:05:00
You're out there with Joe Public,
or in this case, Jose Public.
:05:05
For the people of Baja. This is
one of the biggest days of the year.
:05:07
We can really relate to racing,
off-road racing.
:05:10
And you meet people,
you just start talking.
:05:13
Start talking about
the last race, the next race.
:05:17
"You remember this
and you remember that. "
:05:18
You end up with four
or five guys around you,
:05:20
and that's called picking up dust
here in this town.
:05:24
As the party atmosphere fades.
:05:26
All the contradictions and metaphors
begin to make sense to me.
:05:30
This isn't about a race.
It's about the race. The human race.
:05:34
Which I figure is exactly
how Sal Fish intended it.
:05:36
The roads aren't closed.
Locals driving backwards on the course.
:05:40
You've got locals racing
right next to you.
:05:42
You've got chase vehicles, and they're
on the course where they shouldn't be.
:05:46
You know, I mean, this is
not for wusses. Let's face it.
:05:50
Without question.
Sal Fish is the Baja 1000.
:05:53
He marks a different course each year.
:05:55
He deals with the concerns
of the ranchers. Of the police.
:05:58
As well as demands
of contestants and spectators.
:06:02
I haven't met anyone that has
the stupidity, I guess, that I have
:06:05
that would do it the way I do.
:06:07
And I never stop thinking about this.
It's a 24-hour deal and I love it.
:06:11
Get families together
:06:12
and guys with the $10,000 vehicle
and guys with the $2 million vehicle.
:06:16
I could never imagine
having Sal Fish's job.
:06:19
Having 300 people
like Robby Gordon showing up there
:06:22
wanting to go racing,
and everybody has their own agenda.
:06:24
Everybody plays by the same rules.
They all pay the same entry fee.
:06:27
I wanna make sure
our hardcore grassroot guys
:06:30
are always at Score
and there's a place for them to race.
:06:33
Sal's values are reflected
in a race that's open to everyone.
:06:36
From the little guy to the big guy.
The famous and anonymous...
:06:39
all equal. All simply racers.
:06:50
Pre-dawn.
:06:51
Air temperature. 45 degrees.
:06:53
Motorcycles and quads
will start three hours ahead of the field.
:06:56
A flurry of flashbulbs
announces Johnny Campbell's arrival.
:06:59
A win today would be
a record-breaking seven in a row.