:24:00
welcome to the start of the
$50,000 Mint 400 Desert Race...
:24:05
with a purse of $50,000
going to the winner...
:24:08
of this grueling, gut-wrenching,
dust-eating...
:24:11
in-your-face
motocross extravaganza !
:24:14
And there they go !
:24:16
We've got
rooster tails goin' !
:24:18
We're here to spit
in your enemy's eye !
:24:21
There they go.
[ Mutters ]
:24:23
[ Man On P.A. ]
All right, our second group
of ten is getting in place.
:24:27
- Kawasakis, Triumphs, Maicos.
- [ Engines Revving ]
:24:30
We're ready to go. It's the green flag,
and they're off !
:24:34
Another great start with a lot of dirt
happening on this hill !
:24:37
All right, here we go with
the third group. And they're off !
:24:41
Number 45 riding
in the number-four position...
:24:44
is choking
as the dust flies !
:24:47
You'd better wet those bandannas
you got stretched over your face !
:24:50
[ Cheering,
Engines Revving ]
:24:52
[ Duke Narrating ]
There was something like
190 more bikes waiting to start.
:24:55
- Gimme a beer, man.
- They were due to go off,
ten at a time...
:24:58
every two minutes.
:25:00
There you go, buddy.
:25:02
[ Blows Nose ]
:25:04
[ Sighs ]
:25:06
-Goddamn it. What day is it ? Saturday ?
-Shit.
:25:09
- More like Sunday.
- Ahh.
:25:16
Hello ! Anyone ?
:25:18
Have you seen the race ?
:25:20
By 10:00 they were spread out
all over the course.
:25:24
- Ohh !
- It was no longer a race.
:25:26
Now it was
an endurance contest.
:25:29
The idea of trying to cover
this race in any conventional
press sense was absurd.
:25:34
- Hey ! It's pretty great, huh ?
- What ?
:25:36
Come on in !
:25:40
[ Shutter Clicking ]
:25:43
I'm just gonna try different
combinations of lenses and film...
:25:47
until I find something
that works in this dust !
:25:50
[ Helicopter Blades Whirring ]
:25:52
- What the hell ?
- [ Machine Gun Fire ]
:25:55
That's fucking machine guns.
They're firing at us. Machine guns !
:25:58
- [ Gunfire Continues ]
- It's a goddamn war zone !
Get us out of here quick !