Baja 1000 Honda racing

[GETBOATS]

My son Gatlan earned a spot in the Honda Ridgeline class 7 entry in the upcoming Baja 1000 November 17-22 2020. He gets in the truck at mile 600.

The dude is fearless and a super fast thinker! Good luck buddy.

 

[yz450mm]

My son Gatlan earned a spot in the Honda Ridgeline class 7 entry in the upcoming Baja 1000 November 17-22 2020. He gets in the truck at mile 600. View attachment 939332 The dude is fearless and a super fast thinker! Good luck buddy.

Nice! Driving or Codriver?

 

[BingerFang]

That is awesome!

 

[RitcheyRch]

That's awesome and congrats.

 

[TPC]

Is Igor still involved in building the Honda Race vehicles?

 

[DLC]

That is great news! I’m not a huge fan of the ridgeline but I love off road racing! Honda should go all in for a few years, hopefully he gets a seat for more than one race

 

[Backlash]

What an incredible opportunity!! Badass regardless which seat he's in!

 

[Ragged Edge]

Wishing good luck to Gatlan and his team. The Baja 1000 is brutal.

 

[MK1MOD0]

My son Gatlan earned a spot in the Honda Ridgeline class 7 entry in the upcoming Baja 1000 November 17-22 2020. He gets in the truck at mile 600. View attachment 939332 The dude is fearless and a super fast thinker! Good luck buddy.

What Honda engine do they run?

 

[Backlash]

I think it's a TT V-6.

 

[GETBOATS]

What an incredible opportunity!! Badass regardless which seat he's in!

He will be navigating, back in Feb. 2020 he talked me into racing his TT with his little bro navigating for me, when we first talked about it, I thought a better spot for me would behind the GPS and not driving. We entered the snore 250, myself driving and Garrison, my younger son giving directions paying close attention to the GPS. Much to my surprise, we were exactly in the right seats. There is no way I could have done what he did for me, that I could have done for him navigating. With no pre-run, I completely reliant on his information and it was constant. Here is a shot right before last years race.

 

[outboard_256]

nice, good luck to him. I have seen that ridgline in person, its a beast.

 

[GETBOATS]

Pre-run accomplished with no real issues, he recorded 600 notes from mile
603 (matomi wash exit) to 870 (ojos negros road crossing)
they expect he truck to arrive at 603 somewhere between 11:30 pm Friday and 1:00 am Sat.
their stint lasting 7 hours or so. sorry map is not much, but gives an idea

 

[DLC]

I was just talking to my buddy he is down there prerunning not sure who he is helping this year, but he us usually pitting for Leduc...

 

[HCP3]

Do they run independent rear suspension like the Ridgeline?

 

[sintax]

Do they run independent rear suspension like the Ridgeline?

haha looks like a bone stock truck to me!

 

[GETBOATS]

haha looks like a bone stock truck to me!

 

[Riverhound]

thats awesome... Congratulations to him and best of luck.

 

[Backlash]

Do they run independent rear suspension like the Ridgeline?

Ask the guy in Mexico driving his Jeep the wrong way down the course. From the video I saw, it looked like he got a good look underneath that truck!

 

[Racey]

My son Gatlan earned a spot in the Honda Ridgeline class 7 entry in the upcoming Baja 1000 November 17-22 2020. He gets in the truck at mile 600. View attachment 939332 The dude is fearless and a super fast thinker! Good luck buddy.

Is that still the LaFortune Chassis?

 

[GETBOATS]

no, the original was, this one is a TSCO

 

[SHOCKtheMONKEY]

Ask the guy in Mexico driving his Jeep the wrong way down the course. From the video I saw, it looked like he got a good look underneath that truck!

The Honda driver, Alexander Rossi, said he never saw the Jeep...

 

[SHOCKtheMONKEY]

Speaking of which, who are the drivers?

 

[RiverDave]

Is that still the LaFortune Chassis?

That’s who I bought my motorhome from is Jason Lafortune the guy that builds those TT’s.

 

[Racey]

That’s who I bought my motorhome from is Jason Lafortune the guy that builds those TT’s.

Super good guy, He's a long time buddy of Welter's. The guy is talented as hell, and genuine

 

[Wayn-o]

Ask the guy in Mexico driving his Jeep the wrong way down the course. From the video I saw, it looked like he got a good look underneath that truck!

Alexander Rossi was driving just out of Ojos Negros. When the locals get to partying, you can expect just about anything.