in2baja
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Hola 2018 NORRA racers....
This is the voice of MAG-7.
We have been prepping for the 2018 NORRA Mexican 1000 since Nov. 2017.
I have lost track of the number of NORRA round-table meetings and email tweaks over the last few months.
I picked a great hobby!!!!
MAG-7 will be providing full support for all classes from Ensenada to San Jose Del Cabo.
NORRA has paid, on your behalf, for this service. There will be a total of about 15 MAG-7 team locations on your 2018 adventure.
I cannot release course details, but, the course is set and the "remote" pit locations are set as well.
NORRA will release the specifics, as planned, nearer to race-time, according to the NORRA time-line.
Until then....
What we can do, and will do is post up on www.mag7race.com your (example only) "day one, off-road leg length mileage with a pit at mile ###).
There will be a combination of "full pits" (cars and moto's) and "moto splash pits" (for moto's only) so that between (a) whatever chase capability you have (b) Pemex (c) our full and splash locations...you will never be out of range for fuel.
EVERY location will have major lubes, welder, jacks, power, tools, enthusiastic and talented people who will do anything they can to get you down the trail
All you buy is the fuel.
With luck, we will have fuel prices within a week or so from this posting. It is complicated to import fuel into Mexico. Please be patient.
As soon as we have fuel prices, we will post them on our web site.
NORRA will put out a racer alert when this happens.
Then, for you, it is a simple drop down menu choice, fill in the blanks, pay at the bottom.
NOTE...a reminder....Since the fuel will be imported to Mexico, taxes & permits paid, etc...LEFT OVER FUEL CANNOT BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE USA LEGALLY.
What this means....if you blow up on... ie: ....day three...and are a dnf...you have one option re: YOUR fuel. You can come find your downrange pits and we will happily load you up with the fuel you bought.
Other than "personal use" fuel.... the USA will not allow cans and drums of gas to be brought into the USA without proof of USA taxes paid, haz-mat permits, safety placards etc.
Yes...we know...typically, after a race, folks always manage to sneak across Northbound. For us, the stakes get much higher if we were to try to sneak DRUMS of fuel into the USA.
Folks...it sucks...I'm sorry..it is the cost of racing when that happens. Don't blame / flame me...
In closing....some perspective.... A 1300 mile Baja race....5 days....15 separate, stand-alone locations, approximately 200 support personnel... 60-70 trucks & trailers.
PERFECT SERVICE is the GOAL....
Never happens, never will...but, we do our damndest for you.
ANYTHING you need out there in the Baja yonder...tell us and we will do our best.
MAG-7 out
www.mag7race.com
Supporting Baja racers since 1967
This is the voice of MAG-7.
We have been prepping for the 2018 NORRA Mexican 1000 since Nov. 2017.
I have lost track of the number of NORRA round-table meetings and email tweaks over the last few months.
I picked a great hobby!!!!
MAG-7 will be providing full support for all classes from Ensenada to San Jose Del Cabo.
NORRA has paid, on your behalf, for this service. There will be a total of about 15 MAG-7 team locations on your 2018 adventure.
I cannot release course details, but, the course is set and the "remote" pit locations are set as well.
NORRA will release the specifics, as planned, nearer to race-time, according to the NORRA time-line.
Until then....
What we can do, and will do is post up on www.mag7race.com your (example only) "day one, off-road leg length mileage with a pit at mile ###).
There will be a combination of "full pits" (cars and moto's) and "moto splash pits" (for moto's only) so that between (a) whatever chase capability you have (b) Pemex (c) our full and splash locations...you will never be out of range for fuel.
EVERY location will have major lubes, welder, jacks, power, tools, enthusiastic and talented people who will do anything they can to get you down the trail
All you buy is the fuel.
With luck, we will have fuel prices within a week or so from this posting. It is complicated to import fuel into Mexico. Please be patient.
As soon as we have fuel prices, we will post them on our web site.
NORRA will put out a racer alert when this happens.
Then, for you, it is a simple drop down menu choice, fill in the blanks, pay at the bottom.
NOTE...a reminder....Since the fuel will be imported to Mexico, taxes & permits paid, etc...LEFT OVER FUEL CANNOT BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE USA LEGALLY.
What this means....if you blow up on... ie: ....day three...and are a dnf...you have one option re: YOUR fuel. You can come find your downrange pits and we will happily load you up with the fuel you bought.
Other than "personal use" fuel.... the USA will not allow cans and drums of gas to be brought into the USA without proof of USA taxes paid, haz-mat permits, safety placards etc.
Yes...we know...typically, after a race, folks always manage to sneak across Northbound. For us, the stakes get much higher if we were to try to sneak DRUMS of fuel into the USA.
Folks...it sucks...I'm sorry..it is the cost of racing when that happens. Don't blame / flame me...
In closing....some perspective.... A 1300 mile Baja race....5 days....15 separate, stand-alone locations, approximately 200 support personnel... 60-70 trucks & trailers.
PERFECT SERVICE is the GOAL....
Never happens, never will...but, we do our damndest for you.
ANYTHING you need out there in the Baja yonder...tell us and we will do our best.
MAG-7 out
www.mag7race.com
Supporting Baja racers since 1967