" />

Posts tagged as:

dakar

Dakar TV