How did the Dos Mares 500 race – the Grand Carrera de Baja Sur – competition on the internet go?? What do we have on competitors?? International – barely any recognition. A few posts made at the Race Dezert forum, some statements in connection with the NORRA race from that folks and on the website they operate. That was it. Plenty of room to improve, in fact relative easy yet it requires determination and some effort. Read on and you find out. 
Since we got basically no international competitors in the Dos Mares 500 internet race let’s look at the local competitors. We got the organizer ProBaja with their website. Heavily supported by larger sponsors (Sony, Coppel, Tecate, MABE) so their should be a reasonable marketing budget available to get the word out. Looking at the event there is actually no real competition for them Probaja folks. There is another promoter, El Pato Rojo – we just had a funny experience with/about them a few days back, read here… – which used to be connected with ProBaja and if we recall correct they split up some-when last year. Supposedly there been some missing funds issues the reason for that, whatever, they are now competitors to each other. Unfortunately we got to say. Look what’s up on the calendar. 30.4./1.5 2010 = Dos Mares 500 (ProBaja), 15.5/16.5 2010 Titanes del Desierto (El Pato Rojo), 19.6/20.6 2010 = Coyote 300 (ProBaja). So one can say 3 races in 1 1/2 month. This is great for hardcore off-road fans and spectators. The question is: how will the teams hold up, how will the equipment handle it and most: how will the money go along for this much racing. Just like in the US the economic situation is by far not as it should/could be and we hear a lot of talk on how tight the pocket-book situation is.
When we compare below – we have in mind – as also the claimed goal by club and organizers – to improve the race locally AS WELL attract more competitors from up road. This goes way beyond the sport of off-road racing yet it’s part of organizing a race. After all: the area should have some out of that event, revenue created by visitors staying in town, bringing friends etc. But for that is there a cooperation between the promoting organizer and the Tourism office.
Or in other words you what could be and what is. Oh yeah, we compare to our little, insignificant, independent, weekend-end warrior operated website running as a side=product on a low powered server. To put it right up front: we out-powered the professional promoter by 100+ % in the majority of the statistics.
You can check yourself either Sitelogr Dos Mares 500 or Sitelogr Pro Baja Online for the current evaluation.
You can check yourself either Statbrain Dos Mares 500 or Statbrain Probaja for the current evaluation.
You can check yourself either Traffic Estimate Dos Mares 500 or Traffic Estimate Pro Baja for the current evaluation.
You can check yourself either Website Outlook Dos Mares 500 or Pro Baja for the current evaluation.
So looking at that data – if that would been a off-road race I say: you driving with old, faulty plug wires and flat tires and just got your buns waxed send home like the guy below….
And what’s that all about?? Well, just like sport – you get beaten, you motivate yourself for the next race, you try to perform better and beat the opponent. That’s what’s all about. Some people are way to much crema and lean back when there is so much more that COULD be done. For the city and it’s people. Viva La Paz!!
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