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Weatherman to all checkpoints.
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I'm looking for status on 99 Alpha, please,
between Valle de Trinidad and Milling.
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They race the clock
in a land that defies time.
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Sharing an adventure in a place
where reality is on holiday.
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It's the most beautiful place in the world.
It's the most scary place in the world.
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And it's the most
desolate, quiet place.
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You love it, you hate it, you love it,
you hate it, you love it, you hate it.
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You don't wanna be there,
you wanna be there.
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It's like a girl that breaks your heart.
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"I hate you, I never
wanna see you again.
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I'm sorry.
Can I come over?"
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You look up at the stars
and there's no smog.
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You smell the ocean breeze,
you hear the birds.
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You hear the whales,
you hear the seals.
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I think Baja gives you
that opportunity to feel that,
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to get closer to something
that's more instinctual.
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It's difficult to put into words
because it's an emotion.
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That's what Baja is,
something you feel.
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What do you call a race where
anybody with any vehicle can enter.
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A race where 200.000 spectators
come but no one pays admission.
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A race that takes 32 hours
for 1.200 people
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to battle 1.000 merciless miles
for a million different reasons?
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Call it the Tecate Score Baja 1000.
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Someone asked Parnelli Jones,
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and he said it's like being
in a 24-hour plane crash.
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'Cause the 1000,
so much can go on.
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Think about what happens,
you know, in the Daytona 500.
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And they're going
around a smooth track,
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and the pit's
in the same spot every time.
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You know, we got
buses and cows and horses and...
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Mountains and beaches and deserts.
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You're in dust, you're in rocks.
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It's gullies, it's washouts,
it's 100 miles an hour, 20 miles an hour.
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So many roads out there,
and little ranches here and there.
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Every one of these jumps,
every one of these turns
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is different than the last one.
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Tell you what,
you don't fall asleep here.
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I lived it, I ate it, I slept it,
and I can totally understand
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when other people
get caught up in the mystique of it,
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trying to beat time itself
and get to the finish line.
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It's an unreal feeling.
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It's only about 100 miles
south of San Diego.
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But Ensenada is a whole nother world.
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And the closer you get to it.
The more confusing it becomes.
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Mouse had the inspiration
and Fish gave his approval.
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But it was my good buddy Scott Waugh
who convinced me to make this movie
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about the longest nonstop
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point-to-point race in the world.
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My name is Dana Brown.
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And when I thought I knew.
Hadn't a clue.
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We got Dana Brown.
Dana just came out of Step Into Liquid.
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They are doing a feature
called Dust to Glory
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on the Tecate Score Baja 1000.
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That's Sal Fish. He's in charge.
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An honest promoter.
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Why not? This whole thing started
with a stuntman nicknamed after a rodent.
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- There's the odds.
- Hey, we're three-to-one.
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Look at this.
I'm two-to-one favorite.
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This is Mouse. A real force of nature.
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Somehow you always end up doing
whatever he's doing.
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Take his posse.., one legend
and two childhood friends.
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Also getting sucked into Mouse's orbit
were the Griders. Andy and Neil.
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Andy won the 1000 last year.
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- Can you bet this?
- Yeah, at Caliente.
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Hey, Billy, you can bet this
at Caliente.
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Let's put some odds on ourselves.
Let's go bet on ourselves.
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I think in Mexico you can do that.
It's not like...
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Who's that guy... Pete Rose?
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Seems like everybody
enters the 1000.
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They've raced everything here
from Rolls-Royces to Winnebagos.
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The Bago didn't make it very far.
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These racers are
from all walks of life.
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Including the prodigal son.
The Hawaiian surfer.
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The father. Son. And grandson.
King of the Beetles.
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Team Estrogen.
The perennial champs.
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The greatest ever.
And those Indy dudes.
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They don't close
the race course off for anybody.
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You're out there with Joe Public,
or in this case, Jose Public.
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For the people of Baja. This is
one of the biggest days of the year.
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We can really relate to racing,
off-road racing.
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And you meet people,
you just start talking.
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Start talking about
the last race, the next race.
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"You remember this
and you remember that. "
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You end up with four
or five guys around you,
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and that's called picking up dust
here in this town.
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As the party atmosphere fades.
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All the contradictions and metaphors
begin to make sense to me.
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This isn't about a race.
It's about the race. The human race.
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Which I figure is exactly
how Sal Fish intended it.
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The roads aren't closed.
Locals driving backwards on the course.
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You've got locals racing
right next to you.
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You've got chase vehicles, and they're
on the course where they shouldn't be.
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You know, I mean, this is
not for wusses. Let's face it.
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Without question.
Sal Fish is the Baja 1000.
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He marks a different course each year.
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He deals with the concerns
of the ranchers. Of the police.
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As well as demands
of contestants and spectators.
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I haven't met anyone that has
the stupidity, I guess, that I have
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that would do it the way I do.
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And I never stop thinking about this.
It's a 24-hour deal and I love it.
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Get families together
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and guys with the $10,000 vehicle
and guys with the $2 million vehicle.
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I could never imagine
having Sal Fish's job.
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Having 300 people
like Robby Gordon showing up there
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wanting to go racing,
and everybody has their own agenda.
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Everybody plays by the same rules.
They all pay the same entry fee.
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I wanna make sure
our hardcore grassroot guys
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are always at Score
and there's a place for them to race.
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Sal's values are reflected
in a race that's open to everyone.
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From the little guy to the big guy.
The famous and anonymous...
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all equal. All simply racers.
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Pre-dawn.
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Air temperature. 45 degrees.
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Motorcycles and quads
will start three hours ahead of the field.
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A flurry of flashbulbs
announces Johnny Campbell's arrival.
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A win today would be
a record-breaking seven in a row.
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Trying to keep loose
was 62-year-old J.N. Roberts.
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A true legend in off-road racing.
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Always gotta keep moving.
Harder target to hit.
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Mouse arrived.
He's very quiet. Unusually subdued.
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Mouse doesn't know this but when
I was a little kid, he was my hero.
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He'd go out smokin' everybody.
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"Wow, who's this Mouse McCoy?"
Then all of a sudden, disappeared.
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I started racing
when I was four years old.
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And by 17 I was just flat burned out.
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Nothing you could do about it.
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You don't have any context
of what you're doing as a kid.
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All you know is you hate it,
you're done, you're sick of it.
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Actually that's the best thing
that's ever happened to me
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'cause now I love
riding motorcycles more than ever.
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And maybe I wouldn't have loved it
so much had I kept going.
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For every bike there's usually
three. Four. Or five riders.
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Johnny Campbell would be riding
the first 205 miles
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before handing it over
to Steve Hengeveld.
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We'll see ya at the finish line.
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J.N. Would ride 110
before giving it to his son Jimmy.
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Mouse McCoy wouldn't
run 100. 200, or even 500 miles.
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Mouse had a different plan.
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He was gonna race
the entire Baja 1000 solo.
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One man's name is synonymous
for racing the Baja solo...
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the Ironman. Van Stewart.
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Well, to do a 1,000-mile race
in a car is tough,
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but at least you can sit down
and get a drink of water
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and you're protected a lot more.
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And to do it on a motorcycle,
I mean, I can't fathom it. That's tough.
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Anybody can trail ride the thing
for the thousand miles.
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But to be competitive and do it
was a whole different deal.
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And I knew I looked up to him,
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and now, wow, I'm really gonna
look up to him if he finishes this thing.
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This is gonna be amazing.
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People say, "Don't you
worry about your son?"
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No, I don't worry about him
because he's gifted.
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And he usually gets there.
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I think Mouse is one of the best
when it comes to preparing.
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He pre-ran down here
more than anybody I've ever seen.
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Supercross legend Ricky Johnson.
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Who's like Mouse's big brother.
Had some reservations.
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Not because he's a bad rider.
He's a great rider.
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Not because he was out of shape.
He was in great shape.
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But for those exact things.
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He knew how good a shape he was in
and he knew how fast he was.
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And I knew if he got into a competition
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with other riders that are
fresher, fresher, fresher, fresher,
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I was afraid he was gonna die.
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Survival. That's all it is.
You survive, you'll win it.
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Soft and smooth, brother.
Soft and smooth.
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At 6:30 the race began.
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They'll leave 30 seconds apart.
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At 6:31 and 30 seconds.
Johnny Campbell takes off.
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Chris Blaze of the Honda B Team
leaves the line at 6:33.
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J.N. Roberts. 6:37:30.
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F a car pulls out in front
of a speeding car.
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Results are dented metal
and possible injury.
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F a car pulls out
in front of a speeding motorcycle.
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Results are probable death.
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Which was exactly the fate of former
Baja champion Danny Hamel in 1995.
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Only a few miles
outside of Ensenada.
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Mouse McCoy. 6:37.
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And the rhythm
of the race begins.
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At 6:46:30, the quads
began to join the fray.
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Mile 38, there
is no flagman. No flagman.
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By the 50-mile mark. Johnny Campbell
had settled into his usual lead.
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In second was Chris Blaze
of the Honda B Team.
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Mouse. In an effort
to show his newfound maturity.
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Had gone from sixteenth
to fourth in the first hour.
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For a motorcyclist to compete
at the front of the pack
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he has to fully commit.
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He has to hurl himself into the void.
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Mouse was on fire.
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And just as amazing was J.N. Roberts
passing riders a third of his age
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until our camera helicopter got
a little close and J.N. Went down.
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We missed the shot.
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And 30 miles away.
Jimmy Roberts had
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a sudden premonition
that he'd miss his ride.
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F J.N. Couldn't get back
on the bike. Their day was over.
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T didn't seem fair.
J.N. 's a living legend.
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Winner of the first
Baja 1000 back in 1967.
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That was an era
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when as many as 3.000 riders
would start a California desert race.
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And J.N. Roberts
would win 27 in a row.
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When I was growing up, of course
he was the man in the desert.
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And any time we'd be out
riding motorcycles
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and I'd do something that
my dad thought was pretty good,
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he'd say, "Oh, all right, J.N.
Good job, J.N."
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So J.N. Was this
mythical figure in my mind.
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So when I had the chance
to actually race with him
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it was a pretty awesome
experience for me.
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I wanna make sure it works for J.N.
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First time back in 30 years
to Baja for him.
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It's kind of exciting
to go riding with him.
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He can't seem to get the bike
started, though.
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- New technology.
- Get it to the top of the stroke.
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J.N. Won two
of the first three Baja 1000s.
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He'd come back to team with Jimmy.
Who was racing in his first.
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He just recently won
the Vet World Championships.
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And now here he is
two weeks later racing Baja.
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And then in January
he signs up for Social Security.
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So he's had quite a year.
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Don't rub it in.
Hey, Social Insecurity.
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Yeah.
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J.N. Didn't get a lot of time
to reminisce about his past victories
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because Jimmy. Mouse. And Greg Tracy
had him on a rigorous pre-run schedule.
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Pre-running is when you get to practice
your section of the course.
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Now. In Mouse's case.
All the sections were his section.
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So J.N. Got to do a lot of pre-running.
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I'll tell you what, the ol' butt
in the last few days is taking a lickin'.
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- Taking a lickin'.
- No pun intended.
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We still live in different states,
so we don't see each other all the time.
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But when we do see each other,
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it's usually around
a motorcycle-based environment.
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And he's so, like,
compulsive disorder kind of...
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Really goes over things
over and over and over.
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And I can see myself when I'm
by myself becoming that a little bit myself.
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I love you to death, but some
of your habits drive me crazy.
235
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But the roles reverse. It's just funny.
It's just the way it is. It's life.
236
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Look at the McCoys.
We've seen that yesterday with them.
237
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Yeah, they have
the same relationship, kind of.
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They're kind of bagging
on each other all the time.
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Like a couple ol' hens
most of the time.
240
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What can you do about it?
It's your blood. They can't fire ya.
241
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Jimmy and J.N. Are less father and son.
They're more like clones.
242
00:15:09,942 --> 00:15:11,910
Well, I know I'm
a lot more cautious than he is.
243
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Let's try and be nice.
244
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He's just, you know,
"Yeah, pin it, Dad. "
245
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Well, I don't know
what's over that hill.
246
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So I back off and roll it off a little bit
247
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because I'm gonna go home
and cut wood this winter.
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I got things I gotta do.
Where he's just got a little more...
249
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You gotta have a little faith,
trust yourself.
250
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I do trust myself,
but that's still who I am.
251
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I don't have it that way, but I think
that comes with doing a lot and age.
252
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J.N. May talk about getting old.
253
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But how many 62-year-olds can
pick up a 300-pound motorcycle?
254
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No matter his age.
J.N. 's a father.
255
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And he's not about
to let down his son.
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By any standard. J.N. Roberts
is a true motorcycle legend.
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50% of a legend is better
than 100% of someone like me.
258
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When Jimmy finally got his turn
he took full advantage of it.
259
00:16:23,949 --> 00:16:26,008
Getting all the way up
to eighth place overall
260
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and not being passed
for 300 miles.
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J.N. 's shoulder was possibly separated.
Putting in jeopardy
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the plan for him to ride the last 50 miles
to the finish later that night.
263
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In the meantime
there was nothing to do
264
00:16:40,065 --> 00:16:42,863
but sit back and reminisce
about the good ol' days.
265
00:16:42,935 --> 00:16:46,098
A few of the old-time boys
used to come down here and...
266
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But long before it was a race.
267
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Just to see if they could get
from Tijuana down to La Paz.
268
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And just to find
your way was a chore.
269
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You telegraph the time you leave
and you pick up the telegraph
270
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and check in your time
when you get to La Paz.
271
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That's the only way
you could document it.
272
00:17:03,222 --> 00:17:07,591
There wasn't anybody down here with
helicopters flying in those days to follow us.
273
00:17:07,659 --> 00:17:12,255
When promoter Ed Perlman announced
plans for the inaugural Mexican 1000.
274
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Race legend Malcolm Smith
immediately thought of two things...
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get J.N. Roberts for his partner
and buy a map.
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I tried to get him to read
the guidebook so he'd know his way.
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He said, "I don't need any guidebook.
I can always find my way. "
278
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On the day of the race.
The press was told
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the first vehicle would arrive
at San Ignacio. The halfway point.
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At around 5 a, m.
281
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Malcolm arrived at 5 p, m..
A full 12 hours earlier.
282
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And eight hours ahead
of the next vehicle.
283
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As evening settled in.
J.N. Began his journey
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guided by a weak front headlight
and a unique sense of direction.
285
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I seen this light and I thought
I was going the right direction,
286
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and it was a star,
and I just kept following it.
287
00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:52,370
I said, "There's a checkpoint.
It's gotta be a checkpoint. "
288
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Kept going on. I totally went
to the other side of the coast,
289
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which I shouldn't have went to.
290
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Out of gas. J.N. Managed to refuel
at a local fishing village.
291
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He then crossed the entire peninsula
one more time.
292
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Where he ran out of gas again.
293
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He had traveled hundreds of miles and
hadn't made an inch towards the finish line.
294
00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:11,217
We found him sleeping under a cactus.
295
00:18:11,290 --> 00:18:14,589
He says, "I don't have a clue
where I am. Can I follow you in?"
296
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I think it took him, I don't know,
14 hours or something.
297
00:18:18,397 --> 00:18:20,490
But he slept six of 'em anyway.
298
00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:22,796
I'll tell you what.
I don't remember half of it.
299
00:18:22,868 --> 00:18:24,927
It was the '60s and '70s, wasn't it?
300
00:18:25,003 --> 00:18:27,028
Yeah, the '60s and '70s
were real good to me.
301
00:18:27,706 --> 00:18:30,174
Despite the nocturnal adventure.
J.N. And Malcolm
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would be crowned
the inaugural motorcycle champions.
303
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You know, as you go through life,
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if you knew you were making history,
you would've paid more attention to it.
305
00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:45,286
F one man legitimized the Baja 1000.
It was Parnelli Jones.
306
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Winner of the 1963 Indy 500.
His presence.
307
00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:52,088
Along with fellow competitors
Steve McQueen and James Garner.
308
00:18:52,164 --> 00:18:54,064
Gave birth to the Baja mystique.
309
00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,931
And over the years. Everyone
seems to have raced the Baja.
310
00:18:57,002 --> 00:19:00,768
But there's one notable exception
who's never managed to make it until now...
311
00:19:00,839 --> 00:19:03,603
the greatest race car driver ever.
Mario Andretti.
312
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Great opportunity,
313
00:19:04,743 --> 00:19:08,679
and so happy that I did it
because I got some taste of it.
314
00:19:08,747 --> 00:19:11,716
Sal Fish invited Mario to be
this year's grand marshal.
315
00:19:11,783 --> 00:19:14,877
His mere presence can make
grown men act like schoolchildren.
316
00:19:14,953 --> 00:19:17,478
Mario Andretti could've been
anywhere in the world,
317
00:19:17,556 --> 00:19:20,525
and he was in Ensenada
at the Score Baja 1000.
318
00:19:20,592 --> 00:19:23,686
That, to me, I'll never forget that.
It was a highlight of my career.
319
00:19:23,762 --> 00:19:28,096
Say the name Andretti, and that's speed,
that's auto racing. That's it.
320
00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,533
And it's global.
It's a universal word.
321
00:19:30,602 --> 00:19:33,594
He's the best.
I love that guy.
322
00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:36,664
I gotta get the car heated up and my seat
buffed 'cause Mario's coming.
323
00:19:36,742 --> 00:19:37,902
He's gonna sit right there.
324
00:19:37,976 --> 00:19:41,002
For Todd. This culminated
years of hero worship.
325
00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:42,944
A chance to bond with his idol.
326
00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:45,779
Mario's, I think, taken the bait.
327
00:19:45,851 --> 00:19:48,718
He's thinking,
"You know, I can do this. "
328
00:19:48,787 --> 00:19:51,813
I want you to drive it slowly,
and I'm gonna sit there...
