2015 Baja Rally 3.0 Sept 28 - Oct 2

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BAJA RALLY 3.0

DATES: September 28th- October 2, 2015 (Monday - Friday)
ONLINE ADVANCED DISCOUNT* PRE-REGISTRATION December 1, 2014
(Limited to first 20 riders before Feb, 2015, all others enter with normal pricing)

LOCATION:
Northern Baja CA

ROUTE:
Ensenada to Ensenada

COST:
$2,195 -
$1,850 - Early Bird- Limited to first 20 riders from Dec 1 2014- Feb 1, 2015
SUPPORT TEAM: $120 per crew member bivouac pass- required for any and all crew members entering any bivouac.

RALLY HEADQUARTERS:
San Nicolas Hotel
Primera & Guadalupe S/N
Zona Centro, Cultural y Deportiva. Z.C. 22880
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
http://www.snhotelcasino.com


CLASSES: (4 classes)
All applications are subject to acceptance by BAJA RALLY

Rally 1: Open Pro- 249cc - 700cc
Required for any rider who has:
1) Finished any prior Baja Rally first in class or top 5 overall, or
2) Finished as team rider in Baja 1000 or 500 as winner in any class or in the top 5 overall, or
3) Finished at least one stage in any FIM Sanctioned World Championship Cross-Country Rally Including the DAKAR Rally.

Rally 2: Limited to everyone else riding 249cc-700cc bikes
ADV Expert- Limited to 10 riders riding 701cc-1000cc bikes
UTV Rally Expo- Limited to 5 vehicles by invitation only

LODGING:
Hosted bivouac camping after each race day. No-cost camping for participants and their registered support teams. It is NOT expected that there will be water and power hook-ups for R.V. Bivouacs will have limited resources such as running water and power, so riders and crews should prepare accordingly. Ample rations of drinking water will be provided upon entering the first bivouac. No unregistered support crew member may enter the bivouac.

MEALS:
Complementary catered breakfasts (3) and dinners (4) hosted by BAJA RALLY included in each entry. Support team members must register and pay $120 before the event. Participants must plan for their own mid-day meals. Meal service starts with dinner at the end of the first stage on Tuesday September 29th and concludes with hosted dinner at the end of the last day's stages on Friday October 2, 2015. *Alcohol is not included in any meal.

FUEL:
Race fuel for all riders is included the entry fee. Riders must start Special Stage 1 with full tanks. All rally fuel provided thereafter. Riders should budget for and carry petty cash for emergency fueling situations in the event of an unforeseen accident or other uncontrollable incident with our fuel provider.

SUPPORT TEAMS:
Each participant may register up to 4 individual support team members (16 years and older).
Paid registration is required for any and all rider support crew to enter any bivouac.
Support crew members must adhere to safe, sportsmanlike and respectable conduct during the rally. Exsessive intoxication, rude or disrespectful conduct by a crew member reflects directly onto the rider and will result in prompt disqualification. SUPPORT TEAMS MAY NOT provide ANY outside assistance or support during the special stages*. Support teams must expect to camp each night the rally is away from Ensenada.*Extractions and rescues for stranded riders and broken equipment is permitted by support teams only after verbal authorization from Baja Rally officials.

BIVOUAC:
3 post-stage encampment areas will house the rally participants after each day of special stages. The price of entry will include camping and meals for all entrants and their registered/paid support teams. Drinking water rations will be provided in the cantina at each bivouac. All participants must provide all of their own gear, extra food and water. Support teams will transfer to each day’s final destination bivouac camp and set up support systems for participants and bikes. Meals will be provided to paid participants and their registered, paid support staff only. No un-registered guests may enter any bivouac.

RULES & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Our BAJA RALLY rulebook and technical requirements are currently being translated from Spanish to English and will be available in both languages for download form www.bajarallymoto.com on or after November 15, 2014

Fuel Range:
Currently, riders must have at least 150 miles of fuel range. A final determination of fuel range for BAJA RALLY 3.0 will be made on December 1, 2014 concurrent with the opening of Advanced Pre-Registration.

