figuring out the strategy and
pit locations. But it was a full
two months to figure that
out." Two months to get the
team to the starting line where
each driver, in turn, would
then put his talent, physical
conditioning, and mental focus
into the single effort to get the
new #11 Ford Unlimited Trophy
Truck up front, and first one
the road at the finish line in
La Paz, on the Sea of Cortez.
On race day, "I started and
went to mile 472," MacCachren
said. "Andy drove to north
Loreto, mile 923, and Jason
and his crew were there. Jason
got in at 4:45 in the morning,
he slept in Loreto, got a good
night's sleep, woke up and
was fresh; ready to go. Pretty
much the strategy before the
race with Andy and I when we
joined with Jason was my job
was really to take care of the
truck and keep it within five to
10 minutes of the lead. Andy
would take it from there, if he
was close to the lead, same
thing, just basically transport
the truck down to Jason. And
if we weren't leading, we had
a fresh, third driver to go out
there and get the job done. We
figured there's no one who's
going to be able to keep up
with a fresh driver, especially
Jason. And that's what
happened when Jason got in."
The team was calculating
time-splits every 10 miles in
the first 40 miles of Jason's
run. The #11 Unlimited
Trophy Truck was gaining
a minute every 10 miles on
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