Baja Party!
Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 10:08PM The 2010 Baja 1000 has come and gone. But the Party just got started!
It was arranged and put on by Jim Dizney and Doug Smith, the two main instigators of this team who also rode on the winning 50+ team, who by the way finished an incredible 7th overall.
The celebration party was held in Monrovia, Calif at a place called “Area 51”. No it is not the Area 51 of desert and alien fame. It is a secluded warehouse turned into a banquet facility with more racing nostalgia that you could ever imagine in one place.
When I walked in and glanced around it was so packed with cool stuff that it overwhelmed me at first. From perfectly restored classic cars to classic motorcycles, autographed photos, trophies, and all things pertaining to racing. There were posters of races long gone, from Lions drag strip and Ascot raceway to Hopetown GP. Some of you younger guys are thinking, “huh?”, while the older guys are thinking and reminiscing about what they read or even time they may have spent at any of these venues.
Left to right, Doug, Dave, Paul, Jimmy, Steve, Eric, Jim.
Steve McQueen’s helmet was even on display! But there was so much racing history I knew I wouldn’t remember a fraction of it so I included some photos to share with my riding/racing friends. There was even a men’s room in a metal hazardous materials cabinet for the guys, Really!
We had a great evening bench racing (aka exaggerating), visiting and having a catered dinner at this wonderful site. I hope you enjoy the pictures, I also snuck in a photo of the riders that rode on the team.
We had a great time!
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