A LINE IN THE SAND

Every religion has its icons, its holy grails. Often the legends are so powerful that just a word or two conjures the magic. Sometimes it’s a place: You go there to prove yourself and return a changed person. Motorsports are no different. There’s Daytona. Bonneville. Indy. Le Mans. The Isle of Man. And for off-roaders, nothing distills the dream like the short cough of two syllables, a Mexican moonscape where it’s still just you and your bike: Baja.

The locals call it La Mil, and of course for us that completes the name: the Baja 1000.called , and two motorcycle enthusiasts who dared to walk up to the stone and pull out the sword.