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| 06.01.2009 | 857 | 07:06:49 |
| Bmw Dallas It was a tight race up to this point where I would get passed in the very rough areas of the course where there were big whoops and ruts and I would blow back by them in the faster sections. We did a tire change at pit 3 (mile 185) and three or four riders passed me there. |
| Bmw San Diego A few riders passed me during a whooprock section prior to checkpoint three and I handed the bike to Ron in 10th place overall. Bmw Dallas. Averaging just above 42 mph the team navigated hundreds of waistdeep water crossings extremely rocky sections of boulder fields pitch black night conditions lava rocks washouts and tons of deep deep silt not to mention the numerous other surprises that the Baja throws at you. |
| Bmw San Jose California From local traffic roaming cattle and hurricaneravaged terrain the hazards were ceaseless but the team endured to capture a genuinely remarkable result. After Haydens first leg Baja legend Ron Bishopa veteran of every single Baja 1000 ever runhandled his section smoothly and then Chuck Dempsey took the helm. Bmw San Diego. Chuck had this to say about his section: I rode as safe as possible in the whoops because they were pretty big and sandy. |
| Bmw San Francisco I wanted to save the bike to when I got to the fast roads. This was my 21st year racing in the Pro Class down in Baja and Id have to say that the HP 2 Enduro is the fastest bike I have ever ridden in my life. Bmw San Jose California. I started passing guys right off the bat which surprised me when I got on the roads it was like taking candy from a baby. |
| Bmw Philadelphia The middle of my section was fast Dempsey continued but the last twenty miles were tight and rocky so I knew I had to get there as fast as possible before all the guys would pass me back and then we headed into the night. Bmw Dallas. I turned on the headlight and it lit up for about 3 seconds then turned off. |
| Bmw Seattle Thats when I knew I was in trouble because Baja is pitch black when theres no moon. I rode as fast as I could even though I couldnt see much in front of me. Bmw Dallas. That was a handful on the HP 2 Enduro when you cant even see your own fender. |
| Bmw Newark Thats when everybody started passing me back. Bmw Dallas. I tried riding next to other riders but they were not happy with that since I had passed them earlier. |
| Bmw Bergen So about seven miles from HWY 1 I saw a group of 30 or so Mexican locals standing and drinking beers watching the race so I pulled up to them and grabbed the flashlight right out of their hands and took off. (Guess I owe them a flashlight! Bmw Dallas. ) I started to ride holding the flashlight with my clutch hand it wasnt much but it was better than nothing. |
| Bmw Phoenix I was so happy to see my BMW team waiting for me at HWY 1. It seemed like I rode fifty miles that night with no light. From there we jumped on HWY 1 and I rode behind the chase truck to where Tony was waiting for us with new lights. Bmw Dallas. We did another wheel change and the new race lights were installed on the bike then Tony took off to complete his section. |
| Bmw Riverside, Bmw Nassau Megla reports: I was the rider from San Ignacio (mile 554) to Loreto (mile 776) and from Insurgentes (mile 855) to checkpoint 9 (mile 943) In San Ignacio the bike showed up late because of a blown headlight fuse in the wiring harness. Bmw Dallas. This was the pit where we had to change to stock headlight with the Baja lights. Bmw San Jose California. I left San Ignacio about 6:45 and tried to make up as much time as possible. Bmw San Francisco. We had dropped back to around 38th overall. Bmw Dallas. The course from here was fast graded roads sandy roads and tidal flats with a few muddy spots on the Pacific coast before it turned inland to the town of La Purisma. |
