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The big problem is half of the poilce,army and politicians are corrupt. If the drug lords kill the one's that are not corrupt, they can rule the country! Take away the drug money and you take away their power. Easier said than done, I know! Awhile back one of the prominent Baja Racers was kidnapped by thugs posing as police. Makes me wonder if it is worth going down to anymore races, especially Ensenada, which is a holdout for those guys that dress up in black swat outfits and kidnap people. I was told that members of the drug cartel have actually entered vehicles in the Baja Race. My friend told me that the Mexican army swarmed in on one race and arrested a cartel member at the starting line before the race started. It makes a guy wonder, considering the amount of tourism money spent in Mexico.

Outstanding! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

Ditto for me on this draw. Kinda nice not being a nervous wreck at draw time

Happy birthday!

Stick with it my freind. Love will find a way, if it is meant to be. Being married can be harder work for some than others. My wife and I parted company and went through a divorce, and after 10 months apart, we are currently trying to work things out. Considering that I am a stubborn and head strong man, sometimes us men just have to swallow our pride at times and remember that our wives feelings and needs should always come first. I hope things work out for you, and if you need to talk about it, feel free to send me a P.M

WoooooHooooo! Time to go fishing! Looks like you guys did good. I have to wait until the fish come in shallow, cuz I don't have a boat. But I can do pretty well without one if the shallow fish cooperate!

It's a shame that a long time,and valuable G&F Employee got the axe. Most likely he just made a mistake based on his enthusiasm over the jaguar sighting and capture. If the press release by the G&F is accurate, trying to cover up everything is probably what cost him his job. It was a costly mistake!

Yep! We all knew someone was going to take the fall. They need to leave the Jaguars alone!

Gnarly!

Somewhere in Ohio , me thinks Lets just say there are no frozen days in Gehanna

Yes there is a special place in Gehanna for people who say the draw results are up, when they are not...............and of course Ted K.

Sounds great. Are the bass hanging at that depth off the points and cove mouths?

Holy smokes! 11 pups? Thats awesome. Does the mother have enough milk dispensers for all those babies

Happy Birthday!

Loved them shows. Last summer Directv had a marathon of re-runs. Rest easy Fess.

Wonder if any of those questions violate any civil rights? Big brother government is alway watching us, and I certainly feel the information we provide is used for more than just demographical purposes. What does it matter if you are white,black,Hispanic, asian, etc,etc, if you are a legal american that is all that matters really. The only people that are pure blooded americans are the native indians. I have not received my census yet? But I need to look it over.

Happy Birthday Scott. Best wishes to you, and yours!

Some pics from the San Filipe Baja 250 Off Road Race The Beach next to the boardwalk Pistol Petes Trophy Truck. Pete is from Phoenix Hanging out with the reps from "slime" we called this guy "Nacho". He had a few too many Margaritas Playing ping pong down at the cantina. The guy in the hat is who took me down to mexico "Joe" the Slime rep was quite a character. Old man "Snapshot" with a couple of the Tecate girls backstage. Old man "Snapshot" with the local "Rockstar Girls" Old man "Snapshot" with the Tequila Girls. It was a good day! Snapshot the flagman. My job on race day was traffic and crowd control at race mile 150. There is a 5 mile stretch of highway that the racers come down before re-entering the track. The race coarse is 232 miles total. Ducking the "Roost" The race vehicles had to do the speed limit while on the highway section, but when they entered back onto the dirt coarse they let it rip. Some of the trophy trucks are 800 horsepower and they really fling some rocks and gravel. We spent alot of time ducking I came across a fishing boat that I really like! Can't imagine why? This is a pic looking down on the boardwalk from the old lighthouse. The board walk is the place to be. A pic of the lighthouse. There are some shrimp boats out on the ocean. The "Rockodile" club on the boardwalk is the place to be on a Saturday night. We climbed up to the old lighthouse where you can see the whole area.

Creamsicles! I like it! Nice pics as usual Doug. You were talking about exposure settings. I am not sure what your Nikon has, but some cameras have programmable exposure bracketing. -1,0,+1 etc..

Bill, Sounds like you have had some great adventures in the Baja Penninsula. Cabo sure has changed over the years. But once the rich and famous are attracted to a location, change is certain, along with ridiculous real estate prices. The Baja 500 race is being held out of Ensanada June 4-6, I was hoping to make it over for that race, but don't know if I will or not. I have never been on the Pacific side of Baja. The Baja Penninsula does have a great deal of charm. It took us over 2 hours to get back across the border at Mexicali. The line of cars in front of us was over 2 miles long when we got there.

Oh, it started a month ago by a broke back cowboy. That does not know good weaponry.

You should see the other two that were shakin it on stage at the time that picture was being taken. I have a pic, but decorum prohibits me from posting it here. No really, the pics with the girls was all in good fun. They were very freindly and receptive of taking pics. I don't have any others except the Tecate girls dancing on stage. Tecate is a big sponsor of the Baja races.

TJ, you da man! Those fish look healthy! I can't wait until I can go up for some fishing.

Bill, San Filipe has seemed to be hit by our economic crunch and decreased tourism. Sunday we took a drive around and saw alot of the nicer vacation type homes sitting empty and for sale. Also a few high rise hotels that never got completed and are just sitting as an empty shell. A year or two ago a couple of the local landowners got greedy and wanted money for allowing the racers to cross thru their land and it turned into a big fight. Score International Offroad racing pulled out and took the race to Ensenada instead. The locals set fire to the landowners house! This race brings 4-5 million dollars to a poor local economy. Needless to say the greedy landowner got the message in a big way. This race is like a big holiday for the locals. The boardwalk on Saturday night was elbow to elbow. Monday morning when we left it felt like a ghost town. I can sypmathize with the sunburn you had. When I was 18, me, my Dad, and another guy who was a pilot rented a Cessna airplane and flew down to Bahia De Los Angeles whcih is south of San Felipe. The second day there I spent all day in the sun, and body surfing, and I got cooked. That night was the most miserable experience I have ever known as far as sunburn pain.

Sheds in the snow. Thats awesome!