TEAM AUSTRALIA’S DESERT RACING KINGS COMPLETE BAJA 1000 in 5th PLACE.

Well, what can I say this year’s Baja 1000 was a good one for myself and one for the memory bank! The section of race track I got to race was intense - 253 miles in total. Roughly 160 miles of it was rocky technical terrain with minimal room for error. My first 1.5 hours was the most challenging as I had the sun rising in my face as well as the dust of the riders ahead. Once the sun had risen and I was in some clear air, I made decent time all the way to race mile 470 where I handed the bike over to Liam Walsh.

After the DNF I recorded at my first attempt of this race back in 2009 I was more than happy that we crossed the line in 5 th place. The fact we were the only pro team that didn’t get a penalty for either missing a checkpoint or speeding shows how honest all us Aussies are as racers. 

It was an absolute pleasure riding with David, Liam and Jacob who are all champions on and off the track. David Walsh was not only our lead rider, he also managed and lined up the whole Baja program. Full credit to him as he pieced together a very good program. And to all the Australian companies and crew that came on board to support us, I am very grateful. 

I didn’t think I’d ever be saying this about the Baja 1000, but hopefully everyone is keen to go again in 2025 and put everything we learnt into practice!

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