Saving Two Pieces of History
My brother Walt owned a company called Angry Auto Group in Minot, ND. The business was a passion project that most people would not understand. Walt had a passion for old cars and trucks. Many, many antique cars and trucks can be found on the old farms and ranches in North Dakota and Montana. Unfortunately,…
2005 Baja 1000 Part 7
RACEDAY Part 2 I drove about an hour south of Ensenada to the village of Uruapan. The racecourse left the pavement here for the last 75 miles of the race. I arrived around 11 PM. I knew I was early. I had plenty of time before Mike would arrive. The motorcycles were very spread out…
2005 Baja 1000 Part 6
RACE DAY My alarm went off at 4:30! I did not want to get out of bed. I could hear Eric stirring across the room. I lay there thinking about the day ahead of us. I knew Eric and I would handle our sections of the racecourse without any issue. I couldn’t help wondering about…
2005 Baja 1000 Part 5
My eighth day in Baja was another beautiful day. The temperature was a bit chilly in the morning, but once the sun burned off the marine layer clouds it warmed up nicely. Eric wanted to pre-run his section again. I wanted to pre-run my section again also, but with the lack of gas in that…
2005 Baja 1000 Part 4
My fourth day in Baja was a much slower and less stressful than the previous two. Baja is always full of adventure, that’s the allure. However, I was glad for a day off, so to speak. I slept in a little and after breakfast I met up with Charlie in the hotel parking lot. Charlie…
2005 Baja 1000 Part 3
I woke early very concerned about Charlie. I didn’t know what to do and I didn’t have anyone to ask for advice. I grabbed a quick breakfast. Mike and I planned on pre-running more, but we needed to find Charlie first. After breakfast I was organizing my pickup when I heard a dirt bike approaching. …
2005 Baja 1000 Part 2
I continued my preparation for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in November diligently. My motorcycle was set up for racing at night and since I would most likely be racing all my section in the dark, I spent a few nights riding in the dark. I would leave Terry Glass’ house in north Scottsdale and…
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