SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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of accidents, he came up with the idea that he could use his talent elsewhere, so he turned to Champion Adventures. He admits it will be a challenge to get it off the ground. "I've worked with pit crews, did mileage runs, and learned everything I could when I was racing," said Udall. "I learned a lot from Johnny Campbell and Honda about pits, even how to properly fuel the bike. We started this pit crew a little late this season, but there's plenty of important things about pitting to make this work. I'm ready to go down to Mexico and help Baja racers run safer and faster races. I've heard so many things from competitors that say they've run out of gas or they can't communicate with the pit crews, or that the crews don't know how to work on their bikes. I can help a lot more people to make their races go much smoother. If I can help save them a minute or two in the pits it will make a difference. I have teams signed up right now for the 50th BFGoodrich Tires SCORE Baja 500, and plan to expand my services to include adventure tours on bigger bikes like Africa Twins." PICKING A PIT Figuring out which pit service to use comes down to strategy, and each race is going to require different things from the pit crew itself. This is where a bit of research will help. Before each race, mandatory pit crew meetings are scheduled by all pit services, including BFGoodrich Tires, where fuel, tires, and equipment is discussed and arranged for drop-off prior to the start of the event. "We work with three fuel suppliers for our teams and then the fuel is delivered to our pit locations," said DeAngelo. OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER Each pit service or club handles emergency pits and the staging of its teams differently. If a race team feels that they want the option to do an emergency pit anywhere across the course there is that option as well. They can arrange that with any pit they like. There may a fee, or not as it depends on the team. Typically BFGOODRICH BEGAN BRINGING THEIR TRUCK AND TRAILER DOWN TO MEXICO IN THE LATE '70S. PIT CREWS : THE UNTOLD STORY SCORE JOURNAL 133