High Speed Off-Roading in the Mojave Desert

In this episode of Speed Daemons, our host Derek Mead seeks to understand the individuals and machines that venture at high speeds through the brutal terrain of the Mojave desert.
Derek gets some first hand experience of the desert with the help of legendary trophy trucker, BJ Baldwin, who drives our host at 120 miles an hour and soars 25 feet into the air. But to also tap into the history of desert off-roading, Derek spends some quality time with dune buggy spirit animal, Willie Kalajian, a man who's dedicated many decades of his life to living in the desert and fixin' up VW Bugs.
In this episode we learn how the extreme conditions of the Mojave desert can create such incredible pieces of technology like trophy trucks and dune buggies and colorful characters like BJ and Willie.
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[@Skullsworth]

Patrolling the Mojave makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[@stevenvalencia1321]

SKULLSWORTH damn it, you beat me to it

[@brianbirc]

BJ is an amazing driver and likes guns too. I would be stoked to shake his hand. At the 2017 MINT 400 I learned by looking at the pics my GF took at the contingency I walked right past him. I was on my way with her to the King trailer to give my appreciation to Bret for my shocks he built and sold me Bret introduced me to the King of King Shocks as well. i was surprised at the pic she took of the kids with BJ so close and I walked right past him.

[@hotrod_]

brianbirc I’ve gotten to meet him at multiple car shows and now me and him know each other so any time I see him he says hi

[@HIMALAYA4x4]

Great video. Some great shots driving through the desert. Looks like a fun day.

[@Nacturnal702]

Great episode,love the Vegas desert

[@stevethomas7463]

Wrong guy covering the best sport in the desert.

[@VenomFXV]

Estevo Thomasio amen. Liberal looking ashat

[@Polskmofo]

"well be upside down and on fire before you know it" alrighty then.

[@rmarsden8485]

...hit the starter switch and put that sucker in gear with a demonic grin on my face!!!!

[@athanatic]

In a post driving-necessity culture, it is not how fast, it is how fun. This looks like a good approximation.

[@anthonylargeanus9401]

Would love to know what the FEA and factors of safety look like for that chassis. Absolutely incredible

[@yeahok115sure]

Dang! I like it! Good stuff

[@killercaos123]

Motherboard is the only VICE channel i enjoy watching.

[@514Swabby]

omg i drive down that road at 7:05 all my child hood, instantly recognized cause i always wanted to do that myself or wondered what it would look like. Hills in that town are real on a stick shift :D

[@edwilkinson6021]

Glad to see you WIllie. Ed

[@joshmurphy9188]

That would be the dream. You are one lucky guy to live that life

[@samrexroat8473]

that looks so fun! I've never been off roading but I definitely want to at some point. dude has a sweet truck too, 800+ horse power, that's fucking nuts!

[@himthedk]

I love the little danish touch of the æ in the series name :P

[@suckerforpain7373]

"...the Olympic marathon of off road races" ??? Ever heard of a little thing called the Dakar rally?

[@pablocruise678]

I know the spot.. BJ did two donuts around my pristine ‘87 4 runner while testing... I sent him the video.. and he responded. I’m still over the moon!!

[@pablocruise678]

Actually just watched vid again, one high speed donut. Dusted me completely👍✅

[@daveotuwa5596]

This video is shot not very far away from my residency.

[@frick-n-frack4191]

Me too. I want to do this run soon.

[@chad59]

Great story, but JESUS CHRIST man you got to drive BJ Baldwins Truck!!!! Show a little excitement for Christ sake!!!

[@demonbatty]

A little late to the party but hell yeah I'd drive it with respect and have and amazing fun time

[@namanshukla8460]

@@demonbatty I agree. I would find it hard to restrain screaming like a little girl, if I got to drive THAT.

[@claytonscheiber3493]

Trophy truck? I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GamerBoyV101]

3:17 I live in Barstow California and that small clip is NOT! Barstow just In case you don't live Here. Just so some people know

[@Max_Marz]

yknow vice, motherboard, whatever. When you guys do these pieces you really struggle to bring us into the first person. It feels like we are experiencing this whole thing through the eyes of someone else, the writers. The actual footage of the trucks doing what they were built to was abysmal. Focusing too much on the why, and not showing us the how.

[@beakfastlkain7423]

Nick jur maxwell

[@BLUEGENE13]

we were somewhere around barstow (3:14) (hunter thompson monologue)

[@rmarsden8485]

...don't swerve if something is in front of you cause we'll be upside down and on fire before you know it... 🤣🤣🤣 B. J. Is lucky he didn't say that to me or I'd have a new job!!! LMFAO

[@JuicyHostage]

now this is certified *Good Shit®.*

[@nelsoninman3678]

BADASS

[@jperez2823]

History starts out in Baja with Bruce Meyers in a Meyers Manx

[@johnstevens7643]

Bj when riding ( don’t fiduciary up my truck don’t fuck up my truck don’t fuck up my truck)😂

[@JohnnyWooh]

With the sunglasses on BJ looks exactly like Vaughn Gittin Junior. Sounds like him too lol

[@badhonebrahim7707]

what is that sunglass??

