pat loughery

Shannon and I are finishing up watching the Best. Documentary. Ever. It’s called “From Dust to Glory”, a behind the scenes look at the Baja 1000, the longest overland automotive race in the world. The movie interviews racers, crew and locals, getting a good sense of the passion of the sport. It has on board cameras in several classes – the unmodified VW Bugs, the super-modified trucks, the motorcycles.

As we’re watching it, Shannon is saying, “No WAY would I ever want to do that! It’s insane!”, and meanwhile I’m thinking, “Ooooooooh baby, that would be so much fun to do!” But both of us loved the movie.

As documentaries go, it’s probably the best I’ve ever seen. Kicks the little stubby tails out of the Penguin documentary, which was nice and romantic. This one, though, is a total thriller and engages you way more than you think possible.