329
00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:52,914
Yeah, sure.
330
00:19:52,991 --> 00:19:55,789
He took the wheel before
Todd could cry for help.
331
00:19:58,263 --> 00:20:02,029
There's a very good reason the name
Andretti is synonymous with speed...
332
00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:06,004
Because it's synonymous with speed.
333
00:20:07,673 --> 00:20:09,766
Feeling the pre-run truck here,
334
00:20:09,841 --> 00:20:13,004
I could see how you could
all of a sudden find yourself in a ditch
335
00:20:13,078 --> 00:20:14,409
upside down really easy.
336
00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:18,809
All of a sudden he's
pushing the thing pretty hard,
337
00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,943
we're on the right-hand side,
stuff's going right by me.
338
00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:24,849
So I said, "Hey, Mario, you gotta slow down.
I think there's some horses coming up. "
339
00:20:24,923 --> 00:20:28,086
There weren't horses coming up,
but anything to get this thing slowed down.
340
00:20:38,403 --> 00:20:40,234
What did you think of that?
341
00:20:40,305 --> 00:20:42,796
What did you think of that?
I loved it.
342
00:20:42,874 --> 00:20:45,741
Todd's hyperventilating had stopped.
343
00:20:45,811 --> 00:20:50,646
Unfortunately. So did his truck.
20 miles from civilization.
344
00:20:51,316 --> 00:20:53,443
It's died.
We've got no battery.
345
00:20:54,886 --> 00:20:56,615
Didn't go fast enough.
346
00:20:57,723 --> 00:21:00,317
You didn't go fast enough
to charge the battery.
347
00:21:02,494 --> 00:21:04,052
Eventually a ride pulled up.
348
00:21:04,896 --> 00:21:07,558
The lady in the truck
obviously didn't follow racing.
349
00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:10,500
But she knew a good head
for hats when she saw one.
350
00:21:12,971 --> 00:21:15,371
I'm sorry to do this to you, but...
351
00:21:16,008 --> 00:21:18,374
The husband. On the other hand.
Knew instantly
352
00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:21,810
that the man carrying his
dirty laundry was a living legend.
353
00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,644
- Chris and Sam, you're my saviors.
- Mario Andretti, it's a pleasure to meet you.
354
00:21:24,716 --> 00:21:27,207
I've heard of you
for years and years.
355
00:21:28,687 --> 00:21:31,349
The couple happily drove
20 miles out of their way.
356
00:21:31,423 --> 00:21:33,653
Compensated with a mere autograph.
357
00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:35,317
Pure Baja magic.
358
00:21:35,394 --> 00:21:38,192
Everything goes wrong
and then works out perfectly.
359
00:21:38,263 --> 00:21:40,823
See, you turned out to be
the highlight of our day.
360
00:21:40,899 --> 00:21:42,799
Well, you're the highlight of ours, too.
361
00:21:42,868 --> 00:21:46,827
Mario couldn't get over the potential
in off-road racing.
362
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,874
It's incredible, you know,
what has been developed.
363
00:21:51,943 --> 00:21:55,709
But I keep saying, I mean,
the imagination is the only limit.
364
00:22:00,385 --> 00:22:03,513
These are for the rock stars
of the Baja. The unlimited classes.
365
00:22:03,588 --> 00:22:06,716
The big-money race teams that use
choppers for chase vehicles.
366
00:22:06,792 --> 00:22:09,818
It's the most dynamic thing you can do.
You have everything you want.
367
00:22:09,895 --> 00:22:13,126
You have 800 horsepower,
you've got three feet of suspension,
368
00:22:13,198 --> 00:22:16,463
you got a chromoly cage,
you got a breathing apparatus,
369
00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:19,265
you got a co-rider telling you
you need to do these different things.
370
00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:22,466
If you could look under "macho"
in the dictionary, there'd be a trophy truck.
371
00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:26,539
The racer most identified
with the Baja 1000
372
00:22:26,611 --> 00:22:28,408
is NASCAR driver
Robby Gordon.
373
00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:29,879
I mean, this is his world.
374
00:22:29,948 --> 00:22:33,577
It isn't in NASCAR.
This is where he's the king.
375
00:22:33,652 --> 00:22:37,053
And you can see everybody
defer to him here.
376
00:22:37,122 --> 00:22:39,647
Robby was just a kid
when I took him for a ride
377
00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:41,852
out in Saddleback
in one of the blazers,
378
00:22:41,927 --> 00:22:44,191
and I can remember seeing
his helmet up here.
379
00:22:44,262 --> 00:22:45,661
You know, he just loved it.
380
00:22:45,731 --> 00:22:47,824
Robby became
Baja's boy wonder.
381
00:22:47,899 --> 00:22:50,925
He's gone on to make millions racing
from Daytona to Indy.
382
00:22:51,002 --> 00:22:52,469
But he never forgets his roots.
383
00:22:52,537 --> 00:22:54,732
I left home on Sunday night,
we flew out in a helicopter,
384
00:22:54,806 --> 00:22:57,138
got on a commercial airline,
and flew to L.A.
385
00:22:57,209 --> 00:23:00,144
Left at 5 a, m. To come down here.
We pre-ran Monday and Tuesday.
386
00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:01,372
Did the whole course in two days.
387
00:23:01,446 --> 00:23:04,609
He was a little cocky and, you know,
it probably hurt him in a lot of ways.
388
00:23:04,683 --> 00:23:06,082
I know where everybody's at.
389
00:23:06,151 --> 00:23:07,982
I'm gonna watch every car
go by the wayside.
390
00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,247
The car's good enough
391
00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:11,812
that at 75%, it's as fast
as everybody else.
392
00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:14,085
You know, a lot
of good race drivers are cocky.
393
00:23:14,159 --> 00:23:18,255
Numbers are drawn for starting position.
Robby got the last spot.
394
00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:23,030
While starting at the very front of
the line was Hawaiian Alan Pflueger
395
00:23:23,101 --> 00:23:25,228
in his very first race in a trophy truck.
396
00:23:25,303 --> 00:23:28,204
You can't really describe it.
You've gotta experience it.
397
00:23:28,273 --> 00:23:31,504
And it's awesome.
It's a controlled explosion.
398
00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:35,774
It's like trying to hold a piece of dynamite,
keep the explosion in your hand.
399
00:24:18,723 --> 00:24:23,126
It's driving that fine line where
you get off that line, it gets hairy.
400
00:24:23,195 --> 00:24:24,856
It gets really hairy.
401
00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:26,488
But it's fun.
It's fun on that line.
402
00:24:57,262 --> 00:25:00,698
You need binoculars to drive
'cause you don't look at the bumps.
403
00:25:00,765 --> 00:25:02,995
You just look at, you know,
like an aurora
404
00:25:03,068 --> 00:25:05,901
that you might come off this side
and hit the other side.
405
00:25:23,388 --> 00:25:25,879
You've got the ability to go so fast.
406
00:25:25,957 --> 00:25:29,586
But the challenge is to be smart enough
to go slow enough to finish the race.
407
00:25:29,661 --> 00:25:32,653
'Cause any dummy can go out there
and put their foot down and go fast.
408
00:25:32,731 --> 00:25:34,756
But you gotta know when to lift
and put that brake on.
409
00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:38,598
The highways are open
to all traffic during the race.
410
00:25:38,670 --> 00:25:40,365
Matter of fact. All the roads are.
411
00:25:40,438 --> 00:25:42,804
They have things like speed limits.
But since it's a race
412
00:25:42,874 --> 00:25:45,035
and boys will be boys.
Most ignore 'em.
413
00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:47,510
After all. Who's gonna catch 'em?
414
00:25:51,016 --> 00:25:52,005
I wasn't speeding.
415
00:25:52,083 --> 00:25:54,074
Well, the authorities were slightly miffed.
416
00:25:54,152 --> 00:25:56,416
But Pflueger immediately
saw the error of his ways
417
00:25:56,488 --> 00:25:59,719
and turned state evidence
and was deputized.
418
00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:05,821
When we were listening on the radio
to where the cars were,
419
00:26:05,897 --> 00:26:09,993
I hear there's a bunch of cops have
pulled over all the heroes in the sport
420
00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:12,502
and they're on the side of the road
having a doughnut convention.
421
00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:15,836
And just like that.
Two of Baja's finest
422
00:26:15,907 --> 00:26:19,809
stopped 70 people
and $50 million of race equipment.
423
00:26:19,878 --> 00:26:23,075
Meanwhile behind them. The open-wheeled
brother to the trophy truck.
424
00:26:23,148 --> 00:26:25,639
The Class 1 buggies.
Surged off the line.
425
00:26:25,717 --> 00:26:29,551
These vehicles are unlimited.
Meaning the engine size is unlimited
426
00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:31,145
and so is the budget.
427
00:26:31,222 --> 00:26:34,521
Ranging between $300.000
and $ 1 million.
428
00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,288
These are expensive cars.
429
00:26:36,361 --> 00:26:39,489
F you win. Four grand maybe.
430
00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:07,491
Behind the big money
of the Class 1 buggies is a lot of heart.
431
00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:10,995
A quality best exemplified
by an off-road racing dynasty.
432
00:27:11,062 --> 00:27:12,893
The McMillin family.
433
00:27:12,964 --> 00:27:17,833
My dad and brother decided they were
gonna race one race in 1976
434
00:27:17,902 --> 00:27:21,303
for the Baja 1000, just race it once,
and then sell the car.
435
00:27:21,373 --> 00:27:23,273
Just to say they did it, you know?
436
00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:28,045
And when I was in that Class 9
with eight inches of wheel travel,
437
00:27:28,113 --> 00:27:32,049
a 50-horsepower motor, I really
thought I was gonna win overall.
438
00:27:32,117 --> 00:27:34,847
I mean, I thought,
"I got a chance here. "
439
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:39,486
At 7 4. Corky McMillin is still
chasing his dream.
440
00:27:39,557 --> 00:27:42,117
You know, people ask me today,
with my age and everything... -
441
00:27:42,193 --> 00:27:46,220
I said, "Well, the only person
I really have to please is myself. "
442
00:27:46,297 --> 00:27:50,495
And if I feel like I'm competing
and doing good and hanging in there,
443
00:27:50,568 --> 00:27:52,468
I'm happy, I'm satisfied.
444
00:27:52,537 --> 00:27:56,166
The McMillins are a successful family
in more ways than one.
445
00:27:56,241 --> 00:28:01,474
And I see Corky still line up to get
a shower in the morning before the race
446
00:28:01,546 --> 00:28:05,846
in a line at a campground behind
all the guys that work in his company.
447
00:28:05,917 --> 00:28:09,114
And you can't tell which one's Corky
and which one's driving nails the next day.
448
00:28:09,187 --> 00:28:13,749
It makes us all have something
in common to kind of get together with,
449
00:28:13,825 --> 00:28:16,658
and it's not the bosses
and the employees.
450
00:28:16,728 --> 00:28:18,787
I mean, we're all just a bunch of people
451
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:21,957
trying to have fun and enjoy life,
and we're doing it.
452
00:28:22,033 --> 00:28:25,002
He's had to miss a couple because
of health reasons, but you know what?
453
00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:27,402
Take one race at a time,
and the next race he was back.
454
00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:30,839
My body thinks
my brain's gone crazy.
455
00:28:32,043 --> 00:28:35,069
The McMillin with
the most championships is Mark.
456
00:28:35,146 --> 00:28:38,547
He's also one of the most successful
drivers in the history of the Baja 1000.
457
00:28:38,616 --> 00:28:41,380
But it's been 14 years
since his last victory.
458
00:28:41,453 --> 00:28:43,216
There's ups and there's downs.
459
00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:48,021
But something that I've always taken from
my dad and I'm trying to give to my boys
460
00:28:48,093 --> 00:28:50,994
is you never, never, never give up.
461
00:28:51,062 --> 00:28:53,963
Whether it's at work,
whether it's racing,
462
00:28:54,032 --> 00:28:56,193
or something you're trying to accomplish
at home with your family,
463
00:28:56,267 --> 00:28:58,326
we just never, ever, ever give up.
464
00:28:59,671 --> 00:29:04,734
Mark McMillin got off to a fantastic start.
Roaring through the first 80 miles.
465
00:29:04,809 --> 00:29:06,902
But once again. Bad luck struck.
466
00:29:06,978 --> 00:29:10,573
At Ojos Negros he'd have to change
his entire transmission.
467
00:29:10,648 --> 00:29:13,617
Way too early. Way too early.
468
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:16,381
It'll be a long day. We'll get a finish
out of it, that's for sure.
469
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:20,820
And off the line in Scott McMillin's
buggy was a rookie driver.
470
00:29:20,892 --> 00:29:22,484
His 16-year-old son Andy.
471
00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:26,428
Ever since like I was two or three years old,
I used to go pre-running with my dad.
472
00:29:26,498 --> 00:29:30,264
I started driving a clutch when I was
probably six or seven years old.
473
00:29:30,335 --> 00:29:34,931
I had a lot of trust in him as we, you know,
developed our relationship driving
474
00:29:35,006 --> 00:29:37,099
and just taught him
what I learned from my dad.
475
00:29:37,175 --> 00:29:39,837
At first Andy had
a little problem staying on course.
476
00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:44,776
Watch it. Remember. There's
a hole here. Remember? Stop.
477
00:29:46,551 --> 00:29:49,247
Here. Go this way. Stop!
478
00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:52,552
I think about it,
and I think when I have a kid,
479
00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:55,286
I'm never gonna have like
the trust that he has in me.
480
00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,225
Now take your time.
Take your time doing it.
481
00:29:57,295 --> 00:29:58,728
But he settled down.
482
00:30:00,865 --> 00:30:04,266
Go. You're running
with the big dogs. Boy.
483
00:30:05,603 --> 00:30:08,003
The trust that Scott had in his son
was well deserved.
484
00:30:08,072 --> 00:30:11,564
After a couple of wild rides early.
Andy had gotten it together
485
00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:14,407
and was in first place in his class
when he turned it over to his father.
486
00:30:18,917 --> 00:30:21,181
Probably hit him a little too hard. Bud.
487
00:30:21,252 --> 00:30:24,779
You got it. You got it.
Make some dust. Good man.
488
00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:30,927
While the McMillins have fun
on the cutting edge of technology.
489
00:30:30,995 --> 00:30:34,396
There are those who enjoy something
slightly more antiquated.
490
00:30:40,071 --> 00:30:44,371
This is Class 11, which gives a whole
new definition to the word "underdog. "
491
00:30:44,442 --> 00:30:48,173
You really get the satisfaction of talking
to someone that races a trophy truck,
492
00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:50,908
a Class 1 motorcycle,
looking at you and saying,
493
00:30:50,982 --> 00:30:52,108
"Oh, you race Class 11.
494
00:30:52,183 --> 00:30:55,380
Guy, you must be crazy. "
495
00:30:55,453 --> 00:30:57,546
Hey, those guys are
the toughest guys out there.
496
00:30:57,622 --> 00:31:01,023
You know, they've got
little support, you know,
497
00:31:01,092 --> 00:31:04,027
vehicles that are extremely challenged,
and they go for it.
498
00:31:04,095 --> 00:31:07,292
That's the hardcore
Baja racer right there.
499
00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:11,362
These are unmodified
Volkswagen Beetles.
500
00:31:11,436 --> 00:31:15,202
Not the New Beetle.
But the old Beetle. Pre-1982.
501
00:31:15,273 --> 00:31:17,798
No modification of the suspension
or engine is allowed.
502
00:31:17,876 --> 00:31:20,208
We are losing our dashboard.
503
00:31:28,186 --> 00:31:32,213
What they lack in speed
they more than make up for in passion.
504
00:31:32,290 --> 00:31:35,623
It's a feeling inside of this one.
505
00:31:35,693 --> 00:31:41,290
We born know Bajas,
and we die knowing Bajas, too.
506
00:31:41,366 --> 00:31:43,266
I think they're real men.
I mean, there's some stuff
507
00:31:43,334 --> 00:31:46,235
that I have no idea
how they get through.
508
00:31:46,304 --> 00:31:51,674
Racing Class 11, it's very,
very important to finish the race.
509
00:31:53,211 --> 00:31:56,271
Sometimes there are no signs left.
510
00:31:56,347 --> 00:32:00,613
Our time limit is sometimes
very, very narrow for us.
511
00:32:00,685 --> 00:32:03,882
So it's very significant to go through
512
00:32:03,955 --> 00:32:07,948
whatever you have to
go through in getting there,
513
00:32:08,026 --> 00:32:09,721
just getting there.
514
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:13,592
Stand by. He's on his way.
Air clear.
515
00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:16,293
Looks like we're going right.
516
00:32:16,367 --> 00:32:18,835
By noon everyone
had left the starting line
517
00:32:18,903 --> 00:32:21,497
and racers began
to settle into their groove.
518
00:32:21,572 --> 00:32:23,199
Which isn't always a good thing.
519
00:32:28,713 --> 00:32:30,874
Well, that's the end of our race.
520
00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:32,849
Isn't that a shame?
521
00:32:32,917 --> 00:32:35,078
Yeah, that sucks, man.
522
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:37,314
That rock is what got me.
523
00:32:37,855 --> 00:32:39,720
Just the average person
who has a 9-to-5 job
524
00:32:39,791 --> 00:32:42,385
has 10,000 close calls
over the course of a life.
525
00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:43,893
It's the light
that you run through.
526
00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:46,362
Go through an intersection
and that split second later
527
00:32:46,431 --> 00:32:48,956
somebody runs a red light and goes
behind you, you never even saw it.
528
00:32:49,033 --> 00:32:52,525
Down here you're doing like
all 10,000 in one day.
529
00:32:52,603 --> 00:32:55,299
I think when you get back home,
after you do something like that,
530
00:32:55,373 --> 00:32:58,137
it's like slo-mo, life is slo-mo.
