Desert Dingo Racing

Category: 2008 San Felipe 250

  • Live tracking the race

    The team is putting everything in place. If you’re of a mind to track our progress, you have several options:

    The race is the San Felipe 250 and Desert Dingo crosses the start line at approximately 10:40 a.m. Pacific Time. The race will take about 10 hours to complete the 250 miles.

    Here are some ways to track Desert Dingo’s progress;

    Here on the blog, which we’re already updating for the race: http://desertdingoracing.blogspot.com

    Via Twitter (for quick updates): http://twitter.com/desertdingo

    Live, Web-based race tracking (requires latest version of Flash plug-in): http://irctracking.com/2008/San-Felipe/ , then select “Class 11” from the menu on the left and check the box next to “1101- Jim Graham”

    You can contact the team by emailing co-owner Jim Graham at jim@desertdingo.com.

  • Thursday afternoon progress report

    This update from Scott:

    Seth, Jeff & I set up our first pit & established a route to it that keeps us off the race course. The stop is near the famous mummified cow that marks the intersection between the roads to Laguna Diablo & Arco del Triunfo.

    Back at Jeff’s for lunch now, then off to set up our southerly pit #2 near the old Puertocitas road.

    Got a text message from Cary saying they’d passed the border at 2 PM, and asking had we seen Crusty. No sign of Crusty here, now at Jeff’s at 3:15.

  • Scott reports in

    The team is starting to coalesce in San Felipe for Saturday’s race. This update from Scott:

    Notes on today’s trip.

    Trip from San Diego this morning went 8 AM Starbucks, Highway 8 East to 98 to Calexico, through about 5 or more stoplights in Calexico then right on hwy 111 Imperial highway. About 6 blocks from there to Duty Free for cheap supplies. 12:00 at Laguna Azul for shrimp cocktails, 2 PM or a bit later at Jeff’s.

    After military checkpoint at highway 3/5 junction you can see the race course off the right shoulder, paralleling for miles & miles.

    Entrance to Pete’s Camp has changed due to road construction so don’t be surprised. It’s different but still intuitive. Look for the giant antennae about KM 178. Southbound road was routed onto half of northbound lane with no cones, somewhat scary.

    End report.

    Richard and Cary also checked in, saying they took 1101 on a shakedown cruise in the Pismo Dunes. Seth made it down in one piece, too, and had planned to spend the afternoon doing some pre-running and scoping out locations for pit stops.

    Shawn, Charlie and I are green with envy.

  • Desert Dingo – World Diabetes Day – ride again

    We’ll do a full up press release on this in a few days, but I wanted to announce that Desert Dingo Racing and the International Diabetes Federation have partnered for the 2008 off road racing season, and we will be campaigning the official World Diabetes Day car, which, as we speak, is on its way to Baja California for this Saturday’s San Felipe 250.

  • One week and counting to the 250

    The team is working on bump stops today. Richard is putting the finishing touches on the adjustable seat rails. Shawn is rebadging the car 1101. Bob dropped off a spare rim that I’ll get over to Skip’s for the final spare. Here’s the schedule for next week, courtesy of logistics impresario Seth:

    FRIDAY, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM: Registration will be at the Banditos Bar and Grill, across from Tourism Office, on Mar de Cortez Ave.

    FRIDAY 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Contingency Row

    FRIDAY 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Tech Inspection at the end of Contingency Row.

    SATURDAY 6:00 AM: M/C and ATV Start (30 sec. gaps)

    SATURDAY 10:00 AM: 4 wheel vehicles start (30 sec. gaps)

    We are in starting position 148 (approx) for 4 wheel vehicles, which means we will start our race at approx. 11:14AM, and will have until 11:14 PM to finish.

    OK, this doesn’t have anyting to do with Baja, but it’s a great NASCAR commercial. Going to have to find a diecast VW.