ICON Vehicle Dynamics Baja Raptor Run 2013 March 5th - 10th

[treypal]

Yeah. That includes gas. You can always change more at cambios in Baja as well.

 

[kawie95]

Someone else brought this up, but I also have a 91 sct tune from Hennessey. Last year I was able to get 91 I think in san Felipe by one of the traffic circles.
Should I bring my tuner so I can return to stock tune if I can't find 91 around mikes? If I fill up my screw I think I'll have enough gas for the two days till SF. Though Gordon and I last year got probably 5mpg on parts of the course last year lol.

 

[kawie95]

The course this year is pretty different than last year.

2012-Red line
2013-Green line


Does the course always change this much each year?

I am getting excited!

 

[kawie95]

Roger norman- "Thursday night the 7th of March at 6:30 pm. Special event announcement coming soon." party at the arches!

 

[kawie95]

Dirtlive spent about 20 minutes on Google Earth explaining the entire course, some small changes are still to come in the north and in the south for the sportsman cutover. Might also not finish on the highway at the arches, but take a turn to the west just before the highway then head north a few hundred yards to the arches. Dirt Live Episode 7 "RJ Anderson, Robby Bell, Roger Norman, and Brian Busby", Dirt Live Episode 7 "RJ Anderson, Robby Bell, Roger Norman, and Brian Busby" ...

 

[treypal]

Updated Itinerary.

2013 Baja Raptor Run

Day 1
Tuesday, March 5

Start: Tecate, CA
Finish: Mike’s Sky Rancho

Accommodations

Meals
Breakfast: BYO
Lunch: Provided trailside
Dinner: Hosted Family Style Mexican dinner, Mike’s Sky Rancho

Lodging
Rooms at Mike’s Sky Rancho

Provisions
Snacks, drinks, fuel and ice are available at the meeting location in Tecate, CA.
Pemex in Valle de Trinidad

Route

Border crossing at Tecate BC Port of Entry and then east to the north end of the Compadre Trail. South on the scenic Compadre Trail for about 40 miles. This will give us a chance to establish a running order and get a pace that everyone is comfortable with.

We’ll have lunch at K55 on Hwy 3 and then jump onto the Baja 500/1000 race course at El Alamo and run through Rancho Jamau and then back out to Hwy 3 out side of Valle de Trinidad.

Fuel up at the Pemex in VdT and then take more race course up into the mountains to the historic Mike’s Sky Rancho for the night.

Day 2
Wednesday, March 6

Start: Mike’s Sky Rancho
Finish: San Felipe, BC, MX

Accommodations

Meals
Breakfast: Hosted Family Style Mexican Breakfast, Mike’s Sky Ranch
Lunch: Provided trailside
Dinner: No host, San Felipe

Lodging
Beachside Luxury Condos, San Felipe

Provisions
Pemex in Valle de Trinidad
Pemex in San Felipe
Grocery in San Felipe
Auto Parts in San Felipe

Route

Down the mountain from Mike’s on an alternate route into Valle de Trinidad. We will then head east on Hwy 3 down through San Matais Pass and pick up the 2013 SCORE San Felipe 250 race course at the top of Laguna Diablo dry lake. We’ll spend some time playing on the open expanse of the dry lake bed finding the top speed of a 6.2 SVT Raptor. After a stop for refreshments at Jose’s Tienda we’ll continue on the Race Course to Moralia Junction and then into San Felipe via the infamous Zoo Rd.


Day 3
Thursday, March 7

Start: San Felipe, BC, MX
Finish: San Felipe, BC, MX

Accommodations

Meals
Breakfast: No host, San Felipe
Lunch: Provided trailside
Dinner: No host, San Felipe

Lodging
Beachside Luxury Condos, San Felipe

Provisions
Pemex in San Felipe
Grocery in San Felipe
Auto Parts in San Felipe

Route

We’ll start out the morning at Zoo road and head back out to Moralia Junction and turn south on the graded East Valley road to Rancho Algodones. We’ll wind our way through chase road to Race Mile 203 where we’ll jump on course and take drive through Huatamote Wash. The course pops out with access to the Old Puertocitos road. At this point there are three options: 1) Continue down the race course unguided back to San Felipe, 2) head out to Hwy 5 via chase roads and continue north to San Felipe or 3) take chase roads to Hwy 5, cross over and head to Laguna Percebu for an afternoon cocktail.