Everything else, that's no big deal.
531
00:32:58,209 --> 00:33:00,905
You got a job interview
or you're showing up for something big,
532
00:33:00,979 --> 00:33:02,913
well, what's the worst thing
that could happen?
533
00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:04,915
Somebody says no,
you know, to a sales job?
534
00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:09,044
Well, I just almost got killed 40 times.
So not really that big of a deal.
535
00:33:10,121 --> 00:33:11,816
T's key to deal with adversity.
536
00:33:11,889 --> 00:33:14,153
Al Hogan uprighted his truck
and was back in the race.
537
00:33:14,225 --> 00:33:18,753
We know it was gonna roll over.
It don't seem to phase this one.
538
00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,628
This truck likes it, I guess.
539
00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:23,894
Rides better now than it did before.
540
00:33:23,968 --> 00:33:26,869
Getting them shocks broke in
from rolling it over.
541
00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:28,098
Yeah.
542
00:33:29,607 --> 00:33:31,598
What was that all about?
543
00:33:31,676 --> 00:33:35,612
I don't know. Good thing
there wasn't a rock there, though.
544
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,411
Mike, I'm telling you, the back end
is just softer. It's just too soft.
545
00:33:40,218 --> 00:33:42,652
The good Baja racer
is prepared for anything.
546
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,747
Like number 560, who did a complete
roll just outside of Ensenada.
547
00:33:46,824 --> 00:33:49,691
Unphased. He straightened
the windshield wipers out
548
00:33:49,761 --> 00:33:52,958
and his daughter. Who knew a thing or two
about twist ties. Got the door shut.
549
00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:57,058
And believe it or not. He finished
the race 835 miles later.
550
00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:58,762
Twist tie in place.
551
00:33:58,836 --> 00:34:01,964
Then you have the example
of Team Hibachi.
552
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:04,304
Who opted for an impromptu
pit stop to demonstrate
553
00:34:04,375 --> 00:34:06,707
two very distinct methods
of firefighting...
554
00:34:06,778 --> 00:34:10,578
the hyperkinetic smother method
which got the flames 60% contained.
555
00:34:10,648 --> 00:34:14,106
And the much more laid-back
low-altitude water drop.
556
00:34:17,255 --> 00:34:19,246
But there are those
who are just not prepared.
557
00:34:19,323 --> 00:34:21,382
Like this fella.
Who lost his gas cap.
558
00:34:21,459 --> 00:34:24,087
And the fire, it was about this wide
when I looked back.
559
00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:25,493
You got a gas cap?
560
00:34:25,563 --> 00:34:28,464
We got something we could
probably set up for ya.
561
00:34:30,568 --> 00:34:32,627
Look at that fit.
That'll work.
562
00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:35,670
You got some tools
that are salvageable in here.
563
00:34:35,740 --> 00:34:37,298
You don't see help like this every day.
564
00:34:37,375 --> 00:34:38,433
You need a flashlight?
565
00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:41,069
Jason, I think you're
gonna be okay, my friend.
566
00:34:41,145 --> 00:34:44,046
We're pretty sure he made it.
Despite some evidence to the contrary.
567
00:34:45,149 --> 00:34:47,777
There are things that are
impossible to prepare for.
568
00:34:47,852 --> 00:34:51,754
Like your engine falling off.
Sitting there. Mocking you.
569
00:34:53,124 --> 00:34:56,685
Near the ostrich ranch.
15-year-old Kevin Denault was prepared.
570
00:34:56,761 --> 00:35:00,288
His video camera at the ready to shoot
his Uncle Bob as he raced past.
571
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:13,409
The ostriches were in shock.
Even cars fly better than they do.
572
00:35:14,278 --> 00:35:17,406
T turned out that young Denault
had the only footage of his uncle's wreck.
573
00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:19,074
Which had taken place
right in front of him
574
00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:21,983
at the only place their paths
would cross for a thousand miles.
575
00:35:22,053 --> 00:35:24,044
What are the odds?
576
00:35:24,122 --> 00:35:27,387
Probably about the same
as being eaten by an ostrich.
577
00:35:30,761 --> 00:35:33,594
The buggy wasn't prepared to stop
in the middle of the road.
578
00:35:33,664 --> 00:35:36,827
And the Volkswagen wasn't prepared
for such little room.
579
00:35:38,436 --> 00:35:41,928
Neither were prepared that the buggy
would start from the bumpers touching
580
00:35:42,006 --> 00:35:45,066
and that the Volkswagen wouldn't start.
581
00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:46,906
Then a good Samaritan came along.
582
00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:50,038
Waved along the truck.
Which got its fender ripped off...
583
00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:53,174
.., thus starting the Volkswagen.
584
00:35:53,251 --> 00:35:55,048
A pattern had begun to develop.
585
00:36:02,426 --> 00:36:06,328
There's one element that is more
feared and loathed than any other...
586
00:36:06,397 --> 00:36:07,489
silt.
587
00:36:08,232 --> 00:36:10,666
Silt is bottomless talcum powder.
588
00:36:10,735 --> 00:36:12,828
When you get home,
the silt still comes out
589
00:36:12,904 --> 00:36:16,772
of your eyes and your nostrils
for two and three days later.
590
00:36:16,841 --> 00:36:18,001
You can't fathom
591
00:36:18,075 --> 00:36:20,270
what Baja is until you've experienced it.
592
00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:23,802
Explaining silt to someone,
that you hit it and you can't see anything
593
00:36:23,881 --> 00:36:25,280
and you have
to keep your foot down.
594
00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:27,010
I thought I had it all figured out.
595
00:36:27,084 --> 00:36:29,780
The first time I hit silt,
I was going, "Oh, my... "
596
00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:33,585
Don't let off the gas.
Whatever you do, do not let off the gas.
597
00:37:00,384 --> 00:37:03,285
In Baja. Everyone agrees
about two things...
598
00:37:03,354 --> 00:37:07,688
silt sucks. And you should
never question authority.
599
00:37:08,025 --> 00:37:11,483
The civility displayed by the racers
during the trophy truck debacle
600
00:37:11,562 --> 00:37:13,962
had convinced the police
to let them off with a stern warning
601
00:37:14,031 --> 00:37:15,521
and an escort off the highway.
602
00:37:17,268 --> 00:37:19,361
Now. For some reason.
Mark Post decided
603
00:37:19,437 --> 00:37:21,837
starting second
wasn't asking too much.
604
00:37:21,906 --> 00:37:24,739
Mark Miller. Already in second.
Wasn't buying it.
605
00:37:24,809 --> 00:37:27,300
So Post decided to settle
for starting third.
606
00:37:29,313 --> 00:37:32,612
Third place Herbst was indignant.
A feud had begun.
607
00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:36,446
Ironically. The roadblock
and police escort
608
00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:39,284
had erased the 30-second gaps
used at the start of the race.
609
00:37:39,357 --> 00:37:41,325
Which meant a concern
for safety would spawn
610
00:37:41,392 --> 00:37:43,986
a 20.000-horsepower free-for-all.
611
00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:04,979
Nice, very nice.
612
00:38:06,884 --> 00:38:09,148
Alan Pflueger. Who had already
been crowned the season champ
613
00:38:09,220 --> 00:38:12,519
in the protruck class.
Was making his debut in a trophy truck
614
00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:15,525
and shocking everyone.
He was running away with it.
615
00:38:15,593 --> 00:38:17,561
Go, go, go, Pflueger, go!
616
00:38:18,095 --> 00:38:22,361
Running second through Valle de Trinidad
was Mark Miller and Ryan Arceiro.
617
00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:27,593
Mark Post had been knocked back
to sixth place by vengeful Herbst.
618
00:38:27,672 --> 00:38:28,832
But not for long.
619
00:38:28,906 --> 00:38:31,932
He was roaring back.
Hellbent on getting even.
620
00:38:32,009 --> 00:38:35,911
Bouncing past Dan Smith.
Terrible Herbst lies ahead.
621
00:38:53,831 --> 00:38:57,767
They hit Valle de Trinidad like something
out of the Book of Revelations.
622
00:38:57,835 --> 00:39:01,703
Through the center of town
side by side at over 100 miles an hour.
623
00:39:12,616 --> 00:39:14,743
Amazingly. no one was hurt.
624
00:39:14,819 --> 00:39:17,845
Just some metal got bent...
the racer's calling card.
625
00:39:17,922 --> 00:39:21,790
The only way people know in
off-road racing that a car's behind you,
626
00:39:21,859 --> 00:39:23,190
you come up and give 'em
a little bump in the back
627
00:39:23,260 --> 00:39:25,694
and they kind of move over 'cause they
know a faster vehicle's behind 'em.
628
00:39:25,763 --> 00:39:27,958
If they don't move out of the way,
take 'em for a ride.
629
00:39:28,032 --> 00:39:31,729
You don't know fear until you look
in the rearview and see Robby Gordon.
630
00:39:31,802 --> 00:39:34,703
Got Ken on your tail.
He's catching up to you pretty quick here.
631
00:39:38,442 --> 00:39:41,172
Everything that could've
gone wrong went wrong.
632
00:39:43,514 --> 00:39:45,345
It's not a pit stop.
633
00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:49,078
Got one crazy mad driver right there.
634
00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:54,656
Robby had gotten a flat
but his pit crew was unprepared.
635
00:39:54,725 --> 00:39:56,659
Putting Robby in full tilt.
636
00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:59,093
He blazed through 30 miles on a flat tire
637
00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:03,031
to nearly be in first place
before finally getting a change.
638
00:40:07,037 --> 00:40:08,732
While the trophy trucks
and Class 1 buggies
639
00:40:08,806 --> 00:40:11,468
represent the power and glamour
of the Baja 1000.
640
00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:13,772
The true symbol of victory
is the motorcycle.
641
00:40:13,844 --> 00:40:17,507
Specifically a motorcycle ridden by
Johnny Campbell and Steve Hengeveld.
642
00:40:18,916 --> 00:40:22,352
With six straight overall titles.
Johnny and Steve stand atop a mountain
643
00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:24,411
with seemingly
nowhere to go but down.
644
00:40:24,488 --> 00:40:27,719
The pressure of winning is always there.
645
00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:30,920
And when you win
several times in a row,
646
00:40:30,995 --> 00:40:33,156
not only do you wanna
do it again for yourself,
647
00:40:33,230 --> 00:40:36,461
but, you know, when you got a corporate
company like Honda, let's say,
648
00:40:36,534 --> 00:40:39,662
for Johnny and Steve, they want
them to win, and they know that.
649
00:40:39,737 --> 00:40:43,833
You don't see it the way you used
to see it when you used to look up.
650
00:40:43,908 --> 00:40:45,773
You know you've conquered it,
you've won it,
651
00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:48,812
and you just wanna win another one.
652
00:40:48,879 --> 00:40:52,371
You expect it. You just expect it.
653
00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:55,385
Anything less is unacceptable.
654
00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:58,616
To beat the elements,
to have the equipment stay together,
655
00:40:58,689 --> 00:41:00,589
there's really a lot
of things against ya.
656
00:41:00,658 --> 00:41:04,059
I mean, I've bounced off
of front ends of cars,
657
00:41:04,128 --> 00:41:07,222
I've bounced off of fences,
I've bounced off of cattle.
658
00:41:07,298 --> 00:41:09,459
You know, it's a little bit
like Russian roulette.
659
00:41:09,533 --> 00:41:12,229
After he won his tenth
Baja 1000.
660
00:41:12,303 --> 00:41:16,171
Larry Roeseler decided to stop competing
for the overall title on a motorcycle.
661
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:18,538
He felt his time was due.
662
00:41:18,609 --> 00:41:22,204
The next year. Danny Hamel.
Starting in Roeseler's traditional spot.
663
00:41:22,279 --> 00:41:23,871
Would have his fatal accident.
664
00:41:25,616 --> 00:41:28,244
There is certain risks you take.
665
00:41:28,319 --> 00:41:31,652
You can't live in a box,
or you're just gonna run from everything.
666
00:41:31,722 --> 00:41:33,485
"How do you let him do what he does?"
667
00:41:33,557 --> 00:41:35,752
And I said, "One, we make our living at it.
Number two is,
668
00:41:35,826 --> 00:41:39,023
"the day I tell him that he can't,
he's gonna die in a car accident
669
00:41:39,096 --> 00:41:41,291
going up the 405
to Torrance, you know?"
670
00:41:41,365 --> 00:41:43,196
I mean, when it's your day,
it's your day.
671
00:41:43,267 --> 00:41:45,861
He's expecting Honda 1-X.
672
00:41:45,936 --> 00:41:48,905
Like everything else in Baja.
Communication is difficult.
673
00:41:48,973 --> 00:41:50,964
T can take a while to hear bad news.
674
00:41:51,041 --> 00:41:54,943
We need a new front axle
and a new front wheel. Do you copy?
675
00:41:55,012 --> 00:41:58,311
I copy, a new front axle
and a new front wheel.
676
00:41:59,350 --> 00:42:02,581
That's affirmative. He had a problem
early on and clipped a big boulder
677
00:42:02,653 --> 00:42:06,111
and had to change a front wheel
once already but the axle's tweaked
678
00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:11,093
and this wheel's wobbly. So he'll need to.
Just like you say. Make it right.
679
00:42:12,129 --> 00:42:14,290
Johnny had dislocated his thumb.
680
00:42:14,365 --> 00:42:17,801
And all he wanted to do was turn the bike
over to Steve and assess the damage.
681
00:42:35,219 --> 00:42:38,620
Only two minutes behind came
Chris Blaze of the Honda B Team.
682
00:42:41,492 --> 00:42:43,756
For the first time in years.
Johnny's lead was tenuous.
683
00:42:43,827 --> 00:42:46,887
He'd tape his hand
and be ready for the next leg.
684
00:42:52,269 --> 00:42:55,796
Unfortunately there are accidents
that require more than gauze and tape.
685
00:42:55,873 --> 00:42:58,034
That's when it's time for the Weatherman.
686
00:42:58,108 --> 00:43:00,372
From a repeater station
atop Mount Diablo.
687
00:43:00,444 --> 00:43:02,378
Bob Steinberger is the eyes
and ears of the race.
688
00:43:02,446 --> 00:43:07,349
Score Ops, copy Weatherman.
I have an emergency.
689
00:43:07,418 --> 00:43:09,352
Advise the hospital
that we need immediate...
690
00:43:09,420 --> 00:43:12,321
For over three decades.
Steinberger's been head of communications
691
00:43:12,389 --> 00:43:15,381
for the 1000, a job he does for free.
692
00:43:15,459 --> 00:43:18,121
In the early '70s
he was doing relays,
693
00:43:18,195 --> 00:43:20,356
and he was putting up
an antenna with weather balloons
694
00:43:20,431 --> 00:43:22,194
and someone called him
the Weatherman, and it stuck.
695
00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:26,100
You know, my dad's 65 years old.
He climbs to the top of this 50-foot tower
696
00:43:26,170 --> 00:43:29,697
on top of an 11,000-foot peak
and puts this antenna up,
697
00:43:29,773 --> 00:43:33,174
and right over it's like
a 5,000-foot drop down a sheer mountain.
698
00:43:33,243 --> 00:43:36,508
It's crazy. I mean, he's a great guy
and he loves this sport.
699
00:43:36,580 --> 00:43:41,017
We have an injured driver
at race mile 55.
700
00:43:41,085 --> 00:43:42,347
Weatherman, Score helicopter.
701
00:43:42,419 --> 00:43:45,149
Okay. We have
two injuries. Two back injuries.
702
00:43:45,222 --> 00:43:48,589
We are transporting
the first one right now to Ensenada.
703
00:43:48,659 --> 00:43:52,789
Weatherman. Could you contact
operations. Advise the hospital?
704
00:43:52,863 --> 00:43:55,457
We have a spectator hit
by motorcycle. No pulse.
705
00:43:55,532 --> 00:43:57,295
So we need immediate transfer.
706
00:43:57,368 --> 00:44:01,634
I heard somebody saying they
had a spectator with no pulse.
707
00:44:01,705 --> 00:44:04,333
I have no comeback on that yet.
708
00:44:04,408 --> 00:44:06,672
Weatherman, that's affirmative.
709
00:44:06,744 --> 00:44:11,113
26.9, spectator hit
by motorcycle. No pulse.
710
00:44:12,282 --> 00:44:15,649
Okay, this is an emergency.
Stand by, everybody.
711
00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:20,747
Spectator hit by a motorcycle
at 26.9, no pulse.
712
00:44:23,761 --> 00:44:25,820
Rescue One. Rescue One.
Do you copy?
713
00:44:25,896 --> 00:44:27,363
Helicopter 0-830.
714
00:44:28,499 --> 00:44:32,299
ETA approximately
1 7 minutes. 1-7 minutes.
715
00:44:33,437 --> 00:44:36,065
Score helicopter, copy Weatherman.
716
00:44:36,140 --> 00:44:39,405
We copy, Weatherman.
We'll be on our way there.
717
00:44:39,476 --> 00:44:40,875
T's gonna be...
718
00:44:40,944 --> 00:44:45,745
Boy. It's gonna be an ETA
of probably about 20 minutes or so.
719
00:44:48,752 --> 00:44:50,117
Weatherman.
720
00:44:53,524 --> 00:44:56,152
I don't know what to do at this time.
721
00:45:07,671 --> 00:45:10,367
The spectator that died
wasn't hit by anyone in the race
722
00:45:10,441 --> 00:45:12,966
or any vehicle in the race.
But by another spectator
723
00:45:13,043 --> 00:45:15,978
on a motorcycle going
the wrong way on the course.
724
00:45:16,046 --> 00:45:18,071
My biggest fear
is not me tearing up the truck,
725
00:45:18,148 --> 00:45:21,549
me getting hurt,
it's me killing some kid,
726
00:45:21,618 --> 00:45:24,382
me swapping out
and going into the group of people
727
00:45:24,455 --> 00:45:26,980
or some guy pulling a truck out
and I bounce off of him
728
00:45:27,057 --> 00:45:29,082
and kill these people
that weren't doing anything.
