Brett Svatek did a piece on the team and I spent most of my time talking about eating.
INTERVIEW: Jim Graham – Desert Dingo Racing
The Sporting Life, February 24, 2010
Jim Graham and his Desert Dingo racing team set out to conquer the Baja 1000 in a car that most people wouldn’t feel safe driving to the 7-11…they are truly living The Sporting Life.
Bob Russell runs through an electrical systems check the night before the Baja 1000.
The folks at Wired.com’s Autopia blog did a great piece on the Rugged Text and Track satellite communications system from EMS SkyConnect and on our illuminated number panels from TrailGlow. You can check it out here…
Thanks to everyone who took part in out Twitter project to promote World Diabetes Day.
In the weeks leading up to the Baja 1000, we asked folks on Twitter to post a message that included @DesertDingo and #WDD09. The former is our Twitter account, the latter is the hashtag to identify messages relating to World Diabetes Day.
We got a great response and using the latest in communications technology, I printed out everyones’ names, slipped them into a plastic sleeve and used blue painter’s masking tape to affix them to the ceiling of 1104.
So, thanks to everyone who participated. You can honestly say you made 183 miles in the 2009 Baja 1000.
Yes, I did tweet off the start line at this year’s Baja 1000.
Here’s the first five minutes of this year’s Baja 1000 as seen from the GoPro Motorsports HERO wideangle camera mounted on the hood of 1104 and pointed toward Bob and me.
This is what it looks like from here, thanks EMS SkyConnect. Click on the image to get the big picture.
A lot has happened since this post and the previous one. Tranmission got replaced, tie rod too. Jim said something about ball joints. The RV is pulling into Jeff’s at San Felipe and I expect he’ll be online shortly to help track the team. Chase 1 is meeting 1104 shortly at Pit 4. Everyone’s in good spirits. Thanks for all the messages of support.