2000 Mile Baja Bronco Adventure

[Jefe]

Last August a group of Classic Bronco owners decided to meet up in Yuma, AZ on Cinco De Mayo 2018 and take a 2,000 mile offroad trip through Baja Mexico. It started out as 13 Broncos and they wound up with 10 making the trek from all over the US, some from as far as Minnesota and Pennsylvania. An 11th Bronco participated in the Norra 1000 last month and they decided to hang out in Mexico and wait for them

They plan to be off-highway 75% of the trip south and about 30% on the trip back north. They plan to visit as many of the remaining intact Missions and much of the run will be along the Pacific Ocean or the Sea of Cortez.

Follow these pages for updates or #herdofbroncos on social media

http://info.bajabroncoadventure.com
https://www.facebook.com/bajabroncoadventures/
https://www.instagram.com/bajabroncoadventure

Live GPS Tracker: https://share.garmin.com/BroncoGuy

The Route:

The cost was $1,800 for lodging, fuel, spare parts, etc and they had 13 Broncos sign up immediately. The first 4 Broncos traveling across the country

The semi went through 4 blown tires on that trip

Made it to Colorado

They met in Moab, UT to test their rigs before heading south

Top of the World, UT

Heading to AZ

Made it to Yuma, the final 10

Crossing the Border

Outside Horsepower Ranch (www.hprbaja.com) which is a pre-race resort

Drivers meeting with cervezas

and a fab shop where they have many projects underway

 

[Jefe]

Ready to roll out the next morning (one of the chase vehicles behind the blue Bronco)

Not too many hiccups so far, minor drivetrain issues that the entire group stops for

Headed to the coast

They just left San Carlos this morning and I expect more updates today/tomorrow

Keep scrolling through the topic for updates

 

[verbal]

That looks like a great time. I am guessing Baja is pretty safe.

 

[Jefe]

That looks like a great time. I am guessing Baja is pretty safe.

Ya I asked about that and they have never had any issues. You don't dare drive into Mexico with even a shell casing or you could be imprisoned.

A couple of the guys on the trip have participated in the Baja 1000 so they know their way around.

 

[BlckBox04]

wow that's sick. I'm slightly jealous

 

[Never_Enough]

Looks like an awesome time

 

[94slowbra1]

definitely jealous. looks awesome

 

[offroadkarter]

That looks like a great trip, EB guys have all the fun.

PS: Is this your bronco I saw at Carlisle 2 years ago?

 

[blk02edge]

Super cool trip, especially cool rigs

 

[SID297]

That looks awesome. Did they stop by Jesse Ventura's place?

 

[Sonic605hp]

Awesome trip!

 

[xchamp]

What an awesome adventure! Love the 1st gen broncos. I remember when the bronco was the featured vehicle at Ford Carlise. Lots of great broncos there!!

 

[ROMM]

Thanks for posting! I love these kinds of threads. Digging the cool paint scheme on your Bronco.

 

[offroadkarter]

What an awesome adventure! Love the 1st gen broncos. I remember when the bronco was the featured vehicle at Ford Carlise. Lots of great broncos there!!

I had my truck out there for the bronco feature in 2016, not in the best of shape (wasn't the worst there either) but I'm glad I had it there for that one event.

 

[Jefe]

That looks like a great trip, EB guys have all the fun.
PS: Is this your bronco I saw at Carlisle 2 years ago?
View attachment 1485792

That is not my Bronco, it belongs to the guy who owns the semi. Quite the story on that Stroppe Bronco: http://www.dufftuff.com/v/vspfiles/downloadables/bd10.pdf

I was not able to make this trip as Im still sanding mine down. Here's mine currently:

That looks awesome. Did they stop by Jesse Ventura's place?

Ha they will be within 40km of it. Ill mention it!

 

[Jefe]

Punta San Carlos

The maroon Bronco is having bad luck

Good thing they brought a chase team. Just small issues like vapor lock

Left this one behind though

Made it to Bahía de Los Angeles

 

[SID297]

Shit, that looks awesome. Is this going to be a annual event?

 

[Jefe]

Shit, that looks awesome. Is this going to be a annual event?

I think it will be. It filled up so fast and they had several more than wanted in but the hotels only have so much room. Plus they would need more chase trucks, fuel, tires, parts, etc.

Its 100 degrees in most of Arizona and it looks like most of their route is 65-85 degrees. Im seeing a lot of GoPro's on the Broncos and can't wait for the videos when they get back. I imagine there will be a major sponsor stepping up in a year or two and they may live stream the trip. Im checking the GPS tracker several times a day and they are stopped quite often. You can only wonder whats going on or what broke.

They are down to 10 Broncos again. The Bronco below raced and finished the Norra 1000 a few weeks ago and decided to stay in Mexico and wait for them. He headed home after the Horsepower Ranch stop instead of doing the La Paz trip twice in 3 weeks haha

 

[T's03GT]

This looks so damn fun. Makes me want a Bronco even more!

 

[offroadkarter]

That denali was totally stolen and smuggled over the border