729
00:45:29,159 --> 00:45:32,253
But why quit what you love
for a situation?
730
00:45:32,329 --> 00:45:35,696
You don't quit driving on the road because
somebody gets in a car accident and dies.
731
00:45:35,766 --> 00:45:38,326
I mean, I'm not gonna stop flying
because of 9/11.
732
00:45:38,402 --> 00:45:39,926
Do I feel anguish for it? Yeah.
733
00:45:40,003 --> 00:45:42,699
I don't ever want that,
or want that for anybody.
734
00:45:42,773 --> 00:45:45,003
But I can't stop my life because of it.
735
00:45:45,776 --> 00:45:48,301
They don't understand.
I don't understand.
736
00:45:48,378 --> 00:45:50,642
I just do it. I just do it.
737
00:45:50,714 --> 00:45:54,343
The Weatherman knows death
is neither fair nor just.
738
00:45:54,418 --> 00:45:56,943
And there's nothing to do
but to go back to work.
739
00:45:57,020 --> 00:45:58,487
Was concerned
that he had checked out.
740
00:45:58,555 --> 00:46:00,887
To make sure he's all right
or are there other problems.
741
00:46:00,958 --> 00:46:02,721
Everything will be fine.
742
00:46:02,793 --> 00:46:06,194
Great. Brian passes along
a thank-you to you.
743
00:46:08,298 --> 00:46:10,892
Fortunately there would be
no more fatalities.
744
00:46:12,703 --> 00:46:16,230
Jetboat. Greg Tracy. Mace.
And his son Chad were on a mission.
745
00:46:16,306 --> 00:46:18,672
They wanted to get
to Race Mile 205 and set up pits
746
00:46:18,742 --> 00:46:21,905
in plenty of time for Mouse.
Who was now in third place.
747
00:46:27,651 --> 00:46:30,381
- Do I hear a bike?
- I hear a bike.
748
00:46:30,454 --> 00:46:32,183
No, I hear a tractor.
749
00:46:39,129 --> 00:46:41,825
Ricky Johnson. Slated to race
that night in a protruck.
750
00:46:41,899 --> 00:46:44,060
Stopped on by
to see if he could help.
751
00:46:44,134 --> 00:46:46,534
- He's a mile and a half out.
- Coming up on five...
752
00:46:46,603 --> 00:46:50,699
Coming up on five minutes.
So we got two more minutes to sweat.
753
00:46:52,009 --> 00:46:55,877
Senior McCoy seemed nervous.
Although he denied it at every turn.
754
00:46:56,914 --> 00:46:58,404
That's a good look, Greg.
755
00:46:59,850 --> 00:47:04,048
He's trying to go for that whole retro,
"I'm chillin', I'm not nervous" look.
756
00:47:04,121 --> 00:47:06,681
And the E.M.
Erin's man.
757
00:47:08,091 --> 00:47:11,492
But they know nothing other than
a married man would ever wear that.
758
00:47:11,562 --> 00:47:15,089
Could mean every chick's man.
Don't put that in the film.
759
00:47:17,534 --> 00:47:19,934
- That's him.
- That's it, that's it.
760
00:47:26,043 --> 00:47:29,535
Ricky Johnson decided to pitch in
and give Jetboat a hand.
761
00:47:29,613 --> 00:47:32,207
As I'm doing the tire change,
he's in my ear going,
762
00:47:32,282 --> 00:47:34,079
"Slower's faster, slower's faster. "
763
00:47:34,151 --> 00:47:35,584
And that just gave me chills.
764
00:47:35,652 --> 00:47:38,746
A seven-time national champion,
a hero, a god to a lot of people,
765
00:47:38,822 --> 00:47:40,483
is helping me do a tire change.
766
00:47:40,557 --> 00:47:44,186
- They didn't?
- No, you're 13 miles up to the Honda pit.
767
00:47:45,495 --> 00:47:47,588
I feel good, bro.
I'm having fun.
768
00:47:47,664 --> 00:47:50,724
"Relax. You got
a thousand miles to go ride.
769
00:47:50,801 --> 00:47:53,827
You need to just relax and chill. "
"No, I'm good, I'm good. "
770
00:47:53,904 --> 00:47:55,496
"Don't try to win this. "
"I'm not. I'm not. "
771
00:47:55,572 --> 00:47:56,766
See you guys at 319.
772
00:47:56,840 --> 00:48:00,833
You know, he's giving me
the answer that I wanna hear.
773
00:48:00,911 --> 00:48:03,812
I watched him take off.
You know, I say a prayer.
774
00:48:03,881 --> 00:48:06,941
You know, we go down to Mexico
as a band of brothers.
775
00:48:08,652 --> 00:48:12,918
The Baja is a family affair passed down
from one generation to another.
776
00:48:12,990 --> 00:48:17,324
My dad always talked about
Baja 1000, Baja this, Baja that.
777
00:48:17,394 --> 00:48:18,884
"Wow, that'd be neat, you know?"
778
00:48:18,962 --> 00:48:23,399
You know, I had a real tight family
and we rode motorcycles, we surfed.
779
00:48:23,467 --> 00:48:26,834
My father suddenly passed
when I was 16,
780
00:48:26,904 --> 00:48:28,428
at a point in time where a boy
781
00:48:28,505 --> 00:48:30,473
kind of needs
some direction and stuff.
782
00:48:30,540 --> 00:48:33,008
And my mom was there
and she saw that
783
00:48:33,076 --> 00:48:35,567
we wanted to race,
and so she supported us.
784
00:48:35,646 --> 00:48:37,375
Before, it was Honda, factory.
785
00:48:37,447 --> 00:48:38,846
And so we used to
run it up and down,
786
00:48:38,916 --> 00:48:41,680
do all the pits ourselves.
So it was fun.
787
00:48:42,786 --> 00:48:45,346
In Mexico.
Johnny Campbell is the hero.
788
00:48:45,422 --> 00:48:47,322
Even more than
the charismatic Robby Gordon.
789
00:48:47,391 --> 00:48:51,623
It's Campbell's posters that can be found
from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas.
790
00:48:51,695 --> 00:48:55,153
He takes this responsibility
seriously as he's very aware
791
00:48:55,232 --> 00:48:57,928
of the impact his heroes had
on him as a kid.
792
00:48:59,002 --> 00:49:00,333
You are his idol.
793
00:49:00,404 --> 00:49:01,428
Yeah?
794
00:49:04,942 --> 00:49:08,139
You know, sometimes you just gotta
step out of the element for a little bit,
795
00:49:08,211 --> 00:49:10,145
think about what's really going on.
796
00:49:12,683 --> 00:49:17,143
So, you know, I thought the best thing
I could do is just give the kid a jersey.
797
00:49:19,556 --> 00:49:22,889
T's not a replica or something
that can be bought in a store.
798
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:26,293
T's the real thing.
A Johnny Campbell race jersey.
799
00:49:26,363 --> 00:49:29,799
Johnny Campbell's a good man.
His father would be proud.
800
00:49:29,866 --> 00:49:31,265
His mother is.
801
00:49:32,936 --> 00:49:35,803
Women in general have
had a big impact in Baja.
802
00:49:35,872 --> 00:49:39,433
Including this year. With the BC-10.
An all-woman team
803
00:49:39,509 --> 00:49:43,036
comprised of the wives
and daughters of other racers.
804
00:49:43,113 --> 00:49:46,810
We were kind of
on the sidelines last year,
805
00:49:46,883 --> 00:49:50,410
and all the guys
were out there racing.
806
00:49:50,487 --> 00:49:54,480
And we kind of all looked
at each other and we're like,
807
00:49:54,558 --> 00:49:57,652
"Why are we standing here?
Why aren't we out there racing?"
808
00:49:57,728 --> 00:49:59,355
My sister raced,
my mother raced.
809
00:49:59,429 --> 00:50:00,828
They had enough girls at that time
810
00:50:00,897 --> 00:50:02,990
where they raced a class
that was called powder puff.
811
00:50:03,066 --> 00:50:05,557
And they would race
after the guys raced
812
00:50:05,635 --> 00:50:09,901
in whatever cars were left over,
and go out and race each other.
813
00:50:09,973 --> 00:50:12,601
By the time I came along,
they just didn't have that anymore,
814
00:50:12,676 --> 00:50:14,644
and I was determined
I was gonna race.
815
00:50:14,711 --> 00:50:16,611
And here I am, still racing.
816
00:50:18,415 --> 00:50:21,873
All of us know that we have to get
the car to the next one.
817
00:50:21,952 --> 00:50:25,183
And, you know, to finish first,
you have to first finish.
818
00:50:25,255 --> 00:50:28,622
I think also women have this image
of not being good drivers.
819
00:50:28,692 --> 00:50:31,217
But we always
tell people on the tours
820
00:50:31,294 --> 00:50:33,285
that the women tend to do
better than the men
821
00:50:33,363 --> 00:50:35,957
because we don't have
quite that ego behind us,
822
00:50:36,033 --> 00:50:37,364
- like something to prove.
- Exactly.
823
00:50:37,434 --> 00:50:39,368
Women will ask for directions.
824
00:50:42,205 --> 00:50:44,070
A lot of times you're
taken as a joke
825
00:50:44,141 --> 00:50:46,302
until you go out and show
that you're not a joke.
826
00:50:46,376 --> 00:50:48,037
You know, you're taken very lightly.
827
00:50:48,111 --> 00:50:51,478
Call BCA
and tell them we're on their ass.
828
00:50:53,116 --> 00:50:55,277
- I'll hit 'em when I have to.
- Okay.
829
00:50:57,621 --> 00:51:01,580
The horn was my job. As soon
as we were getting close to someone,
830
00:51:01,658 --> 00:51:03,592
that was my job, to hit the horn,
831
00:51:03,660 --> 00:51:06,788
warn 'em,
and Bekki sure rammed 'em.
832
00:51:07,764 --> 00:51:08,958
Okay.
833
00:51:09,032 --> 00:51:11,626
- I think they must know I'm here.
- Oh, yeah.
834
00:51:12,302 --> 00:51:16,102
We all have someone that we're
competing against that we're related to.
835
00:51:16,173 --> 00:51:18,368
And I think that's pretty uncommon,
836
00:51:18,442 --> 00:51:21,434
that a family can come together
and support each other
837
00:51:21,511 --> 00:51:24,275
even though they're competing
against one another.
838
00:51:24,347 --> 00:51:29,011
We started off bonding when they
were just that high by skiing together.
839
00:51:29,086 --> 00:51:31,748
But what it really does
is that it makes you friends.
840
00:51:31,822 --> 00:51:35,656
And if you're friends you have respect,
and that makes for a great family.
841
00:51:35,725 --> 00:51:38,319
I've always had that competitive edge
842
00:51:38,395 --> 00:51:40,795
to hopefully beat my husband
out there, so that'd be nice.
843
00:51:40,864 --> 00:51:43,594
Actually having my wife compete
in the event this year
844
00:51:43,667 --> 00:51:45,760
meant more than I ever thought it would.
845
00:51:45,836 --> 00:51:49,203
She's happier, healthier,
she's more just full of herself.
846
00:51:49,272 --> 00:51:51,206
Bob Sutton
putting together the girls' team
847
00:51:51,274 --> 00:51:53,037
happens to be
one of the biggest moves
848
00:51:53,110 --> 00:51:55,101
that I've had
in my little career down here.
849
00:51:57,013 --> 00:51:59,106
Families compete as well as friends.
850
00:51:59,182 --> 00:52:01,480
When the Honda helicopter
informed Steve Hengeveld
851
00:52:01,551 --> 00:52:04,987
that his lead had been cut in half.
Steve didn't even ask why.
852
00:52:05,055 --> 00:52:08,149
He knew his friend Andy Grider
had gotten on the bike.
853
00:52:09,693 --> 00:52:12,491
Andy. Steve. And Johnny
had been teammates the previous year
854
00:52:12,562 --> 00:52:13,824
on the Honda A Team.
855
00:52:13,897 --> 00:52:16,730
He was one of
the defending champs.
856
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:19,860
It's probably the highest notch
on my wall right now,
857
00:52:19,936 --> 00:52:21,927
besides being a father, you know.
858
00:52:22,005 --> 00:52:23,632
It's right under being a father.
859
00:52:23,707 --> 00:52:26,335
A corporate decision
bumped Andy from the A Team
860
00:52:26,409 --> 00:52:28,138
just two weeks before the race.
861
00:52:28,211 --> 00:52:29,906
He and his father Neil
were headed home
862
00:52:29,980 --> 00:52:33,108
when Chris Blaze asked if he wanted
to race on the Honda B Team.
863
00:52:33,183 --> 00:52:34,980
It's not about the race.
864
00:52:35,051 --> 00:52:38,350
It's about being down here,
having fun, being with your family.
865
00:52:38,421 --> 00:52:41,254
When I say family, I mean
the whole community of off-road racing.
866
00:52:41,324 --> 00:52:43,519
And once I figured it out,
everything started clicking
867
00:52:43,593 --> 00:52:45,857
and the race just went
smooth from there.
868
00:52:45,929 --> 00:52:48,489
It doesn't matter
if you're racing off-road
869
00:52:48,565 --> 00:52:52,501
or playing the piano,
you try, you give your best to life.
870
00:52:52,569 --> 00:52:56,903
And when you have a son that does
that, it brings me to tears sometimes.
871
00:52:56,973 --> 00:52:58,531
I mean, I was so proud of him.
872
00:52:58,608 --> 00:53:00,576
Andy and Neil had a plan...
873
00:53:00,644 --> 00:53:03,511
prove the folly of leaving Andy
off the A Team.
874
00:53:03,580 --> 00:53:05,844
They wanted to lead the race.
Not just on time.
875
00:53:05,916 --> 00:53:08,908
But physically. So they
would be making first dust.
876
00:53:08,985 --> 00:53:12,045
Through checkpoint four.
Andy had been reeling Steve in.
877
00:53:12,122 --> 00:53:15,091
The once four-minute lead
had shrank to 30 seconds.
878
00:53:15,158 --> 00:53:18,150
It took me probably 50, 60 miles
for my arms to loosen up.
879
00:53:18,228 --> 00:53:20,093
But in that time I was catching Steve.
880
00:53:20,163 --> 00:53:22,393
I could see the helicopter
getting closer and closer
881
00:53:22,465 --> 00:53:24,365
and then all of a sudden
I was in his dust.
882
00:53:24,434 --> 00:53:28,837
"Okay, just take it easy.
Let the pit strategy get you in the lead
883
00:53:28,905 --> 00:53:30,805
and see what happens after that. "
884
00:53:30,874 --> 00:53:33,866
F the rear tire holds.
The impossible can be achieved
885
00:53:33,944 --> 00:53:37,710
and Andy will be at the front
of the entire Baja 1000 field.
886
00:53:37,781 --> 00:53:39,373
T's 22 on the highway.
887
00:53:39,449 --> 00:53:44,512
There's about a 30-second split
between 1-X and 11-X.
888
00:53:45,288 --> 00:53:48,189
Knowing that Andy
had started behind him,
889
00:53:48,258 --> 00:53:51,125
Steve has
no choice except to pin it.
890
00:53:51,194 --> 00:53:54,561
And that's gonna tear his tire up,
which is okay with him
891
00:53:54,631 --> 00:53:57,099
because he knows he's getting
a new tire at this pit.
892
00:53:57,167 --> 00:54:01,263
What he didn't know was that we were
running a different tire compound.
893
00:54:10,380 --> 00:54:12,211
- Front wheel okay, Steve?
- Yeah.
894
00:54:15,318 --> 00:54:16,876
Gas only! Gas only!
895
00:54:17,053 --> 00:54:20,181
Gas only! Gas only!
896
00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:23,982
Go!
897
00:54:33,136 --> 00:54:37,664
11-X. 1:05:55.
30 seconds apart.
898
00:54:37,741 --> 00:54:39,538
1- X is right behind him.
899
00:54:41,611 --> 00:54:44,580
Andy didn't only wanna take the lead.
He wanted to keep it.
900
00:54:44,648 --> 00:54:47,742
The first place he led
was the last place he wanted to...
901
00:54:47,817 --> 00:54:51,218
the silt beds. Where a motorcycle
can be swallowed whole.
902
00:54:51,288 --> 00:54:54,519
He took a center line.
Held it wide open. And prayed.
903
00:55:14,744 --> 00:55:17,611
While Andy headed for the coast
as fast as he could go.
904
00:55:17,681 --> 00:55:19,308
Johnny took the perfect line.
905
00:55:19,382 --> 00:55:22,078
He knew where every nook was
and every cranny.
906
00:55:31,494 --> 00:55:34,429
As luck would have it.
One of the few witnesses of this race
907
00:55:34,497 --> 00:55:37,227
was the man who cut Andy
from the Honda A Team.
908
00:55:37,300 --> 00:55:39,325
He's riding in that helicopter.
909
00:55:42,939 --> 00:55:46,306
While the course is marked.
There is sometimes certain creativity.
910
00:55:46,376 --> 00:55:48,435
Although you do run the risk
of missing a checkpoint
911
00:55:48,511 --> 00:55:50,502
because the checkpoints
are kept secret.
912
00:55:51,614 --> 00:55:54,811
A lot of racing down here
is doing your homework.
913
00:55:54,884 --> 00:55:56,545
Part of Baja
is a lot of free running.
914
00:55:56,619 --> 00:55:59,679
I had some alternate ways
and lines and stuff,
915
00:55:59,756 --> 00:56:02,316
and if I had to use them I would.
916
00:56:26,216 --> 00:56:28,184
At the top of the screen
is Andy's dust cloud.
