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Having A Beer With BJ Baldwin – The King Of Psychotic Off-Road Driving Shares His Wisdom!


Having A Beer With BJ Baldwin – The King Of Psychotic Off-Road Driving Shares His Wisdom!

Would it surprise you in the least to know that the guy who turned Ensenada, Mexico and Havana, Cuba into off-road stunt tracks wouldn’t mind to sit down and have a beer…or two…or…well, he’d like to have some beer. Baldwin is known for what he can do with a trophy truck, whether he’s showing Ken Block how automotive flight really works, running the Baja 1000 solo in the truck (a complete ass-kicking, by the way) or the other 340 days of the year, when his race ride is blown apart in pieces and he has to remember how to actually park a car. From the day he stole his sister’s Corvette when he was nine until now, Baldwin has and will be a wheelman, and when he’s not preparing to impact monster boulders or jumps that would give a dirt biker a bit of worry, he’s a father who has to figure out how to balance the two lifestyles together. Hoonigan got him to sit down long enough for a few questions…and a few beers…and as the cans crack open, the honesty flows forth. From his favorite car (1977 Pontiac Trans Am, thanks to Smokey and the Bandit) to an incident involving some rock stars at a club and thrown drinks, he’ll lay it out with no reservations here:


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