Baja Rally organizers add one day to the Mexican navigational rally.
Bajarallymoto.com has confirmed the dates for the 2016 Baja Rally in Baja California, Mexico. The event is scheduled to take place October 10-15, beginning in the Mexican port city of Ensenada. Five of the six days will include rally stages. A prologue stage will kick things off and determine the starting order for the main event, which will feature four stages.
“We’re excited to unveil our initial plans to return to Ensenada with an invitation from Baja Rally Godfather Nico Saad at his iconic San Nicolas Hotel”, said Baja Rally Vice President Fred Sobke. “Our team has 11 months of work ahead of us, and everyone is ready to get going.”
Baja Rally President “Poncho” Alonso said he and his team are already working behind the scenes to map out the general route plans and bivouac strategy for the event.
“We have much work to do from now”, Alonso said. “But with our full support of authorities, owners and venders, we keep going toward 2016 with a labor of love. So, as we say here in Mexico, animo!”
With the 2015 Baja Rally’s initial success using Rally Comp, a revolutionary safety and compliance amd tracking metering device, the 2016 Baja Rally will again deploy the Rally Comp as the cornerstone of its timing and scoring element, adding that it will eliminate the GPS requirement that was compulsory in the first three editions of the race. Riders may still carry GPS units as a backup to record their tracks.
In addition to an extra day of racing in 2016, Baja Rally organizers are planning to release details on a round-trip cargo shipping option for European riders to make the logistics of the trip to Mexico more feasible. The program provides riders a free method to transport their bikes and gear. With the phenomenal success of Englishman Lyndon Poskitt’s runner-up finish in the 2015 Baja Rally, more international entrants are being anticipated for 2016.
“Lyndon showed up and took BAJA RALLY by storm, illuminating the entire event with his charismatic persona and intelligent rally experience,” Sobke said. “We all loved his sportsmanship and competiveness mixed in with a lighthearted and easygoing attitude. It was a highlight and honor for us to see him run the best result of his career.”
The Baja Rally, along with its sister event, The Coast to Coast Rally, have formed the Mexican Cross Country Championship, the first title of which will be decided this month on the beaches of legendary surf town Puerto Escondido in the Mexican State of Oaxaca. Coast to Coast Rally stretches across three Mexican states from the Caribbean port town of Vera Cruz all the way to the Pacific Coast November 23-28. The two top contenders for the title are Baja Rally Champion Steve Hengeveld and three-time Baja Rally finisher Gerardo Nino Rojas.
For more information on the Coast to Coast Rally, visit http://www.rallyplayero.com/
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