917
00:56:28,251 --> 00:56:31,084
For Johnny.
It's like a red cape to a bull.
918
00:56:41,064 --> 00:56:43,828
He's flat out
at 110 miles an hour.
919
00:56:43,900 --> 00:56:47,893
One kelp pocket or tide washout.
And his day ends in a heartbeat.
920
00:57:01,985 --> 00:57:04,146
Andy holds his lead.
921
00:57:20,770 --> 00:57:23,933
Miles later. Johnny tries it again.
922
00:57:39,856 --> 00:57:41,756
Coming up on the left-hand
side of the screen.
923
00:57:41,825 --> 00:57:44,692
Andy Grider neck-and-neck
with Johnny Campbell.
924
00:57:46,296 --> 00:57:49,629
Andy holds the lead
and will all the way to the highway.
925
00:57:49,699 --> 00:57:51,894
Today is his day.
926
00:58:07,450 --> 00:58:08,610
By this point in the race.
927
00:58:08,685 --> 00:58:11,813
Andy had battled the 1-X bike
for over 200 miles.
928
00:58:11,888 --> 00:58:13,480
T seemed beyond comprehension.
929
00:58:15,158 --> 00:58:16,318
Neil had set up Andy's pit
930
00:58:16,392 --> 00:58:19,122
12 miles down the road
from the Honda A Team.
931
00:58:22,432 --> 00:58:24,662
For Johnny.
This was the end of the race.
932
00:58:24,734 --> 00:58:27,294
Steve would ride
the next 350 miles to the finish.
933
00:58:27,370 --> 00:58:28,997
Get Mark with the oil.
934
00:58:29,072 --> 00:58:31,870
Tell Mark we need oil. Oil.
935
00:58:33,843 --> 00:58:35,504
Andy was finished as well.
936
00:58:35,578 --> 00:58:37,478
Chuck Dempsey would take over the bike.
937
00:58:37,547 --> 00:58:39,481
We're probably gonna need
to patch it at both ends.
938
00:58:39,549 --> 00:58:42,245
Hey, my radio ain't working.
I can't hear Bruce for some reason.
939
00:58:48,925 --> 00:58:50,017
Steve was off.
940
00:58:50,093 --> 00:58:53,551
He had 12 miles of pavement
before he hit new dust.
941
00:58:58,334 --> 00:58:59,631
- Go!
- Let's go, let's go!
942
00:58:59,702 --> 00:59:01,932
- Go!
- Good job, good job.
943
00:59:02,639 --> 00:59:03,799
Make some dust!
944
00:59:03,873 --> 00:59:06,364
Make some dust, buddy!
Make some dust, Chuck!
945
00:59:06,442 --> 00:59:07,909
Clear it out, clear it out.
946
00:59:13,783 --> 00:59:15,512
Go, go, go!
947
00:59:36,906 --> 00:59:40,398
Steve Hengeveld. The best night racer
in the world. Was flat out.
948
00:59:40,476 --> 00:59:43,172
Trying valiantly.
Chuck Dempsey could not close the gap.
949
00:59:43,246 --> 00:59:44,270
But it didn't matter.
950
00:59:44,347 --> 00:59:45,507
Because for an afternoon.
951
00:59:45,582 --> 00:59:48,016
Andy Grider had accomplished
the impossible.
952
00:59:48,084 --> 00:59:52,851
I've had what I would consider
a few moments that I felt greatness
953
00:59:52,922 --> 00:59:53,911
when I raced.
954
00:59:53,990 --> 00:59:55,218
A lot of people, if you ask them...
955
00:59:55,291 --> 00:59:58,021
if you say, "Okay, break it down.
What was your best race?"
956
00:59:58,094 --> 01:00:01,757
And it might not be they won,
but they had a moment
957
01:00:01,831 --> 01:00:04,994
that you're so present
in everything that's happening...
958
01:00:05,068 --> 01:00:07,229
flawless and effortlessly.
959
01:00:07,303 --> 01:00:09,271
And outside is utter chaos,
960
01:00:09,339 --> 01:00:11,637
but that chaos is around 'em,
961
01:00:11,708 --> 01:00:13,437
and they're sitting
in the middle of the tornado,
962
01:00:13,509 --> 01:00:14,840
the eye of the storm.
963
01:00:14,911 --> 01:00:18,540
You make a correction
before a reaction starts.
964
01:00:18,615 --> 01:00:20,913
They're not scared, they're not afraid.
965
01:00:20,984 --> 01:00:23,145
They don't think they can be hurt.
966
01:00:23,219 --> 01:00:26,313
You don't have time to be afraid.
Afraid's afterward.
967
01:00:26,389 --> 01:00:27,879
You know, it's like...
968
01:00:27,957 --> 01:00:31,620
"Man, I just avoided death once again. "
969
01:00:35,064 --> 01:00:36,588
A father and his son.
970
01:00:36,666 --> 01:00:38,463
An icon and his legacy.
971
01:00:38,534 --> 01:00:41,128
An epic race witnessed
mostly by cactus.
972
01:00:41,204 --> 01:00:45,197
No TV. No adoring crowds.
Just the clarity of the moment.
973
01:00:45,274 --> 01:00:50,007
A clarity that can give a racer a greater
appreciation of place and of people.
974
01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:53,071
An awareness of the give and take.
The golden rule.
975
01:00:53,149 --> 01:00:55,174
For six-time champion
Malcolm Smith.
976
01:00:55,251 --> 01:00:57,219
Giving back is more important
than any victory.
977
01:00:57,286 --> 01:01:00,585
One of Malcolm's favorite things to do
is to visit a little community
978
01:01:00,657 --> 01:01:02,056
just outside of Trinidad.
979
01:01:02,125 --> 01:01:04,150
He and his son Alex
bring their bikes and buggies
980
01:01:04,227 --> 01:01:06,695
and give the local kids a thrill.
981
01:01:06,763 --> 01:01:09,789
How can I give back to Baja
some of the enjoyment I've had?
982
01:01:09,866 --> 01:01:12,767
We started donating time
and effort and money
983
01:01:12,835 --> 01:01:15,463
about eight years ago here.
984
01:01:15,538 --> 01:01:20,373
They only had a little bit of one house done
when we first started here.
985
01:01:20,443 --> 01:01:21,432
No, it's really fun.
986
01:01:21,511 --> 01:01:24,446
We come down here every year
and I've been seeing kids here
987
01:01:24,514 --> 01:01:25,708
for eight years now.
988
01:01:25,782 --> 01:01:29,650
And it's kind of nice to come down here
and see 'em over and over again.
989
01:01:30,753 --> 01:01:32,380
Two days after we filmed this.
990
01:01:32,455 --> 01:01:34,889
Malcolm. Alex.
And a dozen of Alex's classmates
991
01:01:34,957 --> 01:01:38,415
poured the foundation for a library
to be built right there on turn four.
992
01:01:38,494 --> 01:01:41,952
The kids truly appreciate the time
and attention the Smiths give them.
993
01:01:42,031 --> 01:01:45,262
Being orphans.
They know it's not always available.
994
01:01:47,136 --> 01:01:50,833
They are all from Mexicali,
Tijuana, Ensenada.
995
01:01:50,907 --> 01:01:55,503
And we have a few
from the local town, Valle de Trinidad.
996
01:01:55,578 --> 01:01:57,205
It brings tears to my eyes
997
01:01:57,280 --> 01:02:00,909
thinking of these kids being abandoned
on the streets of Mexico,
998
01:02:00,983 --> 01:02:05,147
and now to think what they have here
and what opportunities they have here.
999
01:02:05,221 --> 01:02:08,554
To me that's the most important thing
about Malcolm.
1000
01:02:08,624 --> 01:02:09,648
He wants to be here.
1001
01:02:09,726 --> 01:02:12,194
He wants to feel
what it's to be with our kids
1002
01:02:12,261 --> 01:02:17,255
and, you know, spend some times
and, you know, give them some joy,
1003
01:02:17,333 --> 01:02:20,359
not only the bunk beds they receive,
1004
01:02:20,436 --> 01:02:22,529
not only the water pump they receive,
1005
01:02:22,605 --> 01:02:26,336
or all the things they have
because of Malcolm Smith.
1006
01:02:26,409 --> 01:02:29,537
I learned lessons from 'em,
like you can never quit down here
1007
01:02:29,612 --> 01:02:32,342
'cause if you do,
it's a major problem for you.
1008
01:02:32,415 --> 01:02:33,814
You can never quit on any race,
1009
01:02:33,883 --> 01:02:36,818
'cause then, I mean, somebody else
might have the same problem you do
1010
01:02:36,886 --> 01:02:37,875
and they might quit.
1011
01:02:37,954 --> 01:02:39,683
But if you don't quit, you might win.
1012
01:02:48,264 --> 01:02:53,224
Among the original Baja racers.
Giving back is an unspoken tradition.
1013
01:02:53,302 --> 01:02:54,667
Baja has a magic to me.
1014
01:02:54,737 --> 01:02:58,764
I can be kind of sick
and have a backache and come down here
1015
01:02:58,841 --> 01:03:03,471
and ride my motorcycle and be free,
and I feel better right away.
1016
01:03:03,546 --> 01:03:06,913
I mean, the farther you get away
from the civilization
1017
01:03:06,983 --> 01:03:10,942
on these really back roads,
the more the magic is.
1018
01:03:14,023 --> 01:03:16,457
The back roads of Baja are endless.
1019
01:03:16,526 --> 01:03:18,926
And a beauty can be found
in the most unusual places.
1020
01:03:18,995 --> 01:03:20,656
Take Coco's Corner.
1021
01:03:20,730 --> 01:03:22,960
A kingdom built
from what's been left behind...
1022
01:03:23,032 --> 01:03:26,365
old beer cans
and bent motorcycle frames.
1023
01:03:26,435 --> 01:03:29,632
The unexplainable.
The bizarre. And the long-forgotten.
1024
01:03:30,173 --> 01:03:34,371
This is a place where a man's dream
only needs one leg to kick reality's rear.
1025
01:03:34,443 --> 01:03:36,707
Of course.
Coco wouldn't tell you anything like that.
1026
01:03:36,779 --> 01:03:39,339
Because for him. This is just his place.
1027
01:03:39,415 --> 01:03:41,144
And everybody is invited.
1028
01:03:41,217 --> 01:03:43,583
Okay, you can go inside
and camping, please.
1029
01:03:43,653 --> 01:03:45,985
Yes, this is free.
I no charge nobody.
1030
01:03:46,055 --> 01:03:48,717
Fifteen years ago.
Coco was a valet in Ensenada
1031
01:03:48,791 --> 01:03:50,691
when a car accident took his leg.
1032
01:03:50,760 --> 01:03:55,060
Soon after. Bound to a wheelchair.
His supposed friends took his self-worth.
1033
01:03:55,131 --> 01:04:00,125
I wanna stay in Ensenada.
And everybody, he close.
1034
01:04:00,203 --> 01:04:03,730
He said, "You too old, you sick. "
1035
01:04:03,806 --> 01:04:06,331
So that's why I come here.
1036
01:04:06,409 --> 01:04:11,073
That's why I open this place
13 years, seven...
1037
01:04:11,147 --> 01:04:13,615
So. Coco's Corner is
a ticked-off plan B.
1038
01:04:13,683 --> 01:04:15,708
Buy a little campground
just outside of nowhere
1039
01:04:15,785 --> 01:04:18,185
where the 1000 races past
every now and then.
1040
01:04:18,254 --> 01:04:20,745
And in time.
The pre-runners and pit crews stop by.
1041
01:04:20,823 --> 01:04:22,552
And Coco has 'em sign this book.
1042
01:04:22,625 --> 01:04:25,526
Write or draw.
As long as you make your mark.
1043
01:04:25,595 --> 01:04:29,361
Coco has created an off-road oasis.
A kingdom where nothing is disposable.
1044
01:04:29,432 --> 01:04:33,459
And the only thing that outnumber
the beer cans are his friends.
1045
01:04:34,237 --> 01:04:36,262
- How are you, my friend?
- Good to see you.
1046
01:04:36,339 --> 01:04:37,670
Thank you coming back again.
1047
01:04:37,740 --> 01:04:39,207
While he's never competed in the race,
1048
01:04:39,275 --> 01:04:41,641
Coco embodies the spirit
of the Baja 1000.
1049
01:04:41,711 --> 01:04:43,269
Good luck, everybody.
1050
01:04:44,513 --> 01:04:49,917
Baja has a wonderful way
of just grabbing ahold of you.
1051
01:04:49,986 --> 01:04:51,419
And you're just
lookin' around going, "Wow.
1052
01:04:51,487 --> 01:04:53,455
Where's all this coming from?"
You know?
1053
01:04:53,522 --> 01:04:57,288
Actually, we have stopped
just to look around.
1054
01:04:57,627 --> 01:04:58,616
They battle a peninsula.
1055
01:04:58,694 --> 01:05:00,753
A place between the old west
and the twilight zone.
1056
01:05:00,830 --> 01:05:02,422
They challenge it
not for money or fame.
1057
01:05:02,498 --> 01:05:04,830
But for simple bragging rights.
1058
01:05:24,387 --> 01:05:25,718
During the Second World War,
1059
01:05:25,788 --> 01:05:28,985
President Roosevelt turned
to the Mexican government
1060
01:05:29,058 --> 01:05:31,549
and said, "We want to put guns
along the coastline
1061
01:05:31,627 --> 01:05:33,686
"to protect ourselves from the Japanese.
1062
01:05:33,763 --> 01:05:36,994
Could we not put a little paved road
down the length of Baja?"
1063
01:05:37,066 --> 01:05:39,830
Well, Mexico is neutral,
so they said no.
1064
01:05:39,902 --> 01:05:40,994
So that was the end of that.
1065
01:05:41,070 --> 01:05:43,300
Just imagine if they'd put
in a paved road the length...
1066
01:05:43,372 --> 01:05:45,806
if they had said yes.
1067
01:05:45,875 --> 01:05:49,504
Maybe we wouldn't be sitting here.
There wouldn't be any off-road racing.
1068
01:06:06,696 --> 01:06:08,288
A little water for ya.
1069
01:06:08,364 --> 01:06:11,060
I ain't getting my truck all dirty
and scratched up.
1070
01:06:11,133 --> 01:06:12,532
What the hell's wrong
with these people?
1071
01:06:12,601 --> 01:06:13,693
They're getting all hot now.
1072
01:06:13,769 --> 01:06:16,704
They're getting splashed
all with water on their face.
1073
01:06:43,833 --> 01:06:45,630
T's a long. Tough day.
1074
01:06:45,701 --> 01:06:47,293
Race for an afternoon in the Baja.
1075
01:06:47,370 --> 01:06:49,702
And you'll have
a year's worth of stories.
1076
01:06:50,639 --> 01:06:53,335
At least. That's the case
for Mike and Robby Groff
1077
01:06:53,409 --> 01:06:55,843
and Indy Car champion
Jimmy Vasser.
1078
01:07:00,049 --> 01:07:01,949
Vasser has a relationship
with the Groffs
1079
01:07:02,018 --> 01:07:04,714
a lot like Larry Fine had
with Moe and Curly Howard.
1080
01:07:04,787 --> 01:07:05,981
Twenty-five minutes,
and he said,
1081
01:07:06,055 --> 01:07:09,684
"For sure I knew
it was Robby Gordon, you know?"
1082
01:07:09,759 --> 01:07:11,693
And when he finally caught
and passed,
1083
01:07:11,761 --> 01:07:16,289
it was like a truck full of Mexicans
going, "Go! Go! Go!"
1084
01:07:19,368 --> 01:07:22,303
My earliest memory
of the Groff brothers
1085
01:07:22,371 --> 01:07:25,135
was in Columbus, Ohio,
at the Grand Nationals in 1974.
1086
01:07:25,207 --> 01:07:27,141
At eight years old,
he was already a stud,
1087
01:07:27,209 --> 01:07:29,143
and he has this leather racing jacket,
1088
01:07:29,211 --> 01:07:33,079
and he has this patch with Wile E. Coyote
holding the Roadrunner by his neck,
1089
01:07:33,149 --> 01:07:34,548
and it said "Beep-beep my ass. "
1090
01:07:34,617 --> 01:07:36,346
And I said, "I gotta know this guy. "
1091
01:07:38,387 --> 01:07:39,979
And here we are.
1092
01:07:40,056 --> 01:07:42,422
Last year's 1000
was their debut as a team.
1093
01:07:42,491 --> 01:07:45,790
A series of problems led to Vasser
getting in the car at sunset
1094
01:07:45,861 --> 01:07:49,194
while the light bar was
still a hundred miles away.
1095
01:07:49,265 --> 01:07:53,133
And I jumped in the car with no lights,
and the sun was going down,
1096
01:07:53,202 --> 01:07:55,067
no moon or nothing.
1097
01:07:55,137 --> 01:07:57,105
You know, like a Toyota pickup...
looked like they were inebriated...
1098
01:07:57,173 --> 01:07:59,164
were honking their horn at me
trying to go around.
1099
01:07:59,241 --> 01:08:00,503
That's how slow I was going.
1100
01:08:00,576 --> 01:08:02,305
And I'm in the race, right?
1101
01:08:04,380 --> 01:08:05,677
And eventually, we found a stop,
1102
01:08:05,748 --> 01:08:09,445
and I borrowed two lights
off of the paraplegic Israeli team,
1103
01:08:09,518 --> 01:08:11,145
I swear to you.
1104
01:08:11,220 --> 01:08:13,450
But he said, "I'll give you that one
and that one. "
1105
01:08:13,522 --> 01:08:15,683
So I got 'em
and I rigged 'em on the front.
1106
01:08:15,758 --> 01:08:17,623
I had two lights
to go like a hundred miles,
1107
01:08:17,693 --> 01:08:19,752
and with no front brakes, I might add.
