DESERT RACING CLASSES

[David Head]

Anybody ever dream of running in the Baja 1000???????????
I could probably afford running in class 11.

http://www.desertrides.com/reference/racing_classes.php

[blackthree4me]

how to build a baja and dune buggys book comes to mind,
alot of good beef up articles in there that would do realy well in that class
for instance:
taping out the spedo hole in the front spindel and inserting a bolt inside for extra strength.
there are hundreds of things like that in there
so wada ya say dave running the 1000 next year
Im sure all our cali buddys would love to have you
blackthree4me

[David Head]

Wouldn't that be great, You know they have a Baja 500. I watched it on TV last weekend and started dreaming. Actually, there is a guy here in Wills Point that ran it last month(Baja 1000), only made 280 miles before he broke the rack and pinion bracket. He wasn't running in a VW class. It was a 4-wheel drive truck class. Really, I need to start a little lighter. You know, river bottoms and such. Maybe when I win the lottery.

[blackthree4me]

to finish first you must first finish
the turtle and the hair come to mind
the hard part is knowing when to run and when to slow up

[madmike]

Get some Good sponcers!!! or win the Lotto,I ran S.C.O.R.E. a long time ago i never made the Baja's but I did a few races in the midwest still very costly,and i even ran the so called buget class 1/2 1600.better to talk to a vetran class 11 racer ask what it takes$$$$$$$$$$$

[Rick Leddon]

Dave

Thats a great dream. I raced in the old Snore races when I was a kid(18 or 19 years old). A lot of the races were evening event and went into the night. As I remember they were about 250 miles. I had a friend who's older brother was the driver and I was co-driver. We raced in the lowest class, 1200 cc VW engine. It was a great time.

Every year I plan on going to the Baja Race and never seem to make it. I did get as far as San Diego one year, but showed up two days too late for the race. I didn't realize the race was ran during the week, not on the weekend.

I am once again planning on making it Nov 2007 for the race, if anyone is interested in putting together a trip.