We woke this a.m. to find the Baldwins and Riverera teams had landed on the beach outside of our casa. We then loaded up and headed for Ojos Negros for some pre-running. We ran on the course South of there. I had my first crack at , cough, cough,, Silt Beds!! The little Bronco was just awesome. I threw it in 4x4 and hit the pedal -- couldn't see crap, but never let up. The Bronco dominated the silt!! We also hit some pretty steep goat trails, which were no match for our Bronco either! We did have a slight problem with the tranny heating, but we figured out the cooling fans were blowing rather than sucking. Problem resolved! I got it to about 75-80 on some of the straights, and it handled great. I won't lie..it was a "little" spooky going that fast on such unstable road, but it was a blast!! Cam Reeves led the way on his little Honda and had a flat about 20 miles in. He rode it with the flat rear for a long way, but we finally ditched it in some scrubs and he loaded in the Bronco. We got to the highway and hauled ass to the checkpoint where Matt was waiting. We then went back with the truck to retrieve the Honda. I was a great day for the Bronco, and we're stoked for next Thursday to get here!!
We ended the day with a cold margarita and a hot shower -- which we really, really needed!!;D
Here's a few shots from today -- no special order -
