Dust to Glory Page #2
He was gonna race
the entire Baja 1000 solo.
One man's name is synonymous
for racing the Baja solo...
the Ironman, Ivan Stewart.
Well, to do a 1,000-mile race
in a car is tough,
but at least you can sit down
and get a drink of water
and you're protected a lot more.
And to do it on a motorcycle,
I mean, I can't fathom it. That's tough.
Anybody can trail ride the thing
for the thousand miles.
But to be competitive and do it
was a whole different deal.
And I knew I looked up to him,
and now, wow, I'm really gonna
look up to him if he finishes this thing.
This is gonna be amazing.
People say, "Don't you
worry about your son?"
No, I don't worry about him
because he's gifted.
And he usually gets there.
I think Mouse is one of the best
when it comes to preparing.
He pre-ran down here
more than anybody I've ever seen.
Supercross legend Ricky Johnson.
Who's like Mouse's big brother,
had some reservations.
Not because he's a bad rider.
He's a great rider.
Not because he was out of shape.
He was in great shape.
But for those exact things.
He knew how good a shape he was in
and he knew how fast he was.
And I knew if he got into a competition
with other riders that are
fresher, fresher, fresher, fresher,
I was afraid he was gonna die.
Survival. That's all it is.
You survive, you'll win it.
Soft and smooth, brother.
Soft and smooth.
At 6:
30 the race began.They'll leave 30 seconds apart.
At 6:
31 and 30 seconds,Johnny Campbell takes off.
Chris Blaze of the Honda B leaves the line at 6:33.
J.N. Roberts, 6:
37:30.If a car pulls out in front
of a speeding car,
results are dented metal
and possible injury.
If a car pulls out
in front of a speeding motorcycle,
results are probable death,
which was exactly the fate of former
Baja champion Danny Hamel in 1995,
only a few miles
outside of Ensenada.
Mouse McCoy. 6:
37.And the rhythm
of the race begins.
At 6:
46:30. the quadsbegan to join the fray.
Mile 38. there
is no flagman. No flagman.
By the 50-mile mark. Johnny Campbell
had settled into his usual lead.
In second was Chris Blaze
of the Honda B Team.
Mouse. in an effort
to show his newfound maturity,
had gone from sixteenth
to fourth in the first hour.
For a motorcyclist to compete
at the front of the pack
he has to fully commit.
He has to hurl himself into the void.
Mouse was on fire.
And just as amazing was J.N. Roberts
passing riders a third of his age
until our camera helicopter got
a little close and J.N. went down.
We missed the shot.
And 30 miles away,
Jimmy Roberts had
a sudden premonition
that he'd miss his ride.
If J.N. couldn't get back
on the bike, their day was over.
It didn't seem fair.
J.N.'s a living legend,
winner of the first
Baja 1000 back in 1967.
That was a era
when as many as 3,000 riders
would start a California desert race,
and J.N. Roberts
would win 27 in a row.
When I was growing up, of course
he was the man in the desert.
And any time we'd be out
riding motorcycles
and I'd do something that
my dad thought was pretty good,
he'd say, "Oh, all right, J.N.
Good job, J.N."
So J.N. Was this
mythical figure in my mind.
So when I had the chance
to actually race with him
it was a pretty awesome
experience for me.
I wanna make sure it works for J.N.
First time back in 30 years
to Baja for him.
It's kind of exciting
to go riding with him.
He can't seem to get the bike
started, though.
- New technology.
- Get it to the top of the stroke.
J.N. won two
of the first three Baja 1000s.
He'd come back to team with Jimmy.
Who was racing in his first.
He just recently won
the Vet World Championships.
And now here he is
two weeks later racing Baja.
And then in January
he signs up for Social Security.
So he's had quite a year.
Don't rub it in.
Hey, Social Insecurity.
Yeah.
J.N. didn't get a lot of time
to reminisce about his past victories
because Jimmy, Mouse, and Greg Tracy
had him on a rigorous pre-run schedule.
Pre-running is when you get to practice
your section of the course.
Now, in Mouse's case.
all the sections were his section,
so J.N. got to do a lot of pre-running.
I'll tell you what, the ol' butt
in the last few days is taking a lickin'.
- Taking a lickin'.
- No pun intended.
We still live in different states,
so we don't see each other all the time.
But when we do see each other,
it's usually around
a motorcycle-based environment.
And he's so, like,
compulsive disorder kind of...
Really goes over things
over and over and over.
And I can see myself when I'm
by myself becoming that a little bit myself.
I love you to death, but some
of your habits drive me crazy.
But the roles reverse. It's just funny.
It's just the way it is. It's life.
Look at the McCoys.
We've seen that yesterday with them.
Yeah, they have
the same relationship, kind of.
They're kind of bagging
on each other all the time.
Like a couple ol' hens
most of the time.
What can you do about it?
It's your blood. They can't fire ya.
Jimmy and J.N. are less father and son,
they're more like clones.
Well, I know I'm
a lot more cautious than he is.
Let's try and be nice.
He's just, you know,
"Yeah, pin it, Dad."
Well, I don't know
what's over that hill.
So I back off and roll it off a little bit
because I'm gonna go home
and cut wood this winter.
Where he's just got a little more...
You gotta have a little faith,
trust yourself.
I do trust myself,
but that's still who I am.
I don't have it that way, but I think
that comes with doing a lot and age.
J.N. may talk about getting old,
But how many 62-year-olds can
pick up a 300-pound motorcycle?
No matter his age,
J.N.'s a father,
and he's not about
to let down his son.
By any standard, J.N. Roberts
is a true motorcycle legend.
50% of a legend is better
than 100% of someone like me.
When Jimmy finally got his turn
he took full advantage of it,
getting all the way up
to eighth place overall
and not being passed
for 300 miles.
J.N.'s shoulder was possibly separated,
putting in jeopardy
the plan for him to ride the last 50 miles
to the finish later that night.
In the meantime
there was nothing to do
but sit back and reminisce
about the good ol' days.
A few of the old-time boys
used to come down here and...
But long before it was a race.
Just to see if they could get
from Tijuana down to La Paz.
And just to find
your way was a chore.
You telegraph the time you leave
and you pick up the telegraph
and check in your time
when you get to La Paz.
That's the only way
you could document it.
There wasn't anybody down here with
helicopters flying in those days to follow us.
When promoter Ed Perlman announced
plans for the inaugural Mexican 1000,
race legend Malcolm Smith
immediately thought of two things...
get J.N. Roberts for his partner
and buy a map.
I tried to get him to read
the guidebook so he'd know his way.
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