2008 Baja 1000

[Joe_Black]

MoonRaker, have you contacted the Baja organization to obtain rules and classifications documents? In racing you don't even begin planning until you've gotten all your research done and know EXACTLY what you need to build and gather for the effort. You just don't roll up to tech and say "I'm here to race" and expect to get your numbers. Not to mention you'll likely be expected to provide documented proof of racing instruction and experience, such as an FIA racing license.

I did the 1995 La Carrera Panamericana in mainland Mexico and also took a stab at 500 miles of the Baja course in a Baja Challenge car early 2006, and can certainly speak from experience that if you just jump into this without first contacting the event organizers and sactioning bodies you're going to leave a huge hole in your wallet and ego.

[Chopper]

Well, it wouldnt crack you up if you were crippled. Bet you wouldnt have the nuts I have or could even walk a day in my shoes.

Paraplegic, quadruple amputee, or orange water head...that engine won't care what your personal special situation...you will not last long with the AC blowing. You'll be leaving that on the shop floor, with all the other useless stuff. Hate to break it to you...you won't be listening to the radio or your CDs either for that matter. 'Cause you left the friggin dash on the shop floor too! Next to the AC and leather seats. There is NO concession to "comfort." A Nextel phone and hand held GPS are priceless on the other hand. By the way...I got scrotties the size of coconuts..careful who you wave that "crippled" flag at...you don't know everyone's situation. Lots of people, dealin' with lots of crap...and not all of the damage is necessarily on the outside either. Now...focus and build a competitive VX. Ron is running the Jeep, and I would love to see you there.

[Ldub]

I am glad you quoted my post, Ldub... I was thinking there might be a problem with the new server not showing my posts to others!

Uhhh, yah...selective hearing ?

[MoonRaker]

MoonRaker, have you contacted the Baja organization to obtain rules and classifications documents? In racing you don't even begin planning until you've gotten all your research done and know EXACTLY what you need to build and gather for the effort. You just don't roll up to tech and say "I'm here to race" and expect to get your numbers. Not to mention you'll likely be expected to provide documented proof of racing instruction and experience, such as an FIA racing license.

No ****, I posted that a few days ago, I wrote an Email to the baja orginization, havent gotten a response yet, its a long time before the 2008 baja. When better to start the planning then over a year prior, im not just showwing up to tech. I now all about tech inspects. As for the instructions and liscenses, Cam Worth is very well known in the racing community, maybe not offroad but hell hes the only guy to ever finish the daytona 24 in a turbocharged RX-7. He gets liscenses with phone calls. You now the 20b 3 rotor dune buggys, he was involved in that project so we do have connections. That stuff is the least of my worries, makeing a list of things to do is the priority. First im waiting for word on the exact rules for the class, like I said, I hope theres no limitation on suspension. My trucks still stock and will stay that way until I get back from Glamis. After some fun in the sand im headed for dessert driving conditions, I want to get an idea of whats gona be neccesity. I now Bajas a beast and not a walk in the park im trying to handle as much of the un expected and get started early at it.

[MoonRaker]

Paraplegic, quadruple amputee, or orange water head...that engine won't care what your personal special situation...you will not last long with the AC blowing. You'll be leaving that on the shop floor, with all the other useless stuff. Hate to break it to you...you won't be listening to the radio or your CDs either for that matter. 'Cause you left the friggin dash on the shop floor too! Next to the AC and leather seats. There is NO concession to "comfort." A Nextel phone and hand held GPS are priceless on the other hand. By the way...I got scrotties the size of coconuts..careful who you wave that "crippled" flag at...you don't know everyone's situation. Lots of people, dealin' with lots of crap...and not all of the damage is necessarily on the outside either. Now...focus and build a competitive VX. Ron is running the Jeep, and I would love to see you there.

A-men on that but im gona see if its worth keeping the AC though, lol.

[MoonRaker]

Check this out, found this trying to find tech specs for baja.
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...00-fj-cruiser/

[Ldub]

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[Ldub]

HA! I did it...posted an image in a reply...

Anyway, here's some food 4 thought MR. Like I said, no offence meant in my earlier post.
I'm totally equal opprotunity, meaning I dislike & distrust everyone equally until proven otherwise...& yes, that is a joke.

[Joe_Black]

Check this out, found this trying to find tech specs for baja.
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...00-fj-cruiser/

You might want to take a look at this about the build for that truck: http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/minis...uck_build.html

Here's a Baja motorsports site and forum: http://www.baja.net

The official SCORE Baja 1000 site: http://www.score-international.com/baja1000/index.ihtml

The official entry form (only $2000 for sportsman, not bad): https://www.score-international.com/...tion/baja.aspx

[MoonRaker]

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...9837&albumId=0

let me now if you cant get these pics. Those are cool, easy acsses to everything behind the dash.

[Ldub]

Your computer skillz are only equal to those I posess...probably superior, I'm Amish...& no, I'm only seeing a home page. Though the self repairing chair does look interesting.

[Ldub]

OK, upon further perusal, "you must be logged in to do dat."

[MoonRaker]

Dam

[MoonRaker]

Ok,taking whats being done to the toyota as the route I will be taking. Shocks, springs, and beaf up the needed. Add coolers and remote resevors adding fuids and keeping the stock systems cooler. Roll cage is another one that im gona need to figure out, A custom boltin might be a good rout. Im not trying to make the truck undrivable after baja.

[Joe_Black]

Bolt-in won't cut it for competition, but you won't need to go chromoly either as standard 2.75 DOM is what you'll likely need unless they're spec'ing something oddball in whatever class you fit. I'm currently working on a full cage for my rally VX and have budgeted about $3K for the job, so you'll be looking at about the same for the materials and labor. It will still be driveable afterwards, but definitely permanently altered from the cage pads and carry-throughs.

There are a few pics here that might help from my rally project: http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...y+beast&page=2