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Baja 1000 is a major American off-road race that takes place in November. Racers drive 1000 miles (approx. 1600 km) in the desert in Baja California. It is an open-and-shut race, where the first racer to reach the goal is the winner. The race draws about 1200 participants and some 200,000 spectators.
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Baja 1000 is an off-road race that takes place on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula in the fall. The event includes various types of vehicle classes such as small and large bore motorcycles, stock VW, production vehicles, buggies, trucks, and custom fabricated race vehicles. The course has remained relatively the same over the years with the majority of events being either a point to point race from Ensenada to La Paz, or a loop race starting and finishing in Ensenada. The name of the event is misleading as the mileage varies for the type of event (loop or point to point) and has represented Kilometers in the past.
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Participating in The Baja 1000 will mean being prepared to deal with terrain, speed and repairs. During the race, the team will range in speeds from 5 to 150 mph and drive on everything from super-flat, dried-up lake beds to mountainous slopes.
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In the 40-year history of the SCORE Baja 1000, this will be the 33rd time the race has started in Ensenada and the second time it has finished in Cabo San Lucas. It has ... started three times in Mexicali (1972, 1993, 1994), twice in Tijuana (1967, 1995) and once each in Santo Tomas (1998) and Ojos Negro (1999). The only other time this race ended in Cabo San Lucas was 2000.
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The Baja 1000 once attracted only thrill-seeking hobbyists. And while there's still plenty of those among the record 432 entrants, pros from other motor sports disciplines like drag racing (J.R. Todd and Morgan Lucas), open-wheel (Danny Sullivan) and NASCAR (Robby Gordon and Brendan Gaughan) are scheduled to make the trek down the Baja Peninsula when the race gets underway Tuesday.
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It should come as no surprise that over half of the total entries in the 2007 Baja 1000 did not complete the race. However, Alpinestars' very own Jeff Weiner successfully completed his first Baja 1000 along with teammates Bill Eddings, Eric Schettler and Sean Kinkor. Not only did the team finish the race, they finished 1st place in their class and 49th place overall. Although their amazing adventure was speckled with challenges and setbacks, the team's dedication and focus ultimately led to victory. This win was especially meaningful as the team raced in memory of their close friend Caleb Campbell Haskell. Alpinestars would like to congratulate Jeff Weiner and his team, CCH/McCoy Racing, on their victory.
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