Congrats to the Navy Offroad Team for finishing the Mexican 1000!
Congratulations are in order for the Navy Offroad team of wounded warriors and disabled veterans who competed in the 2015 Mexican 1000 late last month. This NORRA sanctioned event brings out big names in offroad racing and vehicles of all makes and budgets. With a team of motivated veterans they set out months ago to resurrect the historic Flyer One military buggy (aka LSV or Light Strike Vehicle) for competition and finished with an impressive 32nd overall and 6th out of 11 in their Class. Retired Admiral Mike Shatynski and retired Navy SEAL Tim King piloted Flyer One and ran flawlessly over the 1335 miles of unforgiving Baja terrain ranging from rocky hill climbs to rambling sand trails and river fords to bottomless silt. Mike Shatynski mentioned how the buildup to and the race itself meant so much to the team members.  He added that racing 1000 miles down the Baja peninsula was the closest thing…