Hot Wheels! It’s the 57th iconic Annual Baja 1000 Desert Race
Attention all roadster and moto-fans, the 57th Annual Baja 1000 desert race is on! Locally we have contenders in both the car/truck races and the motorcycle races, competing with 271 official entrants from 32 U.S. states and 18 countries.
The MJ’s Joanne Calitri has covered this race off/on, from the November 2007 MJ issue, when she officially photographed the race, to the October 2021 MJ covering our town’s 16-time SCORE Class 7 Champion with eight Baja 1000 wins – Daniel Chamlee of Factory Racing, Inc.[https://www.montecitojournal.net/2021/11/23/danger-dan-montecitan-will-race-baja-1000-for-19th-time/]
The Baja 1000 starts and ends in Ensenada, Baja, CA November 12-17. The racecourse is measured at 864.13 miles for the professional classes of motorcycles Trucks, cars, and UTVs, while All Sportsman classes, as well as Classes 7SX and 11, have a route of 736.61 miles with a time limit of 36 hours in the elapsed-time race.
GPS gear is required on each vehicle, there is absolutely no cheating, with recorded records monitored by SCORE official.
We’re cheering for you Chamlee and Factory Racing, Inc. to bring it home! Again!
411: https://thefactoryracing.com
https://score-international.com
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