:09:00
Not because he was out of shape.
He was in great shape.
:09:03
But for those exact things.
:09:05
He knew how good a shape he was in
and he knew how fast he was.
:09:08
And I knew if he got into a competition
:09:10
with other riders that are
fresher, fresher, fresher, fresher,
:09:14
I was afraid he was gonna die.
:09:16
Survival. That's all it is.
You survive, you'll win it.
:09:20
Soft and smooth, brother.
Soft and smooth.
:09:25
At 6:30 the race began.
:09:28
They'll leave 30 seconds apart.
:09:30
At 6:31 and 30 seconds.
Johnny Campbell takes off.
:09:34
Chris Blaze of the Honda B Team
leaves the line at 6:33.
:09:39
J.N. Roberts. 6:37:30.
:09:49
F a car pulls out in front
of a speeding car.
:09:51
Results are dented metal
and possible injury.
:09:54
F a car pulls out
in front of a speeding motorcycle.
:09:56
Results are probable death.
:09:58
Which was exactly the fate of former
Baja champion Danny Hamel in 1995.
:10:03
Only a few miles
outside of Ensenada.
:10:15
Mouse McCoy. 6:37.
:10:18
And the rhythm
of the race begins.
:10:41
At 6:46:30, the quads
began to join the fray.
:10:58
Mile 38, there
is no flagman. No flagman.