1108
01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:24,331
I had to have a Lear jet pick me up.
I had to abandon the race.
1109
01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:27,563
I had a Lear jet pick me up
in the bay of L.A. On a dirt strip
1110
01:08:27,636 --> 01:08:29,866
'cause I had to get back
to this cart banquet.
1111
01:08:29,939 --> 01:08:31,065
They wouldn't let me get out of it.
1112
01:08:31,140 --> 01:08:32,607
Otherwise, they wasn't gonna
give me the prize money for the season.
1113
01:08:32,675 --> 01:08:33,664
It was a nightmare.
1114
01:08:33,742 --> 01:08:36,108
I slept in the runway
and in, you know, the desert.
1115
01:08:36,178 --> 01:08:37,668
I started reminiscing.
1116
01:08:37,746 --> 01:08:39,008
I started looking back,
thinking about it
1117
01:08:39,081 --> 01:08:41,208
and started telling stories
to my friends, what happened.
1118
01:08:41,283 --> 01:08:44,252
I thought, "I had a great time. "
You know?
1119
01:08:44,320 --> 01:08:45,651
I finally realized.
1120
01:08:45,721 --> 01:08:47,951
Took a couple months
for me to figure it out... I had a great time.
1121
01:08:48,023 --> 01:08:52,653
Unfortunately. This 1000 would give
the Groffs and Vasser many more stories.
1122
01:08:52,728 --> 01:08:55,356
Electrical problems ended their day
before the sun set.
1123
01:08:55,731 --> 01:08:58,825
Others had problems. Too.
Like Mouse McCoy who got a flat tire
1124
01:08:58,901 --> 01:09:01,995
and had to ride on it
for 40 miles to get a spare.
1125
01:09:02,071 --> 01:09:05,438
Still. He forged ahead. Mile after mile.
1126
01:09:05,508 --> 01:09:08,602
Eleven hours straight
at that kind of pace...
1127
01:09:08,677 --> 01:09:11,908
physically, yeah, it's tough,
but more so mentally.
1128
01:09:11,981 --> 01:09:15,678
'Cause you don't wanna make a mistake,
especially at night, you know.
1129
01:09:15,751 --> 01:09:17,616
They might find you the next day.
1130
01:09:17,686 --> 01:09:21,349
So it just.., really,
mentally just wears you down.
1131
01:09:22,992 --> 01:09:25,222
- Is that...
- That's him, that's him!
1132
01:09:26,996 --> 01:09:29,931
Reaching the halfway point of the race.
Mouse is greeted by Jetboat and crew.
1133
01:09:29,999 --> 01:09:33,594
Plus Andy and Neil Grider
who waited to see how he was doing.
1134
01:09:33,669 --> 01:09:36,069
Hey, you're okay.
You're fine.
1135
01:09:36,138 --> 01:09:37,605
I got a flat coming off the beach.
1136
01:09:37,673 --> 01:09:41,575
I had to ride for 40-something miles
till I got up to Catavena,
1137
01:09:41,644 --> 01:09:44,238
and then I scrounged a wheel
off some dudes.
1138
01:09:44,313 --> 01:09:46,247
I'm having a little bit of problems
with my hands, Greg.
1139
01:09:46,315 --> 01:09:47,339
Yeah.
1140
01:09:47,416 --> 01:09:50,351
They're really like this.
They're locked up, man.
1141
01:09:50,419 --> 01:09:51,545
Fresh gloves and goggles
if you want 'em.
1142
01:09:51,620 --> 01:09:53,451
Yeah, I need a fresh...
1143
01:09:53,522 --> 01:09:56,184
You're not far back.
Eight came through here not long ago.
1144
01:09:56,258 --> 01:09:57,247
Who?
1145
01:09:57,326 --> 01:10:00,523
Eight, and 449 just passed
a minute ago.
1146
01:10:00,596 --> 01:10:01,722
- They did?
- Yeah. A minute ago.
1147
01:10:01,797 --> 01:10:04,698
I'll get 'em back.
Hey, I lost like 45 minutes.
1148
01:10:04,767 --> 01:10:07,600
I was third overall, back...
gonna pass the guy.
1149
01:10:07,670 --> 01:10:10,332
Started what, 16th?
Or something like that.
1150
01:10:10,406 --> 01:10:14,308
And I was gonna pass the four...
or third overall.
1151
01:10:14,376 --> 01:10:15,468
- I was...
- You'll get 'em in the woods.
1152
01:10:15,544 --> 01:10:17,637
- You'll get 'em in the woods.
- I'll get 'em in the woods.
1153
01:10:17,713 --> 01:10:19,578
But I'm feelin' it.
1154
01:10:19,648 --> 01:10:21,445
You're doing
a huge accomplishment.
1155
01:10:21,517 --> 01:10:23,815
Take.., keep yourself hydrated
and take it easy.
1156
01:10:23,886 --> 01:10:25,547
You're doing great.
1157
01:10:25,621 --> 01:10:27,145
I was in third, Neil, almost.
1158
01:10:27,223 --> 01:10:28,690
I know. That's okay.
You're doing fine.
1159
01:10:28,757 --> 01:10:30,224
- Then that flat, dude.
- You'll get it back.
1160
01:10:30,292 --> 01:10:31,782
He's right up there.
Don't worry.
1161
01:10:31,860 --> 01:10:33,623
- It's only half over.
- I know.
1162
01:10:34,697 --> 01:10:37,188
Mouse remembers
something important to tell Andy.
1163
01:10:37,266 --> 01:10:40,724
I had to ride for 40-something miles
till I got up to Catavena,
1164
01:10:40,803 --> 01:10:42,794
and then I scrounged a wheel
off some dudes.
1165
01:10:42,871 --> 01:10:46,170
I'll get 'em back.
Hey, I lost like 45 minutes.
1166
01:10:46,242 --> 01:10:49,473
I was third overall, back...
gonna pass the guy.
1167
01:10:56,852 --> 01:10:58,012
He's telling you a story.
1168
01:10:58,087 --> 01:10:59,782
He was a click out of delirious.
1169
01:10:59,855 --> 01:11:02,016
Bike's running, he's telling you a story.
It was great.
1170
01:11:02,091 --> 01:11:03,285
"Wait, I got four more seconds.
1171
01:11:03,359 --> 01:11:06,624
I have a great story.
You're gonna love this one. "
1172
01:11:06,695 --> 01:11:09,255
The pit crews are the backbone
of the Baja 1000...
1173
01:11:09,331 --> 01:11:10,628
guys like Jetboat.
1174
01:11:10,699 --> 01:11:13,133
I was on Indy Car teams
for years... Arceiro's.
1175
01:11:13,202 --> 01:11:17,138
At Indy, changing a tire close to the wall
with a car coming in at 120,
1176
01:11:17,206 --> 01:11:19,572
your adrenaline's pumping
for about 15 seconds,
1177
01:11:19,642 --> 01:11:20,870
and then it leaves, you're done.
1178
01:11:20,943 --> 01:11:24,003
This race,
just all the planning and preparation
1179
01:11:24,079 --> 01:11:25,706
and wondering where Mouse is at,
1180
01:11:25,781 --> 01:11:28,511
your adrenaline's pumping
for about 24 hours.
1181
01:11:28,584 --> 01:11:31,883
And it's just the most amazing high
that you can ever be on in your life.
1182
01:11:32,955 --> 01:11:36,618
While Jetboat chases Mouse.
Others wait for their racers.
1183
01:11:36,692 --> 01:11:39,786
These are the pit crews
of the big-money unlimited classes.
1184
01:11:39,862 --> 01:11:42,422
Their surroundings are
like a gearhead Xanadu.
1185
01:11:42,498 --> 01:11:45,729
And they live like firemen.
Ready whenever for whatever.
1186
01:11:45,801 --> 01:11:48,668
We may drive by and just wave
and say, "Hey, thanks for being here. "
1187
01:11:48,737 --> 01:11:50,830
But if we need something, they're there.
1188
01:11:50,906 --> 01:11:54,967
You could not be a mechanic
workin' full-time in the racing business
1189
01:11:55,044 --> 01:11:56,443
if you didn't love it.
1190
01:11:56,512 --> 01:12:00,278
And they just.., you know,
it's almost an addiction.
1191
01:12:00,349 --> 01:12:03,716
You're coming down here, the truck's
only gonna be here for like 40 seconds.
1192
01:12:03,786 --> 01:12:06,380
- Done, and we're done.
- No, we're packing up.
1193
01:12:06,455 --> 01:12:08,320
You gotta find something to do.
1194
01:12:08,390 --> 01:12:09,914
Drove all this way,
you gotta do something.
1195
01:12:11,694 --> 01:12:14,322
Idle hands
can be the devil's playthings.
1196
01:12:15,597 --> 01:12:17,724
Oh, my God!
1197
01:12:18,300 --> 01:12:21,394
The pit crews are forced
to amuse themselves for hours on end.
1198
01:12:21,470 --> 01:12:24,906
As night falls. A full 25%
of the field has dropped out.
1199
01:12:24,973 --> 01:12:26,634
And many pit crews’ jobs
are just beginning.
1200
01:12:26,709 --> 01:12:29,507
But for Jimmy Roberts.
His day is over.
1201
01:12:29,578 --> 01:12:31,307
He's gotten his team back
into the top ten.
1202
01:12:31,380 --> 01:12:33,439
Get off.
Your work is done.
1203
01:12:33,515 --> 01:12:34,948
Good job, bro.
1204
01:12:35,017 --> 01:12:36,575
Greg, my dad crashed.
1205
01:12:36,652 --> 01:12:38,517
Greg Tracy would take over the bike.
1206
01:12:38,587 --> 01:12:41,351
And take it the next 300 miles
into the night.
1207
01:12:41,423 --> 01:12:44,859
It's only half over.
And Greg's a hell of a night rider.
1208
01:12:44,927 --> 01:12:46,451
If my dad's there,
I'm sure he'll take it in at the end,
1209
01:12:46,528 --> 01:12:48,826
but if he's not,
he's gonna have to ride it in.
1210
01:12:48,897 --> 01:12:50,888
- Good job, man.
- Yeah.
1211
01:12:50,966 --> 01:12:52,194
- Good job, brother.
- Thanks, man.
1212
01:12:52,267 --> 01:12:53,632
Give me your helmet.
1213
01:12:53,702 --> 01:12:56,637
Jetboat and crew are headed
back to Ensenada with one obstacle.
1214
01:12:56,705 --> 01:12:59,902
The first 15 miles of their trek back
was on a live course.
1215
01:12:59,975 --> 01:13:01,840
They were going 50 miles an hour
headed north.
1216
01:13:01,910 --> 01:13:05,903
While coming at them were trophy trucks
at 140 miles an hour.
1217
01:13:05,981 --> 01:13:08,176
And their lights are so bright,
you can't see.
1218
01:13:08,250 --> 01:13:10,844
And those roads are so tight that
you literally have to just close your eyes.
1219
01:13:10,919 --> 01:13:13,251
Jesus.
1220
01:13:13,322 --> 01:13:16,120
And it's like a spaceship passing
on the road.
1221
01:13:19,395 --> 01:13:21,955
Around dusk. The first automobile
in the race. Alan Pflueger.
1222
01:13:22,030 --> 01:13:24,191
Pulled into the pits.
1223
01:13:24,266 --> 01:13:25,563
His front end was coming off.
1224
01:13:25,634 --> 01:13:27,158
They tried welding everything to it...
1225
01:13:27,236 --> 01:13:30,330
wrenches. Golf clubs.
Whatever it would take.
1226
01:13:30,406 --> 01:13:34,274
Forty-five long minutes later.
After being passed by five different cars.
1227
01:13:34,343 --> 01:13:36,277
Pflueger's day had turned for the worst.
1228
01:13:36,345 --> 01:13:39,280
But the Hawaiian kept an even keel
and remained positive.
1229
01:13:41,350 --> 01:13:43,614
Down the road.
Robby Gordon pulled into his pits
1230
01:13:43,685 --> 01:13:45,983
like a tornado
pulling into a trailer park.
1231
01:13:46,054 --> 01:13:48,545
His crew looked ready
to run screaming into the night.
1232
01:13:48,624 --> 01:13:50,956
But Robby's not the kind of guy
to stand back and whine at people.
1233
01:13:51,026 --> 01:13:52,015
He jumps right in there.
1234
01:13:52,094 --> 01:13:54,562
Busting his knuckles
and shouting at the top of his lungs.
1235
01:13:54,630 --> 01:13:58,259
T's the kind of insane intensity
you can't help but admire.
1236
01:14:05,974 --> 01:14:08,499
Off went Robby raging into the night.
1237
01:14:08,577 --> 01:14:10,772
Playing the beast
to the beauty of the all-woman team.
1238
01:14:10,846 --> 01:14:13,747
They'd been in first place in their class
until their transmission failed.
1239
01:14:13,816 --> 01:14:15,374
Leaving them stranded in the pits.
1240
01:14:15,451 --> 01:14:18,352
looking far too clean. Too cute.
And too composed.
1241
01:14:18,420 --> 01:14:22,481
When do you guys think
you'll be pulling back into Ensenada?
1242
01:14:25,461 --> 01:14:28,328
As the night progresses.
Things just get weirder.
1243
01:14:28,397 --> 01:14:30,524
The crowds don't dwindle but increase.
1244
01:14:30,833 --> 01:14:31,822
They come in droves.
1245
01:14:31,900 --> 01:14:34,232
The later it gets.
The more people show up.
1246
01:14:34,303 --> 01:14:35,634
It's 4:30 in the morning.
1247
01:14:35,704 --> 01:14:37,035
We're off in the middle...
1248
01:14:37,105 --> 01:14:38,197
We're nowhere near any road,
1249
01:14:38,273 --> 01:14:41,731
and people are out there, you know,
with their coolers, their little barbecue,
1250
01:14:41,810 --> 01:14:44,904
a little fire going,
cheering you on all night long.
1251
01:14:45,848 --> 01:14:48,282
Since elementary school,
our families took us there.
1252
01:14:48,350 --> 01:14:54,016
So it's very, very important for us
that people still are waiting for us.
1253
01:14:54,089 --> 01:14:59,527
We have a lot of good reactions,
like the Jeep.., they make like bets.
1254
01:14:59,595 --> 01:15:01,028
Is it gonna make it?
Is it not gonna make it?
1255
01:15:01,096 --> 01:15:02,688
And once we get there,
1256
01:15:02,764 --> 01:15:04,994
they start like celebrating and stuff,
1257
01:15:05,067 --> 01:15:08,525
and they really pump you up,
you keep going.
1258
01:15:08,604 --> 01:15:11,095
The Volkswagen is painfully far behind.
1259
01:15:11,173 --> 01:15:13,903
Which for them is right on schedule.
1260
01:15:15,077 --> 01:15:16,601
Meanwhile.
At the other end of the race.
1261
01:15:16,678 --> 01:15:19,408
Mouse. Amazingly.
Was still going strong.
1262
01:15:22,050 --> 01:15:24,382
Scott Dunlavey was now
in charge of his pits.
1263
01:15:24,453 --> 01:15:27,581
And he brought with him racing legend
Eddie Mulder to surprise Mouse.
1264
01:15:27,656 --> 01:15:29,351
Just trying to keep him focused,
you know.
1265
01:15:29,424 --> 01:15:30,413
He was very tired at that point.
1266
01:15:30,492 --> 01:15:34,622
Got some food in him,
and got some liquids in him.
1267
01:15:34,696 --> 01:15:36,459
And, you know,
he's complaining about his hands.
1268
01:15:36,532 --> 01:15:39,296
We were third overall,
and I got a flat out on the beach.
1269
01:15:39,368 --> 01:15:42,599
I've been trying to gather those guys
back up for a while, man.
1270
01:15:42,671 --> 01:15:46,630
I was pretty bummed out,
'cause first of all, 40 miles on a rear flat.
1271
01:15:46,708 --> 01:15:47,697
Push it to third overall, man.
1272
01:15:47,776 --> 01:15:49,300
You're rockin', dude.
You're rockin'. I know.
1273
01:15:49,378 --> 01:15:51,812
I feel strong, but my wrists go numb.
1274
01:15:51,880 --> 01:15:53,177
They just lock up.
1275
01:15:53,248 --> 01:15:54,442
That's my issue right now.
1276
01:15:54,516 --> 01:15:55,881
If I could shake that flat off...
1277
01:15:55,951 --> 01:15:59,352
You know, it works your brain over...
1278
01:15:59,421 --> 01:16:01,218
I had to slow down.
1279
01:16:01,290 --> 01:16:03,588
Hey I lost like 45 minutes.
1280
01:16:03,659 --> 01:16:06,628
I was third overall, back...
gonna pass the guy.
1281
01:16:06,695 --> 01:16:08,356
Go get 'em, Mouse.
1282
01:16:09,865 --> 01:16:13,631
Dunlavey and Mulder will chase Mouse
on his journey to the finish line.
1283
01:16:14,503 --> 01:16:18,462
- He's a little wrung out, huh?
- Yeah, he's a little.., he's pinging.
1284
01:16:18,540 --> 01:16:20,940
On Mount Diablo.
The temperature dropped to freezing
1285
01:16:21,009 --> 01:16:22,977
and the wind was blowing
50 miles an hour.
1286
01:16:23,045 --> 01:16:24,808
All hell was breaking loose.
1287
01:16:24,880 --> 01:16:26,507
The nearby observatory
started to complain
1288
01:16:26,582 --> 01:16:28,914
about the light that was leaking
from the Weatherman's tent.
1289
01:16:28,984 --> 01:16:30,508
Threatening to ruin experiments
1290
01:16:30,586 --> 01:16:32,713
that had been going on
for a quarter century.
1291
01:16:33,622 --> 01:16:38,025
So the Weatherman put his assistant
on the 30-gallon trash bag duty.
1292
01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:42,428
Meanwhile. Robby Gordon's day
continued to unravel.
