Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind. – Royal Robbins
The Mexican Federal Police put a sportsman team together for the race. I sponsored all three teams Chris Haines had in the race – 1x, 714x, and 286x. They finished second last year and were trying to win. Roy, the head of the police for all of Baja we very appreciative. He told me his commanding officer in Mexico City thanks me, and gave me a special keychain with a badge on it. I guess if I ever get in trouble in Mexico for transgressions real or imagined, I can call Roy.
Does it matter who you know? Uhhh – yea! Will I ever need to call Roy? I hope not. But that’s how you network with others. You give first – hopefully with no other motive. Create value for others by giving them information, assistance, introductions, or resources. If and when you need something, you’ll have many people to go to for help.
The police had a big cookout for all three Contractor Nation teams a few days before the race in the parking lot across from the San Nicolas Hotel where we set up camp before the race. We all had something in common here and were all pulling for each other.
The Baja 1000, like any great endeavor, was pulling people together.