The Baja 1000, November 2005 and we were at Wide Open Baja's hospitality/pit area just outside Ojos Negros (near Ensenada). The race was had been going for several hours and we were waiting for the Baja Challenge class cars to come back past our area.
My husband and brother-in-law were in a plane tracking the cars and my sister-in-law and I were giving them updates as we followed the in-car tracking on the computer.
There was a break in the action and I was just walking around talking to some of the support people as well as racers waiting for their turn in a car. I believe Wide Open had about fifteen cars in the race that year.
I was chatting with one of the racers for awhile and as we walked away from each other one of the girls came over and asked me what "HE" was like. I asked who she was talking about and she said him, indicating the racer I was talking to a minute before. I told her he was anxious for his car to arrive so he could get behind the wheel. She said, "Don't you KNOW who HE is?" Yes, he is one of the car 5 team members. She got a little hysterical about that time and said, in a very low whisper "That's Patrick Dempsey". At that time I had not seen Grey's Anatomy and didn't have a clue. She turned and walked away, muttering something about such an opportunity being wasted on one who did not understand.
I can tell you that he is not as tall as he looks on the show, but he was way better looking. Maybe it was the driving suit.
Now a little something for those who think this is all a little too boring. Robby Gordon (NASCAR) is at the Baja 1000 every year. Last year he was at Wide Open Baja's big pre race party with his Monster Energy trophy truck. I got to see the truck up close, like touching close . . . oh and I did meet Robby. Check out Robby trying out the truck before coming down to Baja for the the race.
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Patrick Dempsey!!! Holy cow Bat-Man!!!!
I would of p'd all over myself.
I had a friend along time ago who does not watch TV. She would get calls from hotels to come in and do massage. She would have no idea who the heck these people were.
About 10 years ago she said once that it was some lady with dark hair that said she was on a show called Friends...just about slapped her. Then some blond lady on Bay Watch. I would of kicked her if she did not who James Woods was.
I mostly worked on NFL players ....had no idea who they were .... but my roommate would practicly have a heart attack ....
So funny.
Well, it looks like you had a great time!!!!
Loved the video!
The Baja 1000 attacts a lot of celebrities. Wide Open Baja has a ranch and during the 1000 it is by invitation only. So when they are at the ranch everyone tries to respect their privacy. That same year we also met Jesse James (he's on Celebrity Apprentice this season) and his wife Sandra Bullock. It was cool.
We have been doing this for four years now. We all meet up at my bro-in-law's place in La Mesa before heading down to the ranch.
OMG .... I only know who Jesse James is because of my husband's fasination with cars.
He would have loved the opportunity.
Jesse is totally cool. I was at the finish line in Cabo 2007 when he came in at about 3 in the morning. He was grinning like the cheshire cat.
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