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PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:39 AM
Got the opportunity to go down to Baja with BFG this past week, and what a blast. Baja is simply awesome. Now I understand the allure to desert racing.

I've never worked with a better group of individuals, anywhere, period. BFG runs a top notch support system, which is without equal.

On to the pics.

Heading down:
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:40 AM
2
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:41 AM
3
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:42 AM
We stopped in Ensenada long enough to get our paperwork, and then on to the pit.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:43 AM
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PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:43 AM
Got up about 5:30 on race day to start setting up.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:44 AM
Lots of tires
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:44 AM
,,.,
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:45 AM
I think the pit dumped about 2,300 gallons of gas that day.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:46 AM
I saw these and though I might know whose they were.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:47 AM
Yep. Jesse James's
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:49 AM
Monster Energy / Wide Open Baja set up next to us.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:51 AM
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PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:52 AM
First TT's started rolling through about 12:30
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:53 AM
Tt2
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:53 AM
Tt3
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:54 AM
Tt4
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:55 AM
Vehicles started rolling into our pit about 1:00
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:56 AM
.........
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:57 AM
It got a little busy, so no photos until it slowed back down again.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 09:58 AM
./..
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:00 AM
JS 1701. Mike and team: I have the high res photos of these if you want them sent me a PM.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:02 AM
Mike rolled into the pit and I asked if he needed anything other than fuel. He said he needed the fuel lines blown out with air, so they put in 20 gallons of fuel and we moved him forward to mechanical.

John Hall and other chase support took care of the fuel line situation.

After they had him on his way I grabbed the other 10 gallons of fuel in a dump can that Mike didn't need and we put it in the chase vehicles.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:05 AM
Lots of repairs for Pit 1
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:07 AM
,./;
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:07 AM
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11-20-2006, 10:10 AM
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11-20-2006, 10:11 AM
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11-20-2006, 10:14 AM
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Whitewater
11-20-2006, 10:15 AM
Great Pics! Thanks for sharing! Keep em coming!
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:16 AM
They were having mech problems and stopped at our pit:
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:17 AM
../';;
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:17 AM
^^&
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:19 AM
Once everyone was through, we took down everything and loaded up. Got to the hotel close to 3:00 am, and crashed.

The next day we had breakfast, met up with pit 2 and crossed back into the US.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:20 AM
That's all I've got.

If you get a chance to go to the 1000, go! You can't know how cool it is until you're there experiencing it.

Ryan
Gummi Bear
11-20-2006, 10:23 AM
That's awesome! Sounds like a lot of fun, even though you were working your ass off. :D


Is there any chance that you got any pics of any of the Class 3 guys?

Teams 301, 302 or 349?
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 10:40 AM
No pics of the class 3 guys. I remember fueling Raffo, the Bronco (Moss?), and am not sure about another.

Ryan
willymutt
11-20-2006, 11:19 AM
Monster Energy / Wide Open Baja set up next to us.

If that was a big black Western Star, I was the one who spec'd that out new. The guy flew to KS from CA and picked it up. I haven't seen it since it left. Awesome truck. Loaded to the gills with options. Check it out if you get a chance.

Nice pics also.
welndmn
11-20-2006, 11:23 AM
awesome pics!
Bigburlynakedguy
11-20-2006, 11:28 AM
Looks like you with my friend Bob Green.
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 11:35 AM
If that was a big black Western Star, I was the one who spec'd that out new. The guy flew to KS from CA and picked it up. I haven't seen it since it left. Awesome truck. Loaded to the gills with options. Check it out if you get a chance.

Nice pics also.

I think that was it. I did check it out. The trailer they had was crazy, Plasma TV's, bar, etc. etc, Basically a big party wagon. :smokin:
Brian1
11-20-2006, 11:56 AM
Great pics, thanks!
Prerunner
11-20-2006, 01:25 PM
PJTPW,
Do you have any other pics of car 1219?
Thanks!
PJTPW
11-20-2006, 02:35 PM
PJTPW,
Do you have any other pics of car 1219?
Thanks!

Nope, sorry, that's the only one I've got. I think we had 3 vehicles pit at the same time and I only took that one after the team I was on was finished filling the vehicle in the nearest lane.
broncofreak2000
11-20-2006, 04:02 PM
Thats insane!!! I want to go even more now, I gotta find someone to work with down there next year. Hell, I will be the tire guys waterboy!!
heylouie00
11-20-2006, 09:23 PM
No pics of the class 3 guys. I remember fueling Raffo, the Bronco (Moss?), and am not sure about another.

Ryan

The other Class 3 would have been 302 ..Team Endeavor, Scott Barnes... a white EB with a Lone Star Flag

We pitted him just down the road from you guys but he stopped for a fuel dump first...just after dark, maybe 7:00ish

Due to poor radio communications, we spent the next few hours looking for our other EB 349 who was out of the race near Valle de Trinidad...We thought he was MIA somewhere on the Goat Trail, but he got off the course and couldn't get a hold of us.

The staff at the BFG pit was great...the woman at the check in table was very understanding when we asked her to check and double check that they had not come through...then Laird (?) checked BFG relay for info for us several times...pass along a big thanks for us!

The importance of good communications in Baja cannot be emphasized enough!