Ohhhh lord, take me down to Mexico, Rosarito, Baja California...

7 months ago, if you would have asked me what "Off-Road Racing" was, I would have said something along the lines of "Um... racing that isn't on a road?". But after the Baja 1000 in November, I can tell you it is SOOOOO much more then racing that isn't on a road. It is one of the best adrenaline rides of your life. Words can't describe what its like to first hear a trophy truck bombing down a mountain... then seeing it light up the night sky... feeling the pounding in your chest as it gets closer.... and finally, nearly peeing your pants when they come flying by 5 feet away from you going what seems like 1000 miles an hour.

And that's just the trophy trucks... how about being on a chase team for a bad ass who solo'd the 1000 mile race on a motorcycle and finished 3rd in 19:30 hours. The pit crew was just a rag-tag group of 3 -- one hung over, one working on a buzz and one rookie. Yet, we made it to every pit stop, did what needed to be done and made sure the Ironman was able to push on. That was an incredible experience.

So this weekend, I head down again to be a part the Dragonfire team (even if my only job is to take pictures and make sure the food is ready). If you're interested, I think you can follow Weatherman (the dude the updates everyone on the race) or try this link for live tracking....

Class 1 car #111
Trophy Truck #2
Sport UTV #1803