[@hosopc3532]

NOICE

[@paulyoung5073]

God bless America

[@AndrewWeisMusic]

How do these trucks get so much horsepower without a supercharger or turbo? I'm assuming they don't run nitrous either.

[@stockprerunner5277]

Andrew Weis high compression, forged internals, money, and race fuel. it’s like any high power naturally aspirated engine

[@RealDjMarkuZ]

Anyone knows what is the average price of a beauty desert eater like the one in the video?

[@toejam6941]

Marco Niebles.. An arm and your left nut... 100k

[@toejam6941]

madestmax... Like i said.. 500,000+

[@DoYouWantMeToEatYou]

good content, bad host

[@pivkaaa]

I decided to shave. See you guys in five min:d

[@MATTW3R]

**Slaps Roof** This babys got *alot* of wheel travel

[@siwaisavage2181]

Wonder how a land cruiser would do

[@net81j]

at 7:16, it looks like the truck was driven through a Red light on a city street. That's too dangerous...

[@oal3239]

net81j monster/hoonigan shut down all the streets when they shoot

[@fuzzjunky]

NOT ENOUGH ENGINE B-ROLL. DISGUSTED!!!!

[@theangryitalian7922]

BJ and Hoonigan ftmfw

[@Tree6ixGaming]

Oh bud..

[@app_manifestation]

Patrolling in the Mojave wasteland almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@myslimibragimov4424]

Люди любят своё дело

[@Michael_00001]

Those sunglasses are ridiculous. Just get a pair of Rayban wayfarer's and call it day.

[@Bdoodee]

Another bearded hipster in raybans on KZbin. How refreshing

[@Sasquatcho70278]

He’s the luckiest man in earth .

[@straighter100]

fallout new vegas 2 FTW

[@lmeza1983]

off-road racing in NV2? maybe play Mad Max hahaha

[@johnsmith-qe2fd]

“BJ”.........name makes me laugh every time.

[@yungjoemighty879]

This narrator is adorable

[@Shakalkg]

low energy presenter

[@panzerfaust5046]

*whispers* ok guys now we're gonna get inside of it"

[@Impetuss]

Probably stoned

[@piecartbox]

moarrrr

[@ismaeltorres2236]

please Can I get a test drive I'm a good driver

[@Kj-bg3iw]

That guy has no idea how freakin lucky he is to get to spend a day with bj, got to drive the truck too. Lucky bastard doesn't deserve it lol jk.

[@user-cz7bu7sn2x]

👍👍👍😁😁🇹🇭

[@GunnyPerrero]

Olympic marathon of off road racing. Dakar Rally: Am I a joke to you? Stopped watching right after that.

[@Jembii]

Ba-Ha Mo-Have Why isn't he Bee-Hay Baldwin?

[@solunasunrise]

just can t stand 2 things in motorsports these days : Monster all over the place and red bull all over the place !

[@frick-n-frack4191]

Jealous a little? Tell us how you really feel. The sponsors make this sport what it is. Hell if you have the money I will put your name all over my truck.

[@baqcasanke]

I would have expected that this subject material could have been boring... but they found a way. Smh

[@darrellwhite6173]

Baqca Sanke racing isn't boring bro

[@WinterFreSh00]

fall;p uT 5 leamked???? fooot age,?

[@devinkinne5206]

The host needs to speak up!

[@GalSabag]

I miss the old Motherboard days, when they gave us content about amazing tech, mind blowing advances. Since the Nuclear plant 360 video stuff, content feels a lot worse...

[@romibajwa7153]

🤓

[@GLOCKATTACK40]

Awsome Truck!!! But Why "MONSTER " HEART ATTACK/Paint remover in a can! Shame on yourself...research this chemical and see for yourself !

[@Chaserz1]

lmao yall overlaid drag racing burnouts over BJ driving the truck at 8:30. Just bad

[@skenzyme81]

More of this. "F**k Yeah!" Motherboard is way better than "muh climate" Motherboard. I'm pretty sure every time a trophy truck makes a bitchin jump, a baby polar bear drowns.

[@aean]

What? I thought this was Motor Trend? Seriously.

[@groomlake51]

I’m just waiting for the Jesus look to pass. Do these dudes look at them selfs in the mirror ever🤨

[@absorbcreate]

Much as I can see the appeal of the RAW UNADULTERATED POWA of this truck, it's seems an odd choice of subject for 'technologies of the future' Motherboard.

[@strangetimes3511]

what a Kind of Beta- Guy... oh Boy!

[@benmason7651]

Why this guy

[@touge242]

I sure wish the presenter kept his mouth shut. Everyone else had something to say, the presenter is an empty vessel.

[@somebodyelse5820]

This is the worst host

[@ClintBreeze]

BJ is overrated.

[@Nomo_Popo]

This could've been a lot more fun to watch if it wasn't so effeminate and anti-climactic.