My Introduction to the Baja 1000
If you’re like me you’ve probably heard of the Baja 1000 but you don’t really know much about it. Well, let me tell you, this thing is pretty dang interesting and I’m going to be learning a whole bunch more about it.
About a year ago I met Chuck Shortt, who builds custom motorcycles and owns Rocky Mountain Custom Bikes. Chuck emailed me several months ago to tell me he was going to compete this year in the Baja 1000 and did I want to do an article about him and his team for Examiner.com. I said sure, you bet. But I never made the time to do anything about it until a few days ago.
I finally went down to Larkspur to meet with Chuck, see the bike and his shop, and talk about the race. He told me then that he was inspired to do this race by the movie Dust to Glory. He got hold of it on DVD and ended up watching it five times in one night. Then within a week he started putting together a team to race in it.
Of course I had to watch the movie, and oh man! You’ve got cars and trucks and motorcycles and custom built vehicles all racing at the same time on the same course, as well as spectators who decide they want to ride along with you on their own vehicles. It’s crazy! And it looks like more fun than any human should be allowed to have.
Here’s a couple trailers. You may find yourself tracking this movie down soon to watch it all. You won’t be sorry you did.
Here’s another.
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