BFG Pit 1 Report: 50th SCORE Baja 1000
Pit 1 ActionWe were literally 1 minute too late. We saw the trophy truck make the turn dusting out the chase trucks that were 6 ahead of us, but we…
Pit 1 ActionWe were literally 1 minute too late. We saw the trophy truck make the turn dusting out the chase trucks that were 6 ahead of us, but we…
It’s Race Day. It’s time to hear horsepower. It’s time to put everyone’s nerves to rest and head out to the desert to do what we all do best. The…
Sixty-Two Ladies. Would you have guessed that would be the number of ladies putting helmets on to race the 2017 SCORE Baja 1000? It’s an unofficial number that SCORE registration…
Today was a day of race business and ceremonies. Today included legends, dignitaries, and government officials. Tech inspection and contingency was outside, while inside it was much quieter in the…
Ensenada, the Offroad Capital of the world, is buzzing with excitement. Today starts contingency for the 50thSCORE Baja 1000. Starting contingency on Tuesday, November 14th is new, it is a two day…
MESA, AZ NOVEMBER 15, 2017: The 2017 Ladies Offroad Challenge finalist Megan Stevenson and Charlene Bower have been ingrained in the 2017 50th SCORE Baja 1000 since Friday. The BFGoodrich…
There are a total of nine relay stations, manned by 13 volunteers, set up in between the eight BFGoodrich Tires pits. At least one month before the race Wild Bill,…
When we think about racing and safety it is natural to focus on the driver and co-driver inside the car – race suits, helmets, seatbelts, neck restraints and the list…
It was dark, very dark. But it usually is at 5:15am. This was the hour the first calgary of pits started their parade to Baja. The tractor trailers, packed with…
As Charlene Bower and I walked through the BFGoodrich Tires pit exchange area, and she introduced me to pit leaders and their crews, there were several seasoned veterans who stood out to…
Not sure what I was expecting from the BFGoodrich Tires Pit Exchange day. Maybe I was anticipating a bit of a contingency style atmosphere with vehicles rolling through bumper-to-bumper dropping…
While Jack Sepoole was running a BFGoodrich Tires pit for the Baja 1000 in 1992 he had the challenge of finding a couple of the female volunteers a private place to use the bathroom,…