{"id":322,"date":"2008-03-02T15:11:29","date_gmt":"2008-03-02T20:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fabricegrinda.com\/?p=322"},"modified":"2022-10-04T05:55:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T05:55:20","slug":"racing-dune-buggies-in-the-baja-is-so-much-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/racing-dune-buggies-in-the-baja-is-so-much-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing Dune Buggies in the Baja is so much fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I read great things about this trip in National Geographic Adventure (http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/adventure\/<\/a>) and decided to check it out. I enlisted William, a childhood friend and fellow car enthusiast who is also VP of Marketing at OLX, and we signed up for Ensenada Tour organized by Wide Open Baja (http:\/\/www.wideopenbaja.com\/ensenada.html).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We drove the same buggies that race the Baja 1000 every November on some of that race\u2019s trails. There were 10 of us in 5 cars plus the guide. We took turns to drive and co-pilot. We had never driven off road before and we rapidly understood the importance of the co-pilot. The co-pilot constantly communicates with the other cars and gives the driver detailed instructions on both were to go and how fast to take a turn. We still managed to get lost once \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s absolutely amazing what these cars can do \u2013 we went on terrain I would have not imagined any car could handle! We did manage to get stuck once and blow a tire once. Two of the other cars also flipped, though no one was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to get a sense for what it was like is to watch some of the videos below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n