I'm still overwhelmed by all of the support we got. Yes, a
HUGE THANKS to everyone involved.
Thanks to Cal and Mike for the commitment and willingness to spend countless hours and drives to Bakersfield to get the rig ready, to Russ for hours spent to build a new motor, to Grant for driving out from CO and being our excellent pit crew captain, to Jack and Andy and the local guys who spent time in the garage working on the rig, to Scrappy and Rigwerks for all the work they did on the buggy, to Garry Hall for the advice and experience he brought to the team, to Rick and Cal and Steve who were the pit crew captains, to Stephan (and Mark) who spent the entire day on an isolated ridge as our excellent team radio relay, to Steve and his gang for cooking breakfast on Thurs and Fri morning, to Rick and Bonnie for the great food on Thurs night and for the drum of fuel, to Garry for the always good Jambalya on Tues night, to Dave for all the phone conversations about rig and team planning, to Paul and Matt for using their rigs to pre-run, to Kris for being there and thinking of the little things, to Jes and Letterman who drove from the bay area to work on the pit crews and prep, to Rick and Andy and Kevin and Jack and Fred and Robert and Carol and Steve's gang and others that I know I'm forgetting for the help prepping the car and working in the pits and just doing whatever needed to be done. And to Paul for everything he put into this effort and his willingness to sit in the co-dog seat for 90 miles of the most brutal offroad race course ever run.
And thanks to J E Reel Drivelines, Maxxis Tires, Bishop-Buehl Racing Engines, Rigwerks, BajaHID.com, Masterpull, Ruff Stuff Specialties, Discount Motors for the product and support.
The most satisfying thing to me about this whole endevour was hearing from those involved about how much fun they had and how glad they were to be there and be involved. THAT's what made the whole thing worth it.
Next year???
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