So here was my damage:
1) Starter cable came loose $0
2) Speeding ticket in Mexico $40
3) Flat Tire (possible $0, most like $200 (twig in the sidewall possibly)
4) Leaky Header $$$ Dont know yet
5) Squeeky and dirty bronco ($40 wash)
4 days in Baja.............PRICELESS!
HAHAHA....somehow when you heard pssssss I bet my Bajas don't seem too bad.
Glad to hear you had such a great time and they sound like a great team.
Negative, still take my All Terrains 1000x over those bajas!
My race day
Started at rm113.5 to watched the fast guys Then we drove the access road to Morelia Jct then to the big silt wash at ~rm105. The first trucks came thru in good fashion and the plumes of silt over and inside the trucks. There were 5 lines. Then the 12s and 10s came thru. Chris towed 2 buggies and I towed a C8 which was an experience. The c8 mistake was slowing when he hit the silt plume and he was promply was promptly high centered. I had to pull from the bottom in 2' of silt. No go since the c8 was sitting on the frame with wheels off the ground and I had minimal grip. Sykes pulled in front of me with the Raptor and we did a syncronized hard low range jerk and freed the c8. Worked on the 2nd try. I think it was Noah in the 8 truck. Then we had enough of the dust so we took the access road to rm125 and grabbed the Azufre road - down the canyon at a leasure pace, then on to Percebu for drinks and then to La Vaquita for food then home.
All in all it was a good day.
Friday: I was on the malecon from 10 to around 2. Just wandering and checking things out. Then at the TT clambake till bed time.
PaulW
bajascott wrote:hey paul i saw a couple cool pics of yours and chris' broncos doing your duties in the silt. kartman took some great pics!
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I did not find such yet. Can you find the link without much troulb and fwd it to me? Several photo and one video guy at that location. Victor sent me an IPhone video of the tug but my slow connection wont allow viewing it.
Paul and Chris, I saw you both heading south on Morelia Rd when I was heading north. The broncos looked good. I was in a big gold F350 and waved at you Paul but knew you wouldn't recognize the truck.
Chris, the class 10 in the silt bed was ours. Thanks for the pull!
BajaBronco13 wrote:Paul,
Are you now running 35"s on your stretched Bronco? If so how do you like them in comparison to the 33"s? Chris
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Yes. Once we became convinced that we could get the heater box clearance needed both Chris and I converted to 35s. 3 seasons so far. Observation is it rolls better over the bad stuff like whoops and the rocky stuff. My truck needs a little more pressure it the right front bump as on very hard hits it rubs thw fender liner and pushes it against the modified heater box.
Been that way for a while, no damage.
PaulW
Sounds like a blast. I think I saw a few familiar faces in the pics. Tom and Steve the medics for Normans team. I have worked with both those guys in the past.
Ive never been to a baja race, and this makes me wanna go sooooo bad! Thanks!
