Monday, November 11, 2013

Medical Emergencies in the Baja 1000

So the Baja 1000 can be a dangerous race.  Who knew?

I told my fiancee that i'm going on this trip several months ago.  I booked my flight on friday, and now she starts sending me articles about injuries and deaths that have occurred on the race.  Here are a few for good measure:

These forum posts discuss the shooting of Steve Martz when he and two buddies rode up to a fence in the dark.  He took a "small caliber" bullet to the chest.  Further googling implies that he lived.

Baja 1000 is one of the top ten most dangerous races (#7 according to this list)


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