5:30 am we headed down to the garage.
Being team Rookie we didn’t want to screw up our timing on
the first day. The race started at 6 am
by the bull ring in Mexicali but being the 81st to start we would have some
time to kill. Also, this start was
really more of a formality. The real
race, in the dirt, would start in the desert about 17 miles out of town.
The cars started lining up at 6am when the motorcycles
started. We got there early enough to
see 71 year old Malcolm Smith be the first off the line.
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| Rhonda got some great shots of Malcolm Smith starting. |
The rest of the cars started lining up. It was a pretty spectacular crowd
Arwen, Pat, Mary, Mom and the kids showed up and we got a
chance to meet some of the NORRA staff.
The butterflies were starting to kick in. At 7:57am we started. Here's a short video featuring us, the Stropped Bronco, Big Oly, Bandito Brothers and more....enjoy.
The drive to Laguna Salada was uneventful. Well, we did get off course once and passed the first broken vehicle (a 1973 Yamaha SC500) but other than that it was a good beginning.
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