Going off-road in Mexico’s Baja 1000

Journalism , Mexico , Travel Jul 11, 2015 No Comments

It’s probably the first time the waiter in Ensenada has heard these two words, but he takes them in his stride: “Ta, cobber.” In turn, Chris Western takes to the largest steak on the menu—he double-checked to make sure—with gusto.

The 40-year-old Gold Coast resident is in Ensenada, in Mexico’s Baja California state, to take on the SCORE International Baja 1000, the crowning event of off-road racing’s international calendar. It’s a massive affair, about 1820 kilometres point-to-point, Ensenada to La Paz, with few opportunities for drivers such as Chris, who will be behind the wheel the whole way—“ironman-ing” it—to catch any shut-eye.

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Read the full article in The Saturday Paper.

Matthew Clayfield

Matthew Clayfield is a journalist, critic and screenwriter.

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