:11:11
By the 50-mile mark. Johnny Campbell
had settled into his usual lead.
:11:16
In second was Chris Blaze
of the Honda B Team.
:11:20
Mouse. In an effort
to show his newfound maturity.
:11:22
Had gone from sixteenth
to fourth in the first hour.
:11:31
For a motorcyclist to compete
at the front of the pack
:11:33
he has to fully commit.
:11:35
He has to hurl himself into the void.
:12:06
Mouse was on fire.
:12:08
And just as amazing was J.N. Roberts
passing riders a third of his age
:12:12
until our camera helicopter got
a little close and J.N. Went down.
:12:16
We missed the shot.
:12:18
And 30 miles away.
Jimmy Roberts had
:12:20
a sudden premonition
that he'd miss his ride.
:12:23
F J.N. Couldn't get back
on the bike. Their day was over.
:12:27
T didn't seem fair.
J.N. 's a living legend.
:12:30
Winner of the first
Baja 1000 back in 1967.
:12:34
That was an era
:12:35
when as many as 3.000 riders
would start a California desert race.
:12:39
And J.N. Roberts
would win 27 in a row.
:12:42
When I was growing up, of course
he was the man in the desert.
:12:44
And any time we'd be out
riding motorcycles
:12:46
and I'd do something that
my dad thought was pretty good,
:12:48
he'd say, "Oh, all right, J.N.
Good job, J.N."
:12:50
So J.N. Was this
mythical figure in my mind.
:12:53
So when I had the chance
to actually race with him
:12:55
it was a pretty awesome
experience for me.
:12:57
I wanna make sure it works for J.N.
:12:59
First time back in 30 years
to Baja for him.