We received a last-minute invite this year to join up again with Rod Hall Racing and Team Hummer to participate in the 40th anniversary of the Baja 1000, and there wasn't a more suitable choice in our long-term fleet than our 2008 FWOTY winner, the Hummer H3 Alpha.

Not only is our H3 Alpha the same model that Chad Hall used to win his class (as well as the championship) in the 1000 this year, but it provides the ruggedness that the Baja terrain demands, as well as a comfortable place to cover the hundreds of miles necessary to chase the race truck between our own rides in the race.

The H3's toughness was well illustrated as we were chasing for the team and came around a corner at about 30 mph only to find ourselves in the midst of a booby trap that was over 3 feet deep and 15 feet long. So deep, in fact, that it converted our forward momentum into vertical momentum as we dropped into the hole, rebounded up crashing out of it, much to the enjoyment of the 15 or so Mexicans who were videotaping the whole ordeal.

As we looked over the H3 for what was sure to be major damage, we were surprised to see that our Hummer took it, and then some, with no damage to be found, not even a steering wheel out of alignment. Now that is tough! Over miles of whooped-out roads, sandy washes, and broken pavement, the H3 remained composed, never getting stuck or experiencing shock fade.


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