Team CANIDAE Revs Up for Baja 500

The 2009 Baja 500 started for Team CANIDAE the day we returned from the Baja 250. Countless hours of preparation, course mapping, mileage tracking, acquiring a few new chase truck and support vehicles, the list goes on. Not to mention repairs, changes, and testing to be done on the race car. Or fixing both pre-runners after the 250. Our preparation for this grueling 500 mile race is still going on as I type this from the office at home. The team of 22 men left our home base at 4am on Wednesday to make the trek to Ensenada to hopefully get two solid days of pre-running in before the race. Multiple pits are scheduled throughout the course with our crew carrying food, fuel and direction to keep everyone focused on the task at hand. The Gang hopes to each run their respective halves Wednesday and Thursday so they can get a good feel of the course and any potential “booby traps” that the locals may have set up. That is where the major carnage comes in. We are currently 3rd in points in our 1st year running the Score Series and although winning class in Baja is always the goal, finishing is the #1 challenge. We are confident that we have the preparedness, drive and the will to get the job done. Not to mention a kick-ass race car and two of the best drivers I have ever had the opportunity to ride with. Scott Whipple and Pat Gailey will run the first half of the race with Scott Gailey and Johnny Stroschein bringing it home! Keep your eyes on race-dezert.com for updates and photos to come. Be careful out there boys, and I wish I was with ya!!!! GO TEAM CANIDAE!!!!!!!

Mike DeNunzio