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Amy Adkins, marketing coordinator Cassling President and CEO to Take on the Desert in 42nd Annual Baja 1000 Omaha, Neb. (Nov. 18, 2009) – Cassling President and CEO Mike Cassling will make his third consecutive showing in the Baja 1000 off-road race Nov. 19-22. Cassling and his team, the Nebraska Dune Destroyers, will compete to finish a 672.85-mile loop starting and finishing in Ensenada, Mexico. The 42nd Annual Baja 1000 will welcome more than 350 entrants from 14 countries. Cassling and the Nebraska Dune Destroyers will compete in the Baja Challenge (BC) class, driving a high-performance dune buggy (#BC4). Car and truck drivers will begin the race at 10:30 a.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 20, with vehicles leaving in 30-second intervals. The Nebraska Dune Destroyers are scheduled to start in the fourth place position in their division. Drivers will race throughout the day and into the night to finish the course, navigating a variety of terrain and changes in elevation. Competitors must finish the race in 31 hours. The 2008 Nebraska Dune Destroyer team, which included Cassling, placed third in its category with a finish time of 20 hours, seven minutes and ten seconds. “Our goal is to finish the course in under 20 hours this year,” Cassling said. “The Baja 1000 is an adventure and a challenge. We hope we can take what we’ve learned in the past two races in terms of teamwork, quick thinking and endurance to make an even stronger showing this time around.” For more information about the 42nd Annual Baja 1000 or for live coverage, visit:
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