Zorros Racing taking on the Tecate Score Baja 500, 2014

[El Mamito USMC]

Its just so far! I have given a little thought about it.. If I am to be interested it depends on what the NorthEast guys are doing, the more of us that go the better the trip would be financially and 40 hours of driving is a lot for anyone lol

 

40hrs!! Wtf!

 

Ur not that far. Ull make it to my house in no more than 2 days, I drove from Miami to California in 2 days, almost non stop(but I do admit I was in a Skyline R33)

 

There u go.. we got our 3rd guy..

 

Just ask anyquestion you guys would like answered and ill do my best to explain it and brief you on the adventure

 

Also were going to be racing on Class 24, Pro 450 or less

[CJM]

So far is right, you got maybe 10+ hours over me Dave lol.

 

In my eyes we need at least 4 of us to do this right, that way costs, ride time, etc will be minimal. There is still plenty of time to plan however.

[Baileyguns]

Marc... You should do a bikini car wash fund raiser!!

[CJM]

Marc... You should do a bikini car wash fund raiser!!

 

Ed, Im sure the sight of my fat ass would make people pay to put my clothes on!

[El Mamito USMC]

In my eyes we need at least 4 of us to do this right, that way costs, ride time, etc will be minimal. There is still plenty of time to plan however.

 

5 will be perfect, 100 miles each its good for me...

[Baileyguns]

That's fine too! As long as your gettin that dollar! lol

[El Mamito USMC]

:gr_wink:

That's fine too! As long as your gettin that dollar! lol

 

 

 

So what up any more takers?? We got 3 so far...

 

I got 90% of the adventure in the books. Just need to see the carpooling part of it.

 

You guys need to work that out. Once u reach NM, ill take over..

[El Mamito USMC]

C'mon guys.....

 

 

2 more SERIOUS RIDERS and we start the count down....

[El Mamito USMC]

update we got out 4th rider...

[El Mamito USMC]

I am very interested in racing the baja 500 with you guys. This has always been a dream of mine. Roughly how much would it cost per person?? Let me know if you get this and I would like to discuss this more with you.

 

Thanks

Thanks for your interest.. well I calculated about 1K per rider... because we need to pay: housing, food, baja pits support, gas and food for prerunning, entry fee+membership. Gas to get and return from Baja.

 

So if we get at least 5k, I'm sure its more than suficient to cover these cost.

 

Where you located? What's you ride? Do you have a truck to bring your atv to my house or to Baja?

[mawest]

Thanks for your interest.. well I calculated about 1K per rider... because we need to pay: housing, food, baja pits support, gas and food for prerunning, entry fee+membership. Gas to get and return from Baja.

 

So if we get at least 5k, I'm sure its more than suficient to cover these cost.

 

Where you located? What's you ride? Do you have a truck to bring your atv to my house or to Baja?

 

 

I am 97% in!! Other 3% just in case something happens. I have already spoken with a company that is willing to support us with a few$$.

Not sure what route you guys from the NE would take. I am just outside of Las Vegas, NV if it's better for you to come this way...meet up and then head down. Just throwing that out there.

 

We can do this guys! Like Mamito said, $50-100 a month is doable. We throw that away each month in BS.

[El Mamito USMC]

I am 97% in!! Other 3% just in case something happens. I have already spoken with a company that is willing to support us with a few$$.

Not sure what route you guys from the NE would take. I am just outside of Las Vegas, NV if it's better for you to come this way...meet up and then head down. Just throwing that out there.

 

We can do this guys! Like Mamito said, $50-100 a month is doable. We throw that away each month in BS.

GREAT MAN... i put you down and whre you from.. once i get the email going ill start the paypal acct..

 

and i pm you my cell so you could have it..

[El Mamito USMC]

put me down for it as well! Im in Sacramento California

contact me via pm... and send me som info and some back ground about you...

 

how serious are you? and ill pm you my cell but calll me after sunday...

[El Mamito USMC]

ok guys now that we have 6 riders 500/6= 83 miles per rider or 500/5=100 miles per rider

 

its still a nice amount of miles so its good for all of us..

 

so far ill need to know each riders HONEST skill level to try to determine who will do what section.

