Dirt Sunrise: Tim and Kelsey get lost...
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Tim and Kelsey get lost..
We're racing the Baja 1000. It's been three years since we've raced, but a buddy needed a navigator so off to Baja we go. Prerunning starts tomorrow and race day is Friday. Info on how to armchair race here:
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We're racing the 53rd Baja 1000! (Here's how to follow along)
We're part of a team helping to get #1074 almost 1,000 miles through some of the roughest terrain in Baja. I (Tim) will be co-driving from Race Mile (RM) 275 to RM 605. We head down (11/16/20) to start prerunning our section. We'll be taking 2 days to prerun it all and make copious notes so on...
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SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
A couple of the things we've raced over the years.
This 1600 we built from scratch and raced for many years before we built a single seat (The rules favored single seaters). We won the Pro Desert series as well as SADR series in the car. We also took it to Baja for SCORE, Nevada for SNORE series.
This is me finishing on a flat tire I'd been nursing for about 40 miles. It stayed on the rim since most of the cars weight is over the rear (Engine/Trans/Fuel Tank) until I hit the brakes at the finish line. Very happy to have won despite the flat.
The first race in that car didn't go as planned. Build, break, rebuild, break.
Back in those days if we didn't race the "car" I'd enter my dirt bike, whatever it was at the time. I couldn't get enough.
Icon Vehicle Dynamics was once called Donahoe Racing and in those days we built racecars as well as lift kits. Toyota gave us a stock Tacoma double cab to build into a "Stock Mini" class racecar and race at the Baja 1000. It was slow and heavy, as all production based cars usually are, but we kept the windshield, AC and stereo so it was a heck of a fun time to race!!
This race I'll be navigating this 12 car being raced in class 10. It's in class 10 because the engine needs to be Volkswagen based to be in class 12. (Hence the beam front end etc) It's now running an Ecotec so despite it having less wheel travel than most class 10's we think it will do well. We'll be in the car for the longest section from Race Mile 275 to RM605.
This 1600 we built from scratch and raced for many years before we built a single seat (The rules favored single seaters). We won the Pro Desert series as well as SADR series in the car. We also took it to Baja for SCORE, Nevada for SNORE series.
This is me finishing on a flat tire I'd been nursing for about 40 miles. It stayed on the rim since most of the cars weight is over the rear (Engine/Trans/Fuel Tank) until I hit the brakes at the finish line. Very happy to have won despite the flat.
The first race in that car didn't go as planned. Build, break, rebuild, break.
Back in those days if we didn't race the "car" I'd enter my dirt bike, whatever it was at the time. I couldn't get enough.
Icon Vehicle Dynamics was once called Donahoe Racing and in those days we built racecars as well as lift kits. Toyota gave us a stock Tacoma double cab to build into a "Stock Mini" class racecar and race at the Baja 1000. It was slow and heavy, as all production based cars usually are, but we kept the windshield, AC and stereo so it was a heck of a fun time to race!!
This race I'll be navigating this 12 car being raced in class 10. It's in class 10 because the engine needs to be Volkswagen based to be in class 12. (Hence the beam front end etc) It's now running an Ecotec so despite it having less wheel travel than most class 10's we think it will do well. We'll be in the car for the longest section from Race Mile 275 to RM605.
X-plorenow
Adventurer
Wow that was quick! Good luck and get back to your day job soon as I love your videos!
X-plorenow
Adventurer
Beautiful, Argentina is one of my favorite countries that you have visited so far. Look forward to seeing more.
KMM
Kelsey_DirtSunrise
We make it back to civilization then enjoy traveling with friends as we make our way south towards Mendoza on the famed Ruta 40. We camp, share meals, drink cheap beer and good wine, listen to music, sit around fires, and just savor life...we also might have a few hair brained schemes...
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
Thanks for feeding the pups
Good luck in Baja, ive been enjoying the live streams. Brings back memories
I got a huge kick out of the last video, and the Moto Surfing haha. Glad yall got it killed before any water ingestion.
Good luck in Baja, ive been enjoying the live streams. Brings back memories
I got a huge kick out of the last video, and the Moto Surfing haha. Glad yall got it killed before any water ingestion.
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
I do love Baja. Driving blind, and no matter how remote you think you are: a sedan with bald tires haha
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
1 week ago we were finishing the Baja 1000. The day after I wrote up a Race Summary, but it's more of a stream of consciousness.
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2020 Baja 1000 - Race Summary
After prerunning for 2 days we were pretty sore and tired. We knew there would be some long hours ahead so sleep was at a premium each night. To start off, the racecar was having a hard time getting into reverse so the guys worked on the transmission linkage the night before the race as Rob and...
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BrittanyHighland
Member
Caspian and I just finished your Cholula video, which was fun because it's somewhere we've actually been. <3 My favorite part was your *Cholula isn't made here note. ?