1293
01:16:42,497 --> 01:16:43,725
Why is Robby stopping here?
1294
01:16:43,799 --> 01:16:46,700
Because he ran out of gas
like half a mile back.
1295
01:16:46,768 --> 01:16:48,668
We've got one pissed-off driver.
1296
01:16:48,737 --> 01:16:49,965
And we're hoping that he stops.
1297
01:16:50,038 --> 01:16:52,939
And if he doesn't, we're gonna
have to chase him to the next pit.
1298
01:16:53,008 --> 01:16:54,908
It hasn't been a good day.
1299
01:16:58,814 --> 01:17:00,975
- Rob, how many you want?
- Tell 'em it's pump gas only.
1300
01:17:01,016 --> 01:17:02,415
Tim, it's pump gas only.
1301
01:17:02,484 --> 01:17:05,282
No! Get it out.
Don't put that stuff into my car.
1302
01:17:05,354 --> 01:17:06,548
- Get out of the way!
- Ready to go.
1303
01:17:06,622 --> 01:17:08,681
You got 30 miles left.
1304
01:17:11,293 --> 01:17:13,693
Again. Robby disappeared
into the darkness.
1305
01:17:13,762 --> 01:17:16,993
Joining a long list of things
to be feared in the Baja night.
1306
01:17:17,332 --> 01:17:20,665
When you're a little kid,
and the coat rack turns into the monster,
1307
01:17:20,736 --> 01:17:22,328
you know there's something
under your bed.
1308
01:17:22,404 --> 01:17:26,067
Well, when you're in Baja
and on a motorcycle by yourself,
1309
01:17:26,141 --> 01:17:27,540
there is, you know.
1310
01:17:27,609 --> 01:17:30,578
You're driving at night
when you see a forest of cactus.
1311
01:17:30,646 --> 01:17:33,012
I mean, they're absolutely
just flying by you,
1312
01:17:33,081 --> 01:17:34,412
and these things look like they're alive.
1313
01:17:34,483 --> 01:17:36,951
They look like
they're talking to you, you know?
1314
01:17:37,019 --> 01:17:40,045
I went to go the bathroom,
so I left the car running,
1315
01:17:40,122 --> 01:17:44,024
and then my ears
were starting to hurt.
1316
01:17:44,092 --> 01:17:45,491
And then I saw like a light.
1317
01:17:45,560 --> 01:17:48,085
And I told this kid, "Check out this light.
1318
01:17:48,163 --> 01:17:49,528
It's like a flying saucer or something. "
1319
01:17:49,598 --> 01:17:50,929
"You're full of it. "
1320
01:17:50,999 --> 01:17:52,193
But it was a real one, you know?
1321
01:17:52,267 --> 01:17:54,167
Very close.., like a block,
you know, from here.
1322
01:17:54,236 --> 01:17:57,637
But he was very, very, very scared.
And I was, too, yeah.
1323
01:17:57,706 --> 01:18:01,403
Strange lights can be disconcerting.
No lights can be downright depressing.
1324
01:18:01,476 --> 01:18:04,036
That's what happened to Andy McMillin.
With his lead so great.
1325
01:18:04,112 --> 01:18:05,602
That when engine problems
slowed him.
1326
01:18:05,681 --> 01:18:07,672
He checked the rearview
and didn't see a flicker.
1327
01:18:07,749 --> 01:18:11,048
And then they got disoriented out there
and thought maybe that they were lost.
1328
01:18:11,119 --> 01:18:13,178
And we got on the radio with him
1329
01:18:13,255 --> 01:18:16,952
and said,
"Andy, just put trust into your GPS."
1330
01:18:35,177 --> 01:18:37,236
Good job.
1331
01:18:37,312 --> 01:18:38,939
Got a left here.
1332
01:18:39,514 --> 01:18:42,745
Kind of funky on this side.
All right!
1333
01:18:45,487 --> 01:18:47,887
Weatherman. 6-7.
You are breaking up.
1334
01:18:47,956 --> 01:18:50,948
Okay. You're the most important
guy on the course right now.
1335
01:18:51,026 --> 01:18:54,018
The storm atop Mount Diablo
seemed to engulf the whole peninsula.
1336
01:18:54,096 --> 01:18:57,691
The epicenter now located
at the aptly named Zoo Road.
1337
01:18:59,634 --> 01:19:00,965
Clear the road!
Get out of the way!
1338
01:19:05,107 --> 01:19:09,066
Weatherman. Copy.
Just confirmed San Felipe.
1339
01:19:11,780 --> 01:19:13,338
Weatherman...
1340
01:19:15,617 --> 01:19:18,586
We have a fire that started.
1341
01:19:18,653 --> 01:19:19,984
Nobody knows how...
1342
01:19:26,795 --> 01:19:28,387
He's onto the right course.
1343
01:19:29,564 --> 01:19:34,467
Some people have changed
the course markers. Leading people astray.
1344
01:19:39,641 --> 01:19:41,370
Score. Copy. Weatherman.
1345
01:19:41,443 --> 01:19:44,037
We are in the helicopter
with a doctor onboard.
1346
01:19:44,112 --> 01:19:47,104
Need somebody to respond to me.
1347
01:19:48,583 --> 01:19:50,107
When Mouse hit pit 11,
1348
01:19:50,185 --> 01:19:53,848
he didn't talk about the usual 40 miles
he'd spent getting another tire
1349
01:19:53,922 --> 01:19:55,184
or how he'd been in third place overall.
1350
01:19:55,257 --> 01:19:57,157
Instead he had a very specific question.
1351
01:19:57,225 --> 01:19:59,352
How far ahead
was the bike in front of him?
1352
01:19:59,427 --> 01:20:01,622
That was third place.
1353
01:20:01,696 --> 01:20:04,597
I'm gonna get back to my goal,
which was being on the podium.
1354
01:20:04,666 --> 01:20:06,600
I really wanted
to get on the podium solo.
1355
01:20:23,418 --> 01:20:25,249
He had about 30 miles
up in the mountains,
1356
01:20:25,320 --> 01:20:27,015
came back down,
picked up like three spots.
1357
01:20:27,088 --> 01:20:28,453
Hauling ass.
1358
01:20:28,523 --> 01:20:30,252
I mean, here's a guy
that's blowing bubbles,
1359
01:20:30,325 --> 01:20:33,123
and he just picked off two guys
who were fresh.
1360
01:20:34,029 --> 01:20:35,394
Through checkpoint 12.
1361
01:20:35,463 --> 01:20:38,830
Mouse was only 60 miles away
from the finish line in Ensenada.
1362
01:20:38,900 --> 01:20:42,131
He was about to
make the impossible possible.
1363
01:21:12,901 --> 01:21:16,769
Broken ribs. Slight shoulder separation.
Broken finger.
1364
01:21:16,838 --> 01:21:19,966
In danger of being run over.
Mouse crawled to the shoulder.
1365
01:21:20,041 --> 01:21:23,670
Baja has a way of educating you.
1366
01:21:23,745 --> 01:21:27,772
Push that edge that far down there,
and you're done.
1367
01:21:28,116 --> 01:21:30,607
T was around 5:00 in the morning
when Robby Gordon.
1368
01:21:30,685 --> 01:21:33,483
Who'd stayed in the race on sheer fury.
Finally had to admit defeat.
1369
01:21:33,555 --> 01:21:37,013
If we were to continue down
to the big bumps we were at in San Felipe,
1370
01:21:37,092 --> 01:21:39,253
we'd basically break
the back half of the truck off
1371
01:21:39,327 --> 01:21:41,420
with it slamming as hard
as it was slamming.
1372
01:21:41,496 --> 01:21:43,361
We made a unanimous decision
to load the thing on the trailer,
1373
01:21:43,431 --> 01:21:45,160
and that was probably
one of the hardest things to do,
1374
01:21:45,233 --> 01:21:46,461
especially all the hard work
1375
01:21:46,534 --> 01:21:49,697
that the whole team put
into getting to the Baja 1000.
1376
01:21:49,771 --> 01:21:51,636
If you can't win,
you at least wanna finish.
1377
01:21:51,706 --> 01:21:54,607
And this year's 1000 we didn't finish.
1378
01:21:55,377 --> 01:21:58,869
A driver will often work up to eight hours
to get back in the race.
1379
01:21:58,947 --> 01:22:02,246
When he sees the trailer. It's a feeling
of embarrassment and emptiness.
1380
01:22:02,317 --> 01:22:03,909
Why do they do it?
1381
01:22:05,120 --> 01:22:07,748
It's not 'cause you're crazy
or you got a death wish.
1382
01:22:07,822 --> 01:22:09,050
It's competition.
1383
01:22:09,124 --> 01:22:12,025
Fighters don't fight to hurt people,
they fight to win.
1384
01:22:12,093 --> 01:22:14,561
Racers don't race
because they wanna die.
1385
01:22:14,629 --> 01:22:16,756
They wanna go fast.
That's my high.
1386
01:22:16,831 --> 01:22:19,322
That's the way I manipulate my life,
1387
01:22:19,401 --> 01:22:22,529
is through mechanics
of a machine.
1388
01:22:22,604 --> 01:22:25,164
Off-road racing is chasing rainbows.
1389
01:22:25,240 --> 01:22:27,572
It's not like Indianapolis
where if you did something,
1390
01:22:27,642 --> 01:22:29,007
you'd get something for it.
1391
01:22:29,077 --> 01:22:33,377
All you're doing down here is just
endangering yourself for the glory.
1392
01:22:33,448 --> 01:22:37,316
When you first start racing, the first thing
you wanna do is to win a race.
1393
01:22:37,385 --> 01:22:40,354
Then you wanna win a championship.
Then you wanna win the Baja 1000.
1394
01:22:40,422 --> 01:22:41,719
You want all these things.
1395
01:22:41,790 --> 01:22:45,385
And then there's gonna be some day when
you're probably gonna win your last race.
1396
01:22:45,460 --> 01:22:48,122
Probably five or six miles
from the end I kept thinking,
1397
01:22:48,196 --> 01:22:49,561
"Gosh, I wish it would go on. "
1398
01:22:49,631 --> 01:22:51,599
You know, 'cause I don't want it
to come to an end.
1399
01:22:51,666 --> 01:22:53,531
Gimme another mile.
Gimme another half mile.
1400
01:22:53,601 --> 01:22:55,899
I want this feeling
just a little bit longer, you know.
1401
01:23:12,420 --> 01:23:13,546
By race's end.
1402
01:23:13,621 --> 01:23:16,954
27 vehicles will have placed first
in their individual classes.
1403
01:23:17,025 --> 01:23:18,925
But only one will be fastest overall.
1404
01:23:18,994 --> 01:23:23,055
This is the domain of legends
like Stewart. Roeseler. Smith. And Evans.
1405
01:23:23,131 --> 01:23:25,031
And this year's winner belonged
to that company.
1406
01:23:25,100 --> 01:23:26,795
Approaching the baseball stadium.
1407
01:23:26,868 --> 01:23:29,302
His name being announced
for the seventh year in a row.
1408
01:23:29,371 --> 01:23:33,034
With a time of 15 hours.
39 minutes. And 52 seconds...
1409
01:23:33,108 --> 01:23:37,067
wanna introduce to you
the motorcycle champion
1410
01:23:37,145 --> 01:23:40,581
for the Baja 1000...
1411
01:23:40,648 --> 01:23:44,049
Steve Hengeveld
and Johnny Campbell. Steve.
1412
01:23:44,119 --> 01:23:46,610
Until you experience it,
1413
01:23:46,688 --> 01:23:49,885
you can't really explain it
'cause it's just so great.
1414
01:23:49,958 --> 01:23:52,825
It has so much mystery
and experiences
1415
01:23:52,894 --> 01:23:54,589
and the stories we get out of it,
1416
01:23:54,662 --> 01:23:57,995
and it's a lifetime of experience,
each and every one.
1417
01:23:58,133 --> 01:24:01,193
The second fastest motorcycle
was the Honda B Team
1418
01:24:01,269 --> 01:24:03,601
that included Andy Grider.
1419
01:24:03,671 --> 01:24:06,071
John Gregory
was fastest on the quad.
1420
01:24:06,908 --> 01:24:09,138
The fastest on four wheels
was the Class 1 buggy of Doug Fortin.
1421
01:24:09,210 --> 01:24:14,204
While Ryan Arceiro crossed the line
with the quickest trophy truck.
1422
01:24:14,282 --> 01:24:15,943
But the most impressive story
on four wheels
1423
01:24:16,017 --> 01:24:18,178
was that of 16-year-old Andy McMillin.
1424
01:24:18,253 --> 01:24:21,051
A high school junior who'd just gotten
his license three months earlier.
1425
01:24:21,122 --> 01:24:24,558
Andy finished second in class
and sixth overall...
1426
01:24:24,626 --> 01:24:28,062
the most impressive debut
since Robby Gordon 18 years earlier.
1427
01:24:28,129 --> 01:24:30,927
I'm proud of ya.
You did a great job.
1428
01:24:30,999 --> 01:24:32,591
Great job.
Thanks for everything, you guys.
1429
01:24:32,667 --> 01:24:36,626
What a great family.
Honor to have you guys with us, it really is.
1430
01:24:36,704 --> 01:24:42,006
I had a friend tell me today that in Baja,
if you're dumb, you better be tough.
1431
01:24:43,278 --> 01:24:45,803
Having survived 300 miles
with a faulty headlight.
1432
01:24:45,880 --> 01:24:48,906
Greg Tracy's arrival
meant J.N. Was back on the bike.
1433
01:24:48,983 --> 01:24:51,008
Well, if we get third, we'll be good.
1434
01:24:51,086 --> 01:24:54,283
Well, whatever we get.
Dude, we had no friggin' lights.
1435
01:24:54,355 --> 01:24:55,879
Jimmy didn't need to worry
1436
01:24:55,957 --> 01:24:58,289
because his dad had been
within two blocks of the stadium
1437
01:24:58,359 --> 01:24:59,690
for quite a while.
1438
01:24:59,761 --> 01:25:00,819
He couldn't find the entrance.
1439
01:25:00,895 --> 01:25:03,489
When he did make it.
Victory towel
1440
01:25:03,565 --> 01:25:06,090
wrapped around his neck.
Just like the old days.
1441
01:25:06,167 --> 01:25:09,796
Well. It was 1967 all over again.
1442
01:25:09,871 --> 01:25:13,102
But that's what happened the first time,
so that's only fitting.
1443
01:25:14,075 --> 01:25:15,736
Some things are timeless.
1444
01:25:15,810 --> 01:25:18,745
There he is standing there,
you know, 30 years later.
1445
01:25:18,813 --> 01:25:20,041
He had that smile,
1446
01:25:20,115 --> 01:25:22,777
and you could feel the excitement
of there he was, you know,
1447
01:25:22,851 --> 01:25:24,182
at the finish line of the 1000.
1448
01:25:24,252 --> 01:25:26,482
And gosh, again,
he could be anyplace in the world
1449
01:25:26,554 --> 01:25:27,919
and doing anything he wants to do.
1450
01:25:27,989 --> 01:25:29,479
And there he is.
1451
01:25:29,557 --> 01:25:31,149
You can get
your social security check now.
1452
01:25:33,394 --> 01:25:36,192
A little past 5:00 in the morning.
The number 227
1453
01:25:36,264 --> 01:25:39,597
of Matt and Steve Scaroni
collected the win in the protruck class.
1454
01:25:39,667 --> 01:25:42,431
After a dozen tries.
The father and son team had finally done it.
1455
01:25:42,504 --> 01:25:45,871
They give a lot of the credit
to the third driver. Ricky Johnson.
1456
01:25:48,443 --> 01:25:52,140
You fall back to the little kid
in the underwear and the six-guns
1457
01:25:52,213 --> 01:25:53,305
and the cowboy hat.
1458
01:25:53,381 --> 01:25:54,370
You're a cowboy.
1459
01:25:54,449 --> 01:25:57,941
At sunrise. Two-thirds of those cowboys
were still out in the course.
1460
01:25:58,019 --> 01:25:59,987
Some as far back as the halfway point.
1461
01:26:00,054 --> 01:26:02,852
Like number 806 of Todd Wyllie
and Mark Julius.
1462
01:26:02,924 --> 01:26:04,323
Who'd had a rotten night.
1463
01:26:04,392 --> 01:26:08,294
They'd lost a transmission.
lost a front end. Simply got lost.
1464
01:26:08,363 --> 01:26:11,526
But could not lose
Jethro the know-it-all.
1465
01:26:11,599 --> 01:26:15,467
You never finished a 100-mile race,
you never finished a 500-mile race.
1466
01:26:15,537 --> 01:26:18,768
Come down here, how's he gonna finish
a 1,000-mile race?
1467
01:26:20,642 --> 01:26:23,577
Mark Julius. In an attempt
to lose his publicist Jethro.
1468
01:26:23,645 --> 01:26:24,873
Was off and running.
1469
01:26:24,946 --> 01:26:26,709
And then a funny thing happened.
1470
01:26:26,781 --> 01:26:29,773
A race broke out for 195th place.
1471
01:26:44,499 --> 01:26:46,626
The buggy's race strategy
was hard to figure.
1472
01:26:46,701 --> 01:26:48,965
After closing a half-mile gap
in a matter of minutes.
1473
01:26:49,037 --> 01:26:53,497
He simply locked onto the rear bumper
and stayed there as if hypnotized.
1474
01:26:53,575 --> 01:26:55,702
And the one chance he had
to make a pass.
1475
01:26:55,777 --> 01:26:58,075
He saw open air.
And it scared the hell out of him.
1476
01:26:58,146 --> 01:27:00,706
He went right back
to his happy place.
1477
01:27:01,416 --> 01:27:02,906
After hitting the straightaway.
1478
01:27:02,984 --> 01:27:05,043
The buggy couldn't keep pace
with Julius and the truck.
