Nick explains what it’s like to deal with the immersive power of the great equalizer of the peninsula Story by Nick Wilson “Silt is for real…” is what I was muttering under my helmeted breath, sweating buckets while I jacked the rear of the car […]
Relay to the Rescue
Blanco Diamonte and the Flahertys share their story of running a BF Goodrich Radio Relay station and recovering Tope multiple times Story by Blanco Diamonte Us Flahertys from Colorado have been going to the Baja 1000 for many years working Radio Communications for BFGoodrich as […]
Capturing the Adventure, and the Dream.
An adventure story of getting the entire race on video and photo with the COTU Media crew Story by Lani Trejo Two years ago, on a shoot for Volkswagen, we met Jim Graham and a few members of the Desert Dingo Race Team. From that […]
Finding Inspiration
How an Alaskan found satisfaction and inspiration deep in the desert of the Baja peninsula Story by Zach Bingham Inspiration. What inspires you? Who inspires you? It doesn’t necessarily have to be a person, but a type of person from whom you draw inspiration. During […]
There Were No Problems, Unless You Count…
What it’s like to fjord multiple water crossings, change all the flat tires, and pee on your sleeve while racing in Baja as part of a team Story by Emme Hall I have to write a story about my experience for Roadshow and even a […]
From the Rainforest to the Desert: The Longest Peninsula Run Ever
One day after uprooting his family from Seattle to Denver, Chris hopped in a stranger’s truck and chased all the way to La Paz Story by Chris Joyce This whole experience started for me about a year and a half ago standing in my kitchen […]
When the Only Reason is “Just Because”
Gina explains the impossible-to-answer question of why anyone would want to do such a thing as race the Baja 1000 in Class 11 Story by Gina Wilson Well, we did it. All the odds were against us- in fact one website had us at 9 […]
There’s just no experience, like Experience
Larry Hall was one of our “old-timers” on chase. He has extensive experience in racing VWs in class 1600, both in the States and in Mexico. He’s lived in Mexico for nearly 20 years, exploring roads beyond the race course, all without a GPS. Since […]
The Baja 1000 by Paul Massey
“Whats it going to take to get you guys to come to Baja with us” Two weeks before the race this is not a question I would normally expect to hear and a difficult question to answer. Whatever it took it seemed to happen because […]
My Baja Experience by Tyler Wilson
My Baja 1000 Experience By Tyler Wilson My background with The Project Baja Team is brief. I was asked to join as a chase crew member through my fiance, who’s older sister is married to Matt Wilson. I was excited to be a part of […]