the city and into the flats....RG hot on the heels of Raglan and Cervante

Re: Baja 1000 Race Thread

Oh no! RG not moving. I was wondering why I couldn't find him
on the screen.