1479
01:27:05,119 --> 01:27:08,418
And where it had taken 20 hours
to finish the first half of the race.
1480
01:27:08,489 --> 01:27:11,890
It only took him a mere eight hours
to come into the finish.
1481
01:27:11,960 --> 01:27:14,087
Julius and Wyllie had done it.
1482
01:27:18,066 --> 01:27:19,590
Where's my key?
1483
01:27:20,001 --> 01:27:23,767
We made it. We made it.
A thousand miles.
1484
01:27:23,838 --> 01:27:24,827
Buddy.
1485
01:27:26,040 --> 01:27:27,473
Good job, Mark.
1486
01:27:27,542 --> 01:27:30,033
Best adventure of my life.
Thank you, sir.
1487
01:27:30,111 --> 01:27:32,079
I couldn't begin to tell ya.
1488
01:27:34,182 --> 01:27:35,843
The dreams will come true, man.
1489
01:27:37,752 --> 01:27:39,276
Where do we go from here?
1490
01:27:42,257 --> 01:27:45,124
Rewarded with a pin.
Finishers celebrate all day long.
1491
01:27:45,193 --> 01:27:48,685
Hour after hour as the clock ticks down
to the 32-hour time limit.
1492
01:27:48,763 --> 01:27:52,665
In spite of being denied
a record-breaking 10th overall Baja 1000.
1493
01:27:52,734 --> 01:27:56,761
Mark McMillin crossed the finish line
with a big grin on his face.
1494
01:27:56,838 --> 01:27:58,965
Told ya I'd make it back for ya.
1495
01:27:59,040 --> 01:28:00,974
You did.
You stayed true to your word.
1496
01:28:01,042 --> 01:28:03,772
No, we don't give up.
We don't give up.
1497
01:28:03,845 --> 01:28:06,643
Proving that even rich
handsome guys don't give up.
1498
01:28:06,714 --> 01:28:09,945
Alan Pflueger crossed the line
with a big aloha smile.
1499
01:28:10,018 --> 01:28:12,612
It was up front.
It was up front.
1500
01:28:12,687 --> 01:28:15,019
See that.
Then the front broke off.
1501
01:28:16,090 --> 01:28:17,990
- Hawaiians never quit.
- That's true.
1502
01:28:18,059 --> 01:28:20,493
Same hula gal,
or did you replace the hula gal?
1503
01:28:20,561 --> 01:28:21,994
No, same hula girl.
1504
01:28:22,063 --> 01:28:24,463
Gotta get her a new grass skirt,
but that's all right.
1505
01:28:24,532 --> 01:28:25,624
Yeah, I like this one.
1506
01:28:25,700 --> 01:28:27,600
Kind of had to do
some testing on this thing.
1507
01:28:27,669 --> 01:28:29,330
The ukulele ones last.
1508
01:28:29,404 --> 01:28:32,532
The other ones lose their arms,
so it's all good.
1509
01:28:36,778 --> 01:28:40,475
Although there are many examples
of Baja's never-say-die spirit.
1510
01:28:40,548 --> 01:28:41,708
Few have as good a time
1511
01:28:41,783 --> 01:28:45,378
as the off-road version
of the Terminator... Al Hogan.
1512
01:28:45,453 --> 01:28:49,116
You'll be able to find pieces of his truck
all the way back to the starting line.
1513
01:28:49,190 --> 01:28:52,284
Nothing left but his pride
and his sense of the obvious.
1514
01:28:52,360 --> 01:28:54,692
Tired, man.
1515
01:28:54,762 --> 01:28:56,923
What can you say?
That's Baja.
1516
01:28:56,998 --> 01:28:59,159
Sometimes the course wins.
1517
01:28:59,233 --> 01:29:02,600
We only got 364 more days
till the next one, right?
1518
01:29:03,504 --> 01:29:05,768
One after the other.
They would cross the line.
1519
01:29:05,840 --> 01:29:08,104
Dusty and tired.
But overjoyed they finished.
1520
01:29:08,176 --> 01:29:10,644
As the day wore on.
There were still many on the course.
1521
01:29:10,712 --> 01:29:12,703
Amy Thomas searched for the BC-10.
1522
01:29:12,780 --> 01:29:14,577
Which was still a hundred miles out.
1523
01:29:14,649 --> 01:29:17,083
Headed for home
in a race against the clock.
1524
01:29:19,120 --> 01:29:21,145
And only seconds
behind the women's team
1525
01:29:21,222 --> 01:29:22,814
came Eric Solorzano's Volkswagen
1526
01:29:22,890 --> 01:29:24,755
bouncing up the goat trail
outside of Trinidad.
1527
01:29:24,826 --> 01:29:27,659
Hoping to finish.
Just to finish.
1528
01:29:27,729 --> 01:29:29,697
While the Volkswagen wouldn't make it,
1529
01:29:29,764 --> 01:29:33,029
the women's team would.
With ten minutes to spare.
1530
01:29:40,575 --> 01:29:43,669
It was Mouse's drive to finish
that had us worried the night before.
1531
01:29:43,745 --> 01:29:46,976
We decided to send helmet cameraman
Louis Franco out to find him.
1532
01:29:47,048 --> 01:29:48,538
Hoping he'd bring him back.
1533
01:29:53,020 --> 01:29:56,012
Mouse was up.
But not in the best condition.
1534
01:29:56,090 --> 01:29:58,684
Lucky for him.
Jeff Kaplan happened by.
1535
01:29:58,760 --> 01:30:00,625
I just saw him
out of my peripheral vision.
1536
01:30:00,695 --> 01:30:02,686
He told me that the next place
I could see somebody,
1537
01:30:02,764 --> 01:30:04,595
tell 'em that he was stuck there.
1538
01:30:04,665 --> 01:30:06,997
And I just told him to follow me in.
1539
01:30:07,068 --> 01:30:09,400
But we ended up going fast.
Really fast.
1540
01:30:09,470 --> 01:30:11,938
Surprisingly fast for one light.
1541
01:30:12,006 --> 01:30:13,906
At speeds
near a hundred miles an hour.
1542
01:30:13,975 --> 01:30:18,002
Kaplan paced Mouse for over 20 miles
until finding Scott Dunlavey.
1543
01:30:18,079 --> 01:30:20,047
The motorcycle's junk.
1544
01:30:20,114 --> 01:30:22,810
I beat the thing into submission
so it was at least halfway rideable.
1545
01:30:22,884 --> 01:30:25,682
He's goofy,
he doesn't even know if it's left or right.
1546
01:30:25,753 --> 01:30:27,243
He'd hit the wall,
he'd pushed through the wall
1547
01:30:27,321 --> 01:30:28,811
and kept going and going
and going and got bit.
1548
01:30:28,890 --> 01:30:34,260
And now it was a matter to get back
to some sort of semblance of focus
1549
01:30:34,328 --> 01:30:36,319
to get to bring it all the way home.
1550
01:32:06,988 --> 01:32:10,947
Mouse McCoy...
18 hours. 2 minutes. 40 seconds.
1551
01:32:11,025 --> 01:32:14,984
The sixth motorcycle to finish.
The twelfth overall vehicle.
1552
01:32:15,062 --> 01:32:16,290
Not too bad.
1553
01:32:16,364 --> 01:32:19,128
There were 246 vehicles behind him.
1554
01:32:21,335 --> 01:32:24,065
There's a connection
between people who make a commitment.
1555
01:32:24,138 --> 01:32:25,469
A passion shared.
1556
01:32:34,482 --> 01:32:36,973
You let me ride side by side
all the way to Ojos, man.
1557
01:32:37,051 --> 01:32:38,678
I'll never forget you.
You got me there.
1558
01:32:39,754 --> 01:32:41,312
This wasn't just a solo effort.
1559
01:32:41,389 --> 01:32:44,654
It might've been a solo effort
as far as me being in the saddle,
1560
01:32:44,725 --> 01:32:45,817
but the collective effort
1561
01:32:45,893 --> 01:32:48,987
was about my friends and family
carrying me through it,
1562
01:32:49,063 --> 01:32:53,432
and that's why it means so much to me,
that we all did it together.
1563
01:32:53,501 --> 01:32:55,526
- Congratulations.
- Yeah, congratulations.
1564
01:32:55,603 --> 01:32:59,733
Thank you, guys, for letting us
in your country to race here.
1565
01:33:05,012 --> 01:33:08,948
Hey, anybody know
where a good taco stand is?
1566
01:33:09,016 --> 01:33:10,347
A cold beer?
1567
01:33:10,418 --> 01:33:14,320
A cold beer and a taco is what I need.
I haven't eaten much today.
1568
01:33:26,033 --> 01:33:28,001
T's a hell of a race.
1569
01:33:28,069 --> 01:33:31,197
A race against the clock
in a country that defies time.
1570
01:33:31,272 --> 01:33:34,537
In a competition
which forges lifelong friendships.
1571
01:33:34,609 --> 01:33:37,942
Maybe only one drives.
But they search for glory as a team.
1572
01:33:38,012 --> 01:33:41,573
They look for it in the win.
In the finish. And in the attempt.
1573
01:33:41,649 --> 01:33:44,812
Because the journey
can justify the destination.
1574
01:33:44,885 --> 01:33:51,381
In one word,
the Baja 1000 for me is.., love.
1575
01:33:51,826 --> 01:33:52,815
It's romantic.
1576
01:33:52,893 --> 01:33:54,087
It's awesome.
1577
01:33:55,329 --> 01:33:56,489
Tough.
1578
01:33:57,131 --> 01:33:58,189
Exciting.
1579
01:33:58,265 --> 01:33:59,630
A challenge.
1580
01:33:59,700 --> 01:34:01,327
Perseverance.
1581
01:34:01,402 --> 01:34:02,426
Tough.
1582
01:34:02,503 --> 01:34:05,939
Patience.
A lot of patience.
1583
01:34:06,007 --> 01:34:07,269
It's beautiful.
1584
01:34:07,341 --> 01:34:10,538
For me, it's just adventure.
I mean, it's such an adventure.
1585
01:34:10,611 --> 01:34:12,374
Well, I got a different word,
now that I'm thinking about it.
1586
01:34:12,446 --> 01:34:13,970
It's more mystical.
1587
01:34:14,715 --> 01:34:15,739
It is mystical.
1588
01:34:15,816 --> 01:34:18,910
It has a sense and a spirit of its own.
1589
01:34:18,986 --> 01:34:20,112
I think it's just life.
1590
01:34:20,187 --> 01:34:22,155
In one day, you kind of get
to experience everything.
1591
01:34:22,223 --> 01:34:25,192
You get great things happen
and terrible things happen,
1592
01:34:25,259 --> 01:34:28,251
and it's how you deal with 'em
at the end of the night.
1593
01:34:28,329 --> 01:34:29,626
It's like life.
1594
01:34:30,898 --> 01:34:34,459
A thousand miles and 32 hours
can be a lifetime in a blink.
1595
01:34:34,535 --> 01:34:36,025
Do they find glory?
1596
01:34:36,103 --> 01:34:38,731
Couldn't say.
Because the race never ends.
1597
01:34:38,806 --> 01:34:43,573
But if they do. It's in the dust.
And it won't wash away.
1598
01:35:04,098 --> 01:35:07,966
What it is, it's like a flying couch.
You know?
1599
01:35:08,035 --> 01:35:12,096
That is probably the best way
to explain it.
1600
01:35:12,173 --> 01:35:13,663
It's like sitting in your living room.
1601
01:35:13,741 --> 01:35:16,403
Yeah, it is a living room
and a flying couch
1602
01:35:16,477 --> 01:35:19,037
and just stay out of the big ditches.
1603
01:35:19,113 --> 01:35:20,478
My buddy,
here's my buddy Steve Matzinger.
1604
01:35:20,548 --> 01:35:24,450
Yeah, baby.
Oh, yeah. Baja!
1605
01:35:25,419 --> 01:35:28,115
- He really wants to make the cut.
- I wanna be in the movie!
1606
01:35:28,189 --> 01:35:30,749
- He's not gonna be on the movie.
- I wanna be in the big pictures.
1607
01:35:30,825 --> 01:35:31,883
Baja!
1608
01:35:33,360 --> 01:35:36,022
And as soon as we turned off
the little light on the generator,
1609
01:35:36,097 --> 01:35:38,258
we saw the...
thought the floor was moving.
1610
01:35:38,332 --> 01:35:40,357
We turned it on,
and it was solid cockroaches.
1611
01:35:40,434 --> 01:35:41,423
I was, like, "Oh, my God. "
1612
01:35:41,502 --> 01:35:44,164
So I ran out to my pack
and got a gallon of gas
1613
01:35:44,238 --> 01:35:47,207
and ran a moat around my pack.
1614
01:35:47,274 --> 01:35:49,174
And me and Bob, we had to sleep
in the same bed.
1615
01:35:49,243 --> 01:35:51,074
I said, "We're probably
gonna get asphyxiated,
1616
01:35:51,145 --> 01:35:52,635
but at least we're not gonna get eaten. "
1617
01:35:52,713 --> 01:35:55,648
And in the morning there was
a bunch of melted cockroaches.
1618
01:35:55,716 --> 01:35:59,152
I'm Don.
I'm one of the sound mixers.
1619
01:35:59,220 --> 01:36:02,849
Right now we're making up cables,
custom cables for each camera.
1620
01:36:04,558 --> 01:36:08,995
We've got one of Don's...
What kind of mike is that?
1621
01:36:09,063 --> 01:36:12,829
Active.., a 48-volt mike,
which is a supercardioid pattern.
1622
01:36:12,900 --> 01:36:15,528
Check, check, check.
Check, check, check one, two.
1623
01:36:15,603 --> 01:36:19,164
Check on this side, right,
check on left side.
1624
01:36:19,240 --> 01:36:21,174
Check. Check.
1625
01:36:21,242 --> 01:36:25,372
When those motorcycles turn on,
it's loud. Loud!
1626
01:36:25,446 --> 01:36:26,640
We're yelling right now
1627
01:36:26,714 --> 01:36:28,841
because we've got a bunch
of loud motorcycles back here.
1628
01:36:28,916 --> 01:36:32,317
So we're just checking the levels,
and see how they're doing.
1629
01:36:32,386 --> 01:36:33,512
How's that?
1630
01:36:33,587 --> 01:36:35,646
These cameras have a lot of switches
that need to be in the right places,
1631
01:36:35,723 --> 01:36:36,815
we discovered.
1632
01:36:36,891 --> 01:36:37,880
Right.
1633
01:36:37,958 --> 01:36:40,927
What would Scorsese do?
Talk real fast. We know that.
1634
01:36:41,729 --> 01:36:44,789
You know, Joe Pesci, he hit
all these guys in the head with a shovel.
1635
01:36:44,865 --> 01:36:46,355
Not bad.
1636
01:36:46,433 --> 01:36:50,699
Not bad. But where we gonna
get Joe Pesci, let alone a shovel?
1637
01:36:52,106 --> 01:36:54,574
Editor... Dana Brown.
1638
01:36:54,642 --> 01:36:57,611
He's trying to cover up Matzinger,
which I got it.
1639
01:36:57,678 --> 01:37:00,169
I still got...
I can still make out Matzinger.
1640
01:37:05,152 --> 01:37:06,210
Do you mind?
1641
01:37:06,287 --> 01:37:08,915
With the constant...
the constant paparazzi trip.
1642
01:37:08,989 --> 01:37:10,013
Like a candid camera.
1643
01:37:10,090 --> 01:37:12,183
You know what you do?
You can fix your hair in this thing.
1644
01:37:13,527 --> 01:37:17,623
Hey, there's a camera
behind that big piece of glass.
1645
01:37:17,698 --> 01:37:24,001
Dana's crazy. This is the biggest,
craziest movie ever made.
1646
01:37:25,272 --> 01:37:26,500
Ever.
1647
01:37:36,951 --> 01:37:39,647
Sorry man, I'm just going, "Whoa,
I'm gonna knock that guy on his butt. "
1648
01:37:39,720 --> 01:37:40,880
I saw.
1649
01:37:40,955 --> 01:37:43,287
Yeah, well, you only missed him
by about 12 inches.
1650
01:37:43,357 --> 01:37:44,346
Yeah?
1651
01:37:44,425 --> 01:37:46,825
What were you shooting,
Herr producer?
1652
01:37:46,894 --> 01:37:52,799
We were shooting a little place
called Valle de Trinidad.
1653
01:37:52,867 --> 01:37:55,700
- See all that spit fly like that?
- Yeah. Yeah.
1654
01:37:55,769 --> 01:37:57,168
That's the effect that I have.
1655
01:37:57,238 --> 01:37:59,399
Who said there wasn't special effects
on this movie?
1656
01:37:59,473 --> 01:38:00,872
Yeah, is that...
1657
01:38:00,941 --> 01:38:02,932
Is that you speaking Spanish,
spitting all over?
1658
01:38:03,010 --> 01:38:05,205
That is. It's...
1659
01:38:41,181 --> 01:38:42,773
This is the first time
we're going off-roading.
1660
01:38:42,850 --> 01:38:45,785
- So, driver...
- We're attempting the off-road race.
1661
01:38:45,853 --> 01:38:47,218
Here we go.
Off-road.
1662
01:38:47,288 --> 01:38:50,780
- And we're off!
- Here we go, Matzinger in the front.
1663
01:38:50,858 --> 01:38:52,325
- Good!
- Matzinger! Matzinger!
1664
01:38:52,393 --> 01:38:53,724
Here we go!
1665
01:39:01,669 --> 01:39:02,931
Safe at last.
1666
01:39:03,003 --> 01:39:06,666
I think we're definitely
trophy truck material now.
1667
01:39:06,740 --> 01:39:09,971
Yeah. Robby Gordon,
we got your number.
1668
01:39:19,972 --> 01:39:22,772
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