Gabe here, just like to say thanks to all. the crew is some of the best. Mexico is always an adventure and it's twice as sweet when you work along side people with as much heart as
the JTR crew. The race for Jake and i started at mile 679 it was dark and we were fired up to get the car to John with a good lead. not having much time in the seat it took a few miles to sort the car out and it was running strong. feeling good we began to pick up the pace all the way to scorpion bay only to find there was no fuel oops!!! the pit was not there. no problem just hammer down to the loreto check where the JTR boys would come to the rescue. well boom the jeep shut down just before la presma, we think the coil got hot and shut it down! changing to the second coil she fired up and we were back on the road. arriving at the loreto check the JTR boys gave us a quick splash and look over. At this point the average for our section was around 65mph yaaaaahoooo! back on the pipe we started the last 40 miles, this section was were many would not survive. at race mile 880 big silt! this would continue for 15 miles the little jeep kept chugging along until an encounter with a rock sent the front of the jeep into orbit. breaking the pan hard bar. but it was not long before the JTR boys came to the rescue. Dave that boy jumped into action! changing it out in about 15min he rocks! away we went but much easier. with no other moments we handed the car to john early morning. you boys at JTR put together a great car and it was a prevliage to be able to race with all of you. Gabe out VIVA BAJA!!!!!!!!
The Race is On!
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Gabester!! Great job. Thank you for all your time pre-running over the last year. I learned a lot from you and Vic on how to attack Baja. I was a little worried that you didnt have any seat time but I knew it wouldnt be a big deal after seeing how you always came through in front everytime on the pre runs with that trusty ole KTM. Especially after seeing those boys burn up those tires and motorcycles in our fall pre run in Loreto. It showed me that your leg would be in good hands. When flying over the peninsula and looking at how hard it would be to get a chase vehicle into the area that you covered... great job in bringing her back to civilization. Maine Racer.
Gabe,what an animal,driving blind through the silt like you were blindfolded,trusting in Jakes every word,with the hammer down,what a team,I have about six inches of silt in the back of the jeep to get back to ya,will fed ex be ok :)....Thanks again for the great welcome at trackside,felt right at home from the getgo,what a truly amazing experience,and you helped make it what it was,hope to see you again soon...PS Thanks for the tacos!! Dave
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