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A quality best exemplified
by an off-road racing dynasty.
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The McMillin family.
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My dad and brother decided they were
gonna race one race in 1976
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for the Baja 1000, just race it once,
and then sell the car.
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Just to say they did it, you know?
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And when I was in that Class 9
with eight inches of wheel travel,
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a 50-horsepower motor, I really
thought I was gonna win overall.
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I mean, I thought,
"I got a chance here. "
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At 7 4. Corky McMillin is still
chasing his dream.
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You know, people ask me today,
with my age and everything... -
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I said, "Well, the only person
I really have to please is myself. "
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And if I feel like I'm competing
and doing good and hanging in there,
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I'm happy, I'm satisfied.
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The McMillins are a successful family
in more ways than one.
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And I see Corky still line up to get
a shower in the morning before the race
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in a line at a campground behind
all the guys that work in his company.
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And you can't tell which one's Corky
and which one's driving nails the next day.
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It makes us all have something
in common to kind of get together with,
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and it's not the bosses
and the employees.
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I mean, we're all just a bunch of people
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trying to have fun and enjoy life,
and we're doing it.
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He's had to miss a couple because
of health reasons, but you know what?
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Take one race at a time,
and the next race he was back.
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My body thinks
my brain's gone crazy.
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The McMillin with
the most championships is Mark.
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He's also one of the most successful
drivers in the history of the Baja 1000.
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But it's been 14 years
since his last victory.
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There's ups and there's downs.
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But something that I've always taken from
my dad and I'm trying to give to my boys
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is you never, never, never give up.
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Whether it's at work,
whether it's racing,
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or something you're trying to accomplish
at home with your family,
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we just never, ever, ever give up.
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Mark McMillin got off to a fantastic start.
Roaring through the first 80 miles.
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But once again. Bad luck struck.
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At Ojos Negros he'd have to change
his entire transmission.
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Way too early. Way too early.