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Originally Posted by AndyT
Thanks for the link, I had never read this account of the Cabo 1000 before. My favorite is by Rachel Kushner, who was mentioned in the above link, it was in a book of motorcycle stories whose title I can't remember now. She is a good writer, has a couple of novels out which I have read.
**edit**: Now that I think about it, I did read that before, and I think you provided the link. Well, thanks again.
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I know a bit about the Cabo event, being good friends with it's founder Ray Roy and knowing many of the participants. Ray is a kind of celebrity in San Fran Bay area. I got to know Ray on his many Baja rides he led the last 25 years.
Sometime in the late 80's Ray and a few friends got the bright idea to do the Cabo 1000. Somewhere there is a video of Tom Griffith riding a ZX-10 at around 170 MPH. Quite dramatic. Can't find it, it used to be online.
There are still lots of guys (and a few women) around who rode the Cabo. I know a lot of them and have heard MANY MANY stories about the antics and some of the tragic things too. The death of former BMW dealer and multi-time Cabo racer (and good friend) Randy Bradesku brought an end to the Cabo.
Here is a decent article on the event:
Baja Racing News LIVE!: CABO 1000 Rip To The Tip, Baja Racing News EXCLUSIVE
There are lots more stories and they are all true. Crazy stuff indeed.
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