Day 4
Friday March 8

Start: San Felipe, BC, MX
Finish: San Felipe, BC, MX

Accommodations

Meals
Breakfast: No host, San Felipe
Lunch: No host, San Felipe
Dinner: Checker Off-Road Racing Team Tire Drop and Clam Bake

Lodging
Beachside Luxury Condos, San Felipe

Provisions
Pemex in San Felipe
Grocery in San Felipe
Auto Parts in San Felipe

Route
No trails today. Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of Contingency and Tech Inspection along the Malecon in San Felipe. Spend the day checking out all the race cars and meeting the drivers in this high octane party atmosphere.

Late afternoon, dinner and beer will be served at Tony Tellier’s compound at Pete’s Campo al Pariso for the Checker’s Off-Road Racing Team’s Tire Drop and Clam Bake. A San Felipe tradition. Directions attached.


Day 5
Saturday March 9

Start: San Felipe, BC, MX
Finish: San Felipe, BC, MX

Accommodations

Meals
Breakfast: No host, San Felipe
Lunch: No hostTaco Stand, San Felipe
Dinner: No host, San Felipe

Lodging
Beachside Luxury Condos, San Felipe

Provisions
Pemex in San Felipe
Grocery in San Felipe
Auto Parts in San Felipe

Route

North out of town to KM 159 On Hwy 5 to access the racecourse. We’ll watch the racers come through the long straight whoop section at RM 25. After the racers pass this section we’ll get back of the highway and head south back into San Felipe. We’ll stop for luch at am in town taco stand and then proceed south of town to catch the race again at RM 224, which is where we left off on the Thursday prerun. When the race is over you may choose to make a run for the border or stay for the craziness of the Malecon after race festivities.

 

[KaiserM715]

Still jealous and disappointed I will not make it...

 

[kawie95]

The updated plan sounds awesome! Can't wait. You really have this trip's logistics down Trey!

Few things I am doing to prep/pack:
Spot lights
Mag lights
few Music CD's
download course map onto GPS
clean out truck, NO KNIFES or stray bullets. last year I cleaned out my truck and found a few bullets that were roaming around. You never know... it could get you years in jail down there.
Clean out wallet- leave unneeded credit cards, other crap behind. Only bring what you need.
Emergency phone number list in glove box
grabbing extra stickers for any kids at the border crossings, race area, etc. Kids love stickers!
Maybe bringing a dirtbike helmet. I might get crazy if the group gets roudy, or if a smaller group goes on a high speed crazy fast run, etc.
army shovel
cell phone charger
safety wire/wire cutters/ duct tape/ news paper/ lighter
turn cell phone data and call features off when crossing the border and in mexico so you dont get tons of data chargers, and I dont expect any cell calls, so I keep my cell function off, but the phone itself on.
sun screen
I bring 4 of those big drinking water jugs. so about 10 gallons (for radiators, etc.)- costco has them 2 in a box, so 2 boxes. I also bring a pack or two of dirnking water bottles.
Instant coffee (star bucks kind)- just need to find hot water the rooms probably have pots
heavy jacket. Mornings are cold sometimes
zip ties
microfiber towels/rags
paper towels
TOILET PAPER

The rest is pretty much normal stuff for trips or was already mentioned, etc.