Minimum Requirements
Rider must attest to road book rally experience, and deem themselves qualified and capable of managing road book navigation
Road book reader: Must be electric powered
Odometer: Must be electric and adjustable
Electronic compass (GPS or cap repeater)


GPS REQUIREMENT: Pending Announcement
The policy with compliance tracking is under review at this time and will be announced definitively on December 1, 2014 with the opening of pre-registration. BAJA RALLY will either:
A. Require riders to record their own tracks on their own GPS devices (Garmin Units only)
B. Provide riders with a tracking device & service paid for by BAJA RALLY.

*Please note that participants will need a device to display their “cap heading” for any off-trail navigation and to confirm they are traveling in the correct direction coming out of selected course notes. Therefore, any GPS unit which displays the numeric “cap heading” in a large, viewable format is favored over units which have the numeric “cap heading” in smaller, harder to read format.


SPOT TRACKER:
Properly configured SPOT trackers are required and each rider must verify that he or she has a functioning device at registration.
***All participants must be able to demonstrate their SPOT Shared tracking page is functional to Baja Rally specifications during registration.



THE COURSE:
The course route for each of 4 days will remain a vague mystery until the evening prior to the first stage when the road book is handed to each rider after registration. The stages will be confined to within the boundaries of northern BAJA CA.
REGISTRATION & TECHNICAL INSPECTION:
San Nicolas Hotel in Ensenada.
8:00AM Monday September 28, 2015

INQUIRES:
BAJA RALLY at bajarally@gmail.com

The BAJA RALLY is the only navigation-based motorcycle “rally raid” to be held in Baja, CA, Mexico. Using the same navigation criteria based on the world famous DAKAR Rally and World Rally Championship, this 5 day rally raid will test the riders’ endurance, speed and skill, as well as their ability to read terrain and the road books given to them prior to each stage.

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"The course route for each of 4 days will remain a vague mystery until the evening prior to the first stage when the road book is handed to each rider after registration. The stages will be confined to within the boundaries of northern BAJA CA."

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"The course route for each of 4 days will remain a vague mystery until the evening prior to the first stage when the road book is handed to each rider after registration. The stages will be confined to within the boundaries of northern BAJA CA."

Yup! That's the cool part about rally - navigating the unknown! Plus it keeps trails fresh and rancheros happy as there is no prerunning.

News announced today which should benefit the rally:

Posted on ADVrider by Scotty Breauxman

A couple of things our team is doing to make the BAJA RALLY even better:

GRIDER TAKES THE WHEEL

ANDY GRIDER has accepted the post of Director Of Competition for BAJA RALLY. Andy has about as much rally experience as any other American racing today and one of a very few who have stood on a Dakar podium (2009). Andy will be overseeing the rulebook, course routes, road books and all of the course officials, excluding safety personnel.

NEW RULEBOOK

We have licensed the use of the RALLY PLAYERO rulebook and translated it into English. Rally Playero has been making competitive rallies in Mexico for several years and have just updated their rules for 2015 and allowing BR to adopt. The new rulebook brings a level of professionalism to BAJA RALLY. Now that we have proven to the governments of Mexico that we can do this safely, cleanly and with everyone's blessing, we can now develop the infrastructure of a world class rally. We should have both versions of the rulebook available fro download from our site by Dec 1.

COMPLIANCE TRACKING

We are in final talks with a 3rd party to provide standardized compliance tracking devices for all participants included in the price of entry. The device in question will do provide a reliable a fair method to calculate waypoint compliance and speed zones in real time. Additionally, the device can perform a host of other functions that make the BAJA RALLY safer and more enjoyable.

*The immediate result, when finalized, will be the competitive debut of this device next Sept, 2015 and that riders will not be mandated to bring only a Garmin device to the next rally.

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My bike made it into ADVmoto magazine for it's participation in the Baja Rally 2.0! (Well, it wasn't featured but it's in one of the pics - last picture of the article on pg 39, far left bike with the white fender and blue headlight - at Horsepower Ranch)

Unfortunately the hazards of Baja won out during that event but I've been back since and will keep coming back for more fun!

http://www.bajarallymoto.com/uploads/5/0/2/6/5026924/building_the_baja_rally_2015_05_advmoto_er_bajarally.pdf

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More Baja Rally video fun. Makes me want to go ride!

(ps you can watch it in higher definition too)