Back in the early 2000s when I was a wee lad, I was obsessed with the 4×4 Evolution video game series, which I played on our Mac computer. In both games you would purchase, upgrade and race basically every American and Japanese truck and SUV on the market on fictional off-road tracks in all sorts … Read more
If you’ve ever wanted to race the Baja 1000 without buying a half-million dollar trophy truck, shipping it to Mexico, flying down there, bringing a whole crew, dozens of spares, and hundreds of gallons of gasoline, now you can! CXC Simulations in Southern California recently introduced a full-motion simulator that is built around a whole-ass … Read more
Photo: Lexus If you’ve attended SEMA in recent years, or even just looked at coverage online, you’ll have noticed that the aftermarket show has been overrun by overlanding and off-road builds based on pickup trucks, SUVs and even small crossovers. The Tokyo Auto Salon is a similar story. For this year’s Auto Salon, Lexus brought … Read more
Every year for the Baja 1000, thousands of racers, support trucks, crew members, and hangers on invade the Baja California Sur peninsula for an all-out balls-to-the-wall bacchanalia of speed, powered by cheap gasoline, and even cheaper beer. An imperialist invasion force of Ford Raptors drove south over the border the week before the race, hauling … Read more
Image: Bradley Brownell For the first time in the history of the Baja 1000, the race is doing a full ‘peninsula run’ from La Paz, where the race traditionally finishes, to Ensenada, where the race traditionally starts. I’m embedded within the factory-backed Can Am Maverick R team, supporting Phil Blurton’s efforts to win the Pro … Read more
A selection of oysters and a Dungeness crab cocktail at San Francisco’s WaterBar, perfectly situated on the waterfront between the Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge. Billy L. via Yelp Nestled at the gateway to the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco is a seafood lover’s paradise. The area’s rich array of sea life, including its iconic … Read more