BAJA 1000: A Legendary Off-Road Vehicle Racing Event in the United States

The Baja 1000 is a Mexico off-road racing race held every November in the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of the most prestigious off-road races in the world, having attracted competitors from six continents. The race was founded by Ed Pearlman in 1967 and is sanctioned by SCORE International.

 

 

There is a wide variety of Baja 1000 racing cars, mainly including dirt bikes, Buggy dirt bikes, Trophy trucks, old Beetle dirt bikes, ATV and UTV, etc.

In addition to the standard models, there are some relatively rare models such as the Ford Bronco, Jeep CJ, Cherokee, and Hummer.

It's not just the race cars that are armed to the eye-catching teeth, but also the auto racing girls of the various sponsors.

 

 

Compared with the rigorous and meticulous racing style of the European Dakar, the BAJA 1000 is more unrestrained, more passionate, and more crazy!

Instead of having to make calculations and devise complex strategies every day during a long race, the BAJA 1000 has a simple and crude schedule: 1,000 miles in one go, no more than 34 hours!

 

 

One of the most notorious aspects of the BAJA 1000 is the vandalism of spectators along the route, creating slopes, trenches, and obstacles, which can be conspired upon by the locals at any time, which is one of the most unavoidable safety hazards in the event, but it is the extremely dangerous and challenging track characteristics that give the BAJA 1000 its unique charm!

 

 

Local Mexico are also passionate about the sport, and the hundreds of kilometers of desert are lined with spectators. It is the pinnacle of American off-road culture, a feast for off-road fans, and a carnival for local people!