Included below are all the ways to track the 2011 Baja 1000 live online. If I’m missing something, let me know at jim@desertdingo.com. If you like what you see, check out the Desert Dingo Racing iPhone and Android apps.
We’ll be back with a vengeance in 2012.
Update 4: Race Dezert’s live tracking page. Planet Robby live chat (9 a.m. Friday)
Update 3: Added Chuck Dempsey’s Spot tracker and a load of new Twitter folks.
Update 2: Added Ryan Arciero’s Spot tracker.
Update 1: Baja 1000 countdown clock, courtesy of @BajaOffRoader.
Weatherman live
Race-Dezert streams the Weatherman live. I’ll post the link when they take it live. Don’t forget to play the Weatherman drinking game – take a shot every time he calls someone a “Richard Cranium.”
IRC live vehicle tracking
International Racing Consultants handles live tracking of all race vehicles, though not motorcycles).
Twitter – Live now
Folks are posting using the #BAJA1000 hashtag. I’ve collected everyone I know of on this public Twitter list. Here’s what they look like in newspaper format.
Here’s who’s on the list so far:
@1splat, @allgermanmotors, @andybell, @Baja1000Race, @BajaCom, @BajaExtreme, @BajaOffroader, @bajasurracing, @BFGoodrichTires, @BJBaldwin97, @BrandonLillard, @BryceMenzies7, @chadragland, @CHUCK_DEMPSEY, @Class_1, @ColemanMtrSprts, @DesertDingo, @dirtforge, @DirtNewz, @DiscoverBaja, @FreeJesseJames, @HallRacingUSA, @JacopianOnBoard, @JennHell, @JerryZaiden, @JimBeaver15, @joebacal, @Jsanchotena195, @Kendall_Norman, @KikaGinger, @LilByte15, @MattLanning, @MenziesRacing, @MuscleMotorsRT, @nicknelson79, @nickTonelli, @OffRoadBajaTeam, @OffroadMexico, @OffroadBulletin, @OverEasyRacing, @Patertill, @PatrickDailey, @pau_n85, @PeteMortensen, @PGarfinkle, @PGRaceTeam, @PLANETROBBY, @puro_off_road, @pure_offroad, @racedezertcom, @RacingMcKenzies, @ramsesperez, @rayrdz, @RedBullMex, @rherbst1k, @robbygordon, @rodhallracing1, @ryanarciero, @sanfelipebaja, @skullcandy, @SLIMEnews, @SPEED_ENERGY, @StuckThrottle, @tavo_TT21, @TeamGT, @TBDesignworks, @TimFlahart, @TimmyWeigand, @troyVM, @TwtKar, @VicenteELeon, @VildosolaRacing, @XRsONLY.
Websites posting regular updates :
Baja 1000 on the Facebook
- What appears to be the official page (1,600 fans)
- Baja 1000 “business” page (4,000 fans)
- Baja 1000 “Interest” page (6,250 fans)
- Baja 1000 “group” page
Vehicles running Spot and other GPS trackers:
If you’ve made it this far and still want more, check out some of the Friends of Desert Dingo Racing:
- Hall Ass Racing
- Project Baja
- Two Larrys Racing
- TrailGlow
- Rugged Radios
- IndeFab
- Valley Off Road Racing Association