Wow. I had to check to see if I had logged into a discussion on Photo.net. The reason I dumped that site a few years back was because of all the hostility between " my camera is better than your camera idiots". Recommend a camera that you believe will meet his needs and let him do a Goggle...
Gus wakes up the crowd. I am saying "Get back,get back" in the video and if you look a little ways down the hill you will spot a truck on the course. to close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2UD6ZetdiE&feature=youtu.be
Actually, the tripod is mine and left over from the old days( Pentax 6x7) and that is a Flip camcorder that has taken more than its share of abuse from Trophy Trucks the last 4 years.
2 photos of Baldwin seconds behind Gordon on the hill leaving Erendira. You can see how much dirt was in the air from Gordon´s truck which had just passed. I was hunkering down trying to keep the camera somewhat safe and shot these on the fly hoping for a result.[/ATTACH]
What a race. Robby and B.J. Baldwin seconds apart coming up the hill leaving Erendira. My second shot of Gordon is blurred because he was flying and I did not even see Baldwin because of the dirt cloud from Gordon but heard Baldwin behind me and tried to get the shot. However, my camcorder got...
I will be at Tech tomorrow and scurrying around Erendira for the race. We expect the bikes and trucks to be about an hour later than usual. With the course change Erendira is at mile 385 and last year we were at mile 337. Good luck
Not to be confused with the Baja 1000. This is a throw back to 30 years ago when the Baja 1000 was raced by hard core individuals that would race with whatever they could afford to build. No big bucks thrown their way. This is a 4 day race that is now nearing the final stage. Video attached...
Scott Bloom is a friend and my neighbor in Erendira. This should be a great event and I probably will be at a checkpoint to record times. Scott will be racing in the Mint 400 this weekend. Link to the 400 below...