 

me probably will just start the quad , since ill be the rider of record, and hand it down to the next rider before heading into the arroyo. ...

and then ill probably take one of the last sections since im the "most experience" one riding a nigth and with Trophy Truck catching up to you..

 

if any of the riders like mawest or tkup is experience riding at dark or semi dark (i got some nice led bars in my quad so ligthing its not a problem) they can take the last sections, since i do want to get in and out as soon as possible to ensure a good chase for the quad.. illl probably take the summit and "el saldana... "

 

we should be able to do it in 10-14 hrs that would put us on a 35mph average.. not bad really.. we migth not even have to use the ligths at all.. but its always better to be safe than sorry...

 

im leaving here a map of this years 500 so you guys have an idea of what the next years course migth look like..

 

 

[El Mamito USMC]

ok guys i need some back ground of us and some riding skills resume.. and WEIGTH... to see how to set up the shocks...

 

ill be 180 to ill valve them for 190lbs..

 

 

and give me som info about you...

 

as for me , im in the military, my wife is from Baja so i hang out there as much as i can and i do some desert races here and there and so far just 2 in Baja. i race in Rosarito, like the Speed Eneergy 200 last year and now the Kuervoz 200 in the newer track, check it out on the HQ..

ill be 35 when we do this. but i do try to keep in a somewhat shape, LOL

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I am 30 now so 31 when we race. I have been racing the USRA and NHHA mostly in Utah. I live in Mesquite, Nevada which is 100 miles North ( on I-15) of Las Vegas. Pretty small town. I am a pharmacy Technician and Smith's Pharmacy. My wife is the finance manager at a golf course here in Mesquite. I have 2 kids. 2 1/2 year old boy and 4 month little girl.

I have always dreamed of racing and around Christmas time I told my wife that I was going to start doing. I made some necessary changes to my bike and started. So far I have taken first in my class at each race. I started out in novice and moved to amateur. The longest race I have done is 100 miles (a few weeks ago). It's everything I wanted it to be and more. I hope to continue doing for quite a few more years.

That's a little bit about my self. I look forward to making this happen!!!

 

Well, I'm 19 right now, will be almost 21 when we go to the race. At the moment im in a 6 week EMT course and it looks like ill be passing and getting my license. Im also in college classes to become a Firefighter, either before or directly after the race ill be joining a Fire Academy to get my FireFighter 1 license as well.

 

I have never really raced (a couple local MX shootouts is all, but never toured), I ride the practice track at the local MX track weekly, am on a diet to get in shape and am starting to work out to get back down to where I want to be (preferably around 200). I've been riding since I was about 4, rode a quad before I rode a pedal bike, crashed my first quad when I was 6. I'm currently unemployed but I do small jobs on the side and live with my parents. Hopefully once this EMT school is finished Ill get a decent paying job and be able to start working the quad angle more.

 

Speaking of the Quad, its a 05 Honda 450 (Ride red right?), completely stock save for a rejetted carb, full pipe, and some nerf bars and bark busters. Im not too sure how well my bike would do as a practice bike except for training me on my section (if I were to race).

 

Other than that, my name is Trevor, im 6'3" (if you need that for setting up the bike) and weight approx 200-225lbs. My phone number: 916-932-3970

[mawest]

ok guys i need some back ground of us and some riding skills resume.. and WEIGTH... to see how to set up the shocks...

 

I am 190-195 lbs

[El Mamito USMC]

Uhhh' date=' I only know how to cuss people out in Spanish...which as it turns out is a necessary skill when you work in construction.[/quote'] jajaja that will work...

 

hahahah The only Spanish I know will get me in trouble. I am hoping that some one around will know enough English to help me out.

they do... remember they see us all the time...

 

 

ok talking to another member from RDC he stated that we migth need a lil more over 1K per rider. so i guessing no more than 1.3 or 1.5 per rider.

 

this a basic brake down:

this are the prices for the 2013 Baja 500. so ill be close to the 2014..

 

Score entry fee- $1620

http://score-international.com/2013-baja-500-entry-fee-and-class-level/

 

Baja Pits fee- 549+50 membership= $600

http://score-international.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-500-app-FILLABLE-sport-1.0.pdf

 

IRC transponder- 100

Hotel- 800-900 since ill be atleast 7-9 days.. if we reserve with time ill be better.

gas- ????

food- ????

