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n March 15th and 16th the Baja Desert will turn a bright pink color as
the running of the 11th edition of CODE Race for Boobs ( Mujeres que Viven) gets
started. The racers will gather at Laguna Salada, near Mexicali, the lowest region
in the entire Mexican Republic, at an altitude of 12 meters below sea level. This off-
road race is carried out exclusively by female drivers, who unite their talents behind
the wheel, and join the cause of supporting patients in their battle against breast
cancer.
Our San Felipe’s racing crew,
the Desert Dames, will once
again be in the competition.
With Driver Dawnette Car-
penter and co-driver Tracy
Adams starting the first leg
of the race, after completing
their portion, they will switch
places with fellow team
members Kate Van Dyke
and co-driver Coey Wilson
to finish this grueling and
adrenaline filled event. This
year will bring back the good
old 1974 Swag Beetle with it’s 2.2lt ecotec engine, for it’s 3rd attempt at gold!. They
all agree that “Our main interest in participating in the race is not only to compete,
but to bring awareness to the need to find a cure for a disease that affects millions
of women.”
Cara Curfew-Kociela, a former team co-driver decided to let Coey, a first time driver,
who got hooked on racing after taking a drive with Dawnette at a fund racing event
last year. She was quoted as saying. “ I just wanted to go again and again, it was
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