baja 1000

Forced air helmets: Impact Draft vs. Air Draft

December 5, 2016 ♦

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While getting ready for the 2016 Baja 1000 I realized I needed a new helmet. Given the amount of dust and dirt and silt and sand that we face while racing in the desert most will tell you to get a forced air helmet. Choosing a helmet Before I started…

DIY BAJA: Giving Chase

August 24, 2016 ♦

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When we crossed the Mexican border, I had slept less than 15 hours in the past 5 days. Sitting in the back of a newly rented 15-passenger van I had little clue what was ahead of us. And, as any Bill Caswell-related adventure goes, it would entail a lot. I tried…

Class 11 Madness – Paul Hartl and the 2014 Baja 1000

September 22, 2015 ♦

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The Baja 1000 is the last of the point to point endurance races. The others like the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia are gone. Even Dakar allows you to go to sleep every night between stages. The Baja is flat out for nearly 1000 miles. The course is more defined than…

Baja 1000 2011 BFG Pit #1

April 21, 2012 ♦

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Never have we been so happy to see civilization. Even it was just a city of semi trucks powered by diesel generators, it felt like safety. We had now realized our radio is broken and wont work more than a mile out and its become obvious we are we underprepared…