2011 NORRA Mexican 1000 With The Mag 7 Pit Crew!

May 12, 2011 - 2:15 pm

I have been volunteering with the Mag 7 Pit Crew since the end of 2009…mostly shooting video at the races and helping out where I can. For the 2011 NORRA Mexican 1000 I stepped up as pit captain for the day two pit at El Progresso (south of BoLA). Baja Bound Mexico Insurance is proud to be the official Mexican auto insurance provider for the Mag 7 Pit Crew and the NORRA Mexican 1000! Here is are some photos from the trip. Unfortunately, we were working our tails off in the pit when the racers were coming through, so I didn’t get any racing photos.

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About to depart from Mexicali with our gear and 1000 pounds of race fuel

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Mag 7 rolling south!

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Lunch at Asadero Yaqui south of Mexicali…

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Dawn at Alfonsinas

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Gonzaga Airlines

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Pinky the chihuahua at the Gonzaga Bay abarrotes

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The road to Coco’s Corner

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Brandy got a flat

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Coco’s Corner

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Coco’s fence

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Charlie the Mag 7 pit dog!

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Lunch at Chapala Junction

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Tom and Jane Morton were doing support for Baja Bound Moto!

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Locals on the road in to El Progresso

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The desert landscape was beautiful

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Rick and Ivan pose at the pit

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More awesome Baja scenery

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Night falls over the desert

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“Fast Eddy” Martinez was the NORRA course pre-run rabbit until he broke down….bad. We helped him get back on the road and he joined our caravan north.

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Eddy welding the front end back together

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We rolled into Guerrero Negro at midnight and got tacos!

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Yum!

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This guy was on the hunt for some scraps. We didn’t disappoint!

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Ivan getting the last few minutes of rest in before we head north

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Malarrimo was an awesome hotel in Guerrero Negro! I highly recommend it!

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Breakfast on the road in Villa Jesus Maria

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Driver’s perspective going through Cataviña

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This truck was loaded with jalapeños and took a turn too fast near the turnoff for Santa Rosalillita. Ouch.

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We made the requisite stop at Mama Espinosas

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Eddy and I got t-shirts

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Lunch in San Vicente

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Carnitas with salsa verde

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And they were amazing!

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Chomp!

All in all….it was a great trip! 1,192 miles traveled in 4 days. For those that are traveling down the 5 and beyond in the near future, the paved road south of Puertecitos to the dirt is approximately 24.8 miles….and the remaining dirt road to Alfonsinas is approximately 22.4 miles.

Viva Baja!

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