While I was Baja, traversing the entire Peninsula, my path crossed with a Malcolm Smith charity ride a few times. For those of you who don’t know, Malcom Smith is a racing legend – he’s a 6 time Baja 1000 winner and a veteran of the Paris Dakar, Mint 400, Roof of Africa Rallye. He’s also well known for his role in On Any Sunday, a classic movie from the early 70′s that featured him along such stars as Steve McQueen.

Each year, Malcom does a big charity ride down in Baja to raise money for children’s charities. I just happened to be down at the same time, riding many of the same roads. Our paths crossed a number of times, but I got this great picture in Porta San Francisquito. It was a real pleasure meeting a living legend and I found his charity work inspirational. A lot of people don’t take the time or initiative to give back – Malcom does.