 

this what baja pits will do for us.. they set up in multiple places on the track and offer full service..

 

[El Mamito USMC]

So is it 1600 for the whole team? Gas for me would be about 400ish, food would probably be half that.

 

So its safe to say its 2k to do it? Not bad, ill sell a few things if I need to.

uff sorry to brake this to you but its 1.3-1.5K PER RIDER , in the post that i put the map. theres a basic brakedown of the things we need to cover... that why im setting this with a entire year ahead so we can save 100 a month and not anger the wives..

 

 

 

Also, is there any way we could get some specs for the quad we will be racing? A full parts list would be awesome if you have one.

 

Also, I just realized that you are in New Mexico (not North Minnesota...its late ok). You said you are gonna run down the 5 to get there right?

yes im in NM. and ill be taking I-10 to Casa Grande,AZ and then the I-8 to Tecate and then cross the border and hit Ensenada..

 

 

as for the specs of the quad, in my first post i put a link to my build.

 

and new, like this week i have brand new CP piston, crank, berings, cylinder,CRF 450r clucth with CR500 springs.. and for the time of the race ill have brand new valves, and clucth basket..

 

 

as specs i have: Venom head, HRC cam, carb by Sredrum, Dasa exhaust, Boyesen water pump, some carb acelerator(cant remember but you can see the pic in my build thread), renthal sprockets, full skid plates, DID chain, Axis suspension in the front with LSR DC-4 arms, rear shock revalve and modified by www.dirtworksmotorsports.com and thier rear longtravel link. LSR +4 axle, FCI intake, led bars by BAJA LEDS, Team Alba oil cooler,

texeira tech stem and clamps, its TWIST THROTTLE, quadtech seat,

 

 

i think that its..

[mawest]

Couple questions...

How are we going to get out to our area to pre-run? and then back to town?

The day of the race how are we going to get out to our spot?

[El Mamito USMC]

Couple questions...

How are we going to get out to our area to pre-run? and then back to town?

The day of the race how are we going to get out to our spot?

ok. we are going to have 2 chase trucks. mine and one from you guys or the NE guys.. plus 1-2 from my Baja friends.. but we jump in our trucks and go to the area, i can prerun the day before if needed but the idea is to you guys know where to go to wait for me to do the change..

 

mine got a radio on it to comunicate with the riders , so ill be the main chase truck . but ill probably do the first section of the race and then follow and keep in touch with all of you guys and ensure everything flows smooth..

[El Mamito USMC]

hey guys very important thing..

 

we need to have helmets that are SNELL 2010.. if not we cant use them... damn time to buy a new helmet. im sure www.immortalatv.com can get some for us at a good price..

[mawest]

hey guys very important thing..

 

we need to have helmets that are SNELL 2010.. if not we cant use them... damn time to buy a new helmet. im sure www.immortalatv.com can get some for us at a good price..

 

 

My helmet has a sticker with SNELL on top and DOT on the bottom. Will that work?? I do not see 2010 on it.

[El Mamito USMC]

My helmet has a sticker with SNELL on top and DOT on the bottom. Will that work?? I do not see 2010 on it.

it should... but it needs to be snell 2010.. so to be honest i think it should say it somewhere..

[El Mamito USMC]

ok guys heres a very good question: mawest ask me why we need www.bajapits.com support and what would the diference from us having multiple chase trucks???

 

what hotel we migth stay in? i like Hotel Cortez from the www.bajainn.com group.. same hotel that GT team stays in..

 

answer: Baja Pits offers services that we dont have, like gas, welding , water, plus they are set up in multiple remote areas that ill be hard for the chase truck to reach or ill take a lot of time.

 

in our chase trucks were going to have spare parts, the upcoming rider, spare tires, radio to talk to the riders or support personnel(weatherman, baja pits, rider, Mag 7 pits, ECT...) cooler full of water, sandwiches, beer (for the riders that already did their part), and shade for while we wait for our quad..

 

 

any other questions guys post them here and ill answer..

[mawest]

Do you have the dates of when we will be down there?? (yes I am going to request them off already) lol

If most of you guys go down on... say a Monday, but I am not able to make it till Wednesday, is that going to be a problem?

I should be able to be there the entire time but I don't get paid leave at work.