03/29
Bitd: GT Mint 400 Rewind
The following information is just a few notes taken during the Baja 1000... If you've never had the chance to attend a SCORE event in Baja, I can assure you it's pure excitement and one trip you just don't want to miss... @ Approx 3:00pm Tuesday before race
Herbst Pre-runner rolled... Yokohama Big Rig runs off highway due to high winds Race Start: 70
minute delay, wash flooded @ starting line, SCORE parades racers around wash to new starting line 1x - 1st bike through
1600's started
@ 0959 Locals made a trap
at rm143 near PCI wrecked @ rm65
- everyone OK 14a - broke axle,
received a ride to highway @ rm88 1050am - 402 -
Accident with broken leg 98a - started late
- 500 - broke left
transaxle - rm2 TT 7 - 3 - 1 rm124 - TT31 in
1st 724 - needs right
side rear axle R35 - Dead Batteries
- Mag 7 Pit 2 - approx rm100 228 - Needs steering
box TT 31 delayed before
rm221 - 108 rolled
over rm230 - 102X crashed 722 - Broke down
- BFG Pit Relay - rm210 243 - Lost transmission
at rm291 1611 - rolled @
rm313 243 SMD - Will
lend tranny to 722 - no torque converter to lend R7 - Bay of Los
Angeles 577 - Broke @ rm72
near Highway 3 TT 9 - Stuck in
Calamway Wash near Calmucero 99a - Broke - Out
of Race 402X - Broke arm
- Between rm 78-110 1203 - vehicle
damaged 5:30pm - 102X onboard
Weatherman relay 108 - Still at
rm220 after roll 12:52am - Accident
approx 8 miles North of Santa Rosalia 878 - calls for
Locos Mocos Help 102X - Both bikes
are at Mag 7 Pit 5 @ Gonzaga Bay 1503 Motorhome
- Cannot get into Bay of Los Angeles 403X - Missed stop
@ 1401 through Bay
of Los Angeles between 10:30-10:40 82 - rm907 901 - rm423 808 - rm610 - Between
Calton & San Ignacio 705 - rm630 213 - on BFG's
"Out list" 577 @ km80 8 Chase - rm650 299 - trouble out
of San Javier Pit 904 - limping to
Baja Pits 403X - Out of Race 201X - rm 758 949 - rm790 706 -
(wash was avoided to insure safety of racers)
Bikes Start: 7:40am
4-wheel Start: 9:15am
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- No personnel manning the road crossing at Ojos Negros.
- Police chief will shut down the race if nobody mans crossing.
- Spectators step in to man road crossing.34
- 1x @ 10:07am43
- 2a - 3a @ 10:351
@11:05
- Rider overslept
- Stuck at extreme left turn in Ojos Negros3
@ 11:23
- Stuck at Ojos Negros4
- TT 31 - 80 - 1 - 34
approx 12:25 - 1st 10 car through5
- in 1st / 7 in 4th
- Driver - Co-Driver need Helo airlift
- Rider needs Airlift - Spinal Injury
- Need Transmission & Torque Converter
- Needs right front tie rod
- Needs a jack to get un-stuck
- Crew was instructed to meet back in Ensendada
- needs 1 1/2" exhaust tubing for #2 port on VW
- also needs valve cover
- AirEvac'd to San Diego's Mercy Hospital
- Father stuck in San Felipe before going to San Diego
- Moved to Baja Mag #4 pit
- sitting in pit at rm221
- 3 people involved
- 1st injury - Compound facture in leg - going into shock
- 2nd injury - going into shock - no visible injuries
- 3rd passenger - ok
- 5 trucks stuck in north end of silt bed12
- TT31 in 3rd10
- Fuel waiting @ 11
- New rider waiting @ 12
- Intake Problems
- Broken
- Broken
- Needs power steering pump or motor mount
- 271 chase team minivan involved in accident
- No injuries - crew needs trailer & ride
- Stranded on road out of San Ignacio
- Blown Motor
- Crew instructed to meet at La Paz
- Blown rear tire
- transmission broke10
- Police set up check-point
- Chief is fining every car $5.00 for illegal turn13
- Did not stop