the Baja 1000 is just one of the toughest off-road races that exist it’s
toughest off-road races that exist it’s
toughest off-road races that exist it’s in Baja California in Mexico down the
in Baja California in Mexico down the
in Baja California in Mexico down the peninsula it’s pretty much the race that
peninsula it’s pretty much the race that
peninsula it’s pretty much the race that you aspire to do an off-road racing
you aspire to do an off-road racing
you aspire to do an off-road racing this year’s event is 828 miles and has a
this year’s event is 828 miles and has a
this year’s event is 828 miles and has a believe it’s at 33 hour time limit
when most people think of the Baja 1000
when most people think of the Baja 1000 they think about trophy trucks which are
they think about trophy trucks which are
they think about trophy trucks which are these thousand horsepower million-dollar
these thousand horsepower million-dollar
these thousand horsepower million-dollar forces of nature when you see them on
forces of nature when you see them on
forces of nature when you see them on the course we’re kind of at the opposite
the course we’re kind of at the opposite
the course we’re kind of at the opposite end of the spectrum with basically stock
end of the spectrum with basically stock
end of the spectrum with basically stock Volkswagens from the 1970s got about 50
Volkswagens from the 1970s got about 50
Volkswagens from the 1970s got about 50 60 horsepower in them and very little
60 horsepower in them and very little
60 horsepower in them and very little modification
sometimes we’re going down the road
sometimes we’re going down the road sideways almost about to tip over which
sideways almost about to tip over which
sideways almost about to tip over which is interesting kind of scary at times
well we we really didn’t feel good
well we we really didn’t feel good coming into the event the car was strong
coming into the event the car was strong
coming into the event the car was strong we had the biggest team we ever had we
we had the biggest team we ever had we
we had the biggest team we ever had we had great communications and
had great communications and
had great communications and unfortunately we had a problem come out
unfortunately we had a problem come out
unfortunately we had a problem come out of left field with our fuel system that
of left field with our fuel system that
of left field with our fuel system that caused multiple failures of different
caused multiple failures of different
caused multiple failures of different parts of it and it knocked us out of the
parts of it and it knocked us out of the
parts of it and it knocked us out of the race 30 miles in with everything that we
race 30 miles in with everything that we
race 30 miles in with everything that we had this year it really stings it just
had this year it really stings it just
had this year it really stings it just stinks stinks
this is the sixth time we failed so it’s
this is the sixth time we failed so it’s kind of a tough thing to face it is hard
kind of a tough thing to face it is hard
kind of a tough thing to face it is hard I mean there’s one of the hardest things
I mean there’s one of the hardest things
I mean there’s one of the hardest things you can do out there but failing is part
you can do out there but failing is part
you can do out there but failing is part of learning and getting better at this
of learning and getting better at this
of learning and getting better at this stuff people are exhausted I want them
stuff people are exhausted I want them
stuff people are exhausted I want them to sleep I wanted to get hydrated I want
to sleep I wanted to get hydrated I want
to sleep I wanted to get hydrated I want them to get fed by this afternoon we’re
them to get fed by this afternoon we’re
them to get fed by this afternoon we’re going to be sitting down talking alright
going to be sitting down talking alright
going to be sitting down talking alright let’s look at lessons learned what can
let’s look at lessons learned what can
let’s look at lessons learned what can we do better next year
we do better next year
we do better next year when the teen depends
”
Be First to Comment