Time to set your clock, friends and fans. The race starts Friday, November 21 @ 5 AM. Class 11 shoots out the gate around noon. Teams will have 31 hours from their designated start time to complete the course.
Folks at home have a couple of options to track the race. Hardcore supporters can listen to the online audio stream of Rob “The Weatherman” Steinberger, a man who’s practically as legendary as the race. The Weatherman volunteers each year, setting up a radio outpost on top of a windy mountaintop slightly southwest of Mikes Sky ranch at about 9500 feet elevation. He’s like the air traffic controller, reporting injuries, repair needs, checkpoint information, and so on. Bookmark his channel (http://www.race-dezert.com/radio/) but be aware that this is not entertainment. Accidents do happen, and an important part of the Weatherman’s job is to report them and help coodinate emergency services.
IRC is supposed to have all entries tracking on GPS at http://www.racetheworld.net.
Score will provide GPS tracking of five classes (SCORE Trophy Trucks, Class 1, Class 5-1600, Stock Mini and Class 8 ) live at http://www.2008scorebaja1000.com/. Unfortunately no Class 11 coverage.