CHASE TEAMS
AND PIT
CREWS ARE
THE BACKBONE
OF THE SCORE
BAJA RACING
C
hase teams and
pit crews in desert
racing events
are often the
first to arrive and
the last to leave
the course. They are mostly
all volunteers, who refuel,
repair, replace and generally
get their team back on the
course as the clock is ticking.
It takes dedicated and
trustworthy people to expose
themselves to the scorching
heat, or the bitter cold of the
desert for what can amount to
only a few seconds of actual
action. What SCORE Journal
learned about this exclusive
group of enthusiasts, however,
paints a bigger picture of who
they are and why they do it.
FUELED BY THE BAJA
RACING SPIRIT
While chase teams and pit
crews might differ in untold
ways, what they have in
common is an unwavering
allegiance to the spirit of
racing. Win or lose, they are
CHASING
THE WIN
MACCACHREN'S PIT
CREW AT A FUEL STOP AT
THIS YEAR'S BAJA 1000.
HOURS OF WAITING
FOR 30 SECONDS OF
ORCHESTRATED CHAOS.
BY STEPHEN ROMERO
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MACCACHREN MOTORSPORTS
AND DIMEL RACING
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SCORE JOURNAL