Dust to Glory

[sherob]

Finally had a chance to watch it yesterday since I had the house to myself... the director did a surfing movie I really liked, and he was great doing this as well!

The history of the Baja 1000 was very interesting to me... Steve McQueen and James Garner participating was neat! The overall coverage and footage was spot on just like Step into Liquid! You could feel for some of these guys... I felt for Mouse... what a trooper!

To me it was worth the $19.98 at Wally World... :bow1:

[R.Markus]

I rented it a few days ago and have watched it twice (plus the part where the trophy trucks start the race a few extra times, I couldn't get enough of that.)

It's done extremely well. I'll be buying it.

[GOPHER]

I'll throw in another thumbs up. I thought it was awesome and really well made. Mouse riding the 1000 by himself was unbelievable. I think Dana is giving his father a run for his money, (yep I said it).

I let a non-riding buddy borrow the movie and it was all he talked about the next day at work. I think that says a lot about the quality of the film.

NATE

[fundyrider]

I ordered mine a week ago, it's on backorder :( ,looking forward to watching it.
Peter :04biker:

[Kempo-STer]

Just saw it last night.
Very little has changed in the 20 + years since I was last there. One BIG change I noticed right away was the lights. We would have killed for lights that good. Honda "loaned" us a lighting coil that would run two 7 inch Hella lights along with a small tail light and two tractor taillights with clear lens. A real bulb eater but it worked. Where Johnny Campbell jumps down "off course" onto the beach, that section was on the course in 1981. They said he was running 110 mph on the beach, we were geared to run 105 mph.
Where Mouse crashes the bike in the dark and it turns pitch black brought back a chilling memory. After running in the dark, and it is very dark in Baja, your eyes become accustom to your light. When the trucks or buggies come up behind you are ridding in your own shadow. They have so much light on them it pretty much cancels your out. You have no other option than to get out of their way. Walker Evens caught me about 3 am and I was trying to get out of his way when I crashed. I crawled around on my hands and knees trying to find the bike, I could not see a thing. He did stop and ask if I was ok but moved on when I said yes. I finally found the bike by listening to the tink, tink, tink, of it cooling off as it laid just off the trail.
I can still taste the silt after all these years.

Paul

Sounds freaky Paul and dangerous...Any pics of those days??

Hey Rob..
You had the house to yourself???..I need that Whats the secret..Gotta do the Risky Business scene. :D ..

[sherob]

Paul that is just AWESOME! I am in total awe at what you've done :bow1:

Kempo... the kids were gone to friends houses to play and spend the night :D wife was at work :D :D Just me and the cats chillin :p:

[fundyrider]

Watched it last night, awesome. I'm amazed that more spectators aren't injured, they take more risks than the racers.
Peter :04biker: