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摘要

As the oldest and best-known desert race, the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 wages intrepid humans and fast vehicles against 1,000 miles of the Baja California peninsula. Far from pressing the pedal to the metal and turning left, the Baja 1,000 course is a mixture of pavement, rock, desert, dry lake beds and traps set by spectators who may wander onto the course at anytime. Chris Walton wrote in Motor Trend magazine that driving the Baja 1000 "felt like an endless string of unconsummated car wrecks."