My Tuesday morning plan:
Leave home at 3:30am. Takes 2:45min to get from my place to Tecate.
6:30am groceries down in Tecate or on the way by San Diego before 6:30am.
7am : Change money, Get gas
7:30am take off
7:30am: turn off cell phone data/phone

Concerns:
I might not have a Raptor (haha, still waiting on Outlaw): http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/my-raptor-vs-prius-20114/
My Outlaw chase package ICOM radio might not have 151.775 programmed into it.
Stock head lights on a 2011 suck, especially on top perch. I have 2 rigid duallys I want to mount, Trey is helping me in this thread: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f81/fastest-easiest-way-temp-mount-2-rigid-dually-spot-lights-21640/
My spare is 35" stock, my tires are 37". if something gets jacked up running a 35 might be bad. I might have more info on a 37" spare once I talk to Outlaw.
My crap is going to fly all over my truck when I offroad in the back of the cab. Last year my motorcycle ramp rubbed the crap out of my door and left a big old rub mark in the pastic. Looking into 13 gallon plastic boxes for my crap/food/etc.

 

[treypal]

The updated plan sounds awesome! Can't wait. You really have this trip's logistics down Trey!

Few things I am doing to prep/pack:
, NO KNIFES or stray bullets. last year I cleaned out my truck and found a few bullets that were roaming around. You never know... it could get you years in jail down there.
Clean out wallet- leave unneeded credit cards, other crap behind. Only bring what you need.
Emergency phone number list in glove box
grabbing extra stickers for any kids at the border crossings, race area, etc. Kids love stickers!
Maybe bringing a dirtbike helmet. I might get crazy if the group gets roudy, or if a smaller group goes on a high speed crazy fast run, etc.
army shovel
cell phone charger
safety wire/wire cutters/ duct tape/ news paper/ lighter
turn cell phone data and call features off when crossing the border and in mexico so you dont get tons of data chargers, and I dont expect any cell calls, so I keep my cell function off, but the phone itself on.
sun screen
I bring 4 of those big drinking water jugs. so about 10 gallons (for radiators, etc.)- costco has them 2 in a box, so 2 boxes. I also bring a pack or two of dirnking water bottles.
Instant coffee (star bucks kind)- just need to find hot water the rooms probably have pots
heavy jacket. Mornings are cold sometimes
zip ties
microfiber towels/rags
paper towels
TOILET PAPER

The rest is pretty much normal stuff for trips or was already mentioned, etc.

My Tuesday morning plan:
Leave home at 3:30am. Takes 2:45min to get from my place to Tecate.
6:30am groceries down in Tecate or on the way by San Diego before 6:30am.
7am : Change money, Get gas
7:30am take off
7:30am: turn off cell phone data/phone

Concerns:
I might not have a Raptor (haha, still waiting on Outlaw): http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f5/my-raptor-vs-prius-20114/
My Outlaw chase package ICOM radio might not have 151.775 programmed into it.
Stock head lights on a 2011 suck, especially on top perch. I have 2 rigid duallys I want to mount, Trey is helping me in this thread: http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f81/fastest-easiest-way-temp-mount-2-rigid-dually-spot-lights-21640/
My spare is 35" stock, my tires are 37". if something gets jacked up running a 35 might be bad. I might have more info on a 37" spare once I talk to Outlaw.
My crap is going to fly all over my truck when I offroad in the back of the cab. Last year my motorcycle ramp rubbed the crap out of my door and left a big old rub mark in the pastic. Looking into 13 gallon plastic boxes for my crap/food/etc.

I always carry a knife.



You can run a smaller spare, it just needs to go on the front. Which sucks, because your flat will be in the back, just makes for some extra jacking and wrenching.


I generally bring a gallon of coolant, a gallon of water, and a case of water. Water is heavy!

I have a little stove and pot you can boil water with.

Baby Wipes.

I generally strap boxes in the back using L Track. Available a bunch of places. For the back seat I use the seatbelt.

I can program 151.775 into your radio, I'll have my cable and laptop with me. Check your radio for LocosMocos. PCI usually programs it in, and outlaw just buys their radios from them.

 

[BlackMamba]

Ok...new bumper to be installed Thurs morning (bye bye frame horns), put the lights back on (4 KC HIDs and 9 Duallies) and my other wheels Thurs afternoon, fly to Orlando on Friday morning, give speech, go to dinner, smile and shake hands, fly back to Houston early Sat a.m., spend day packing and getting truck ready, meet Trey in San Antonio at 8 a.m. on Sun, drive to Tucson, then to San Diego on Monday, Baja on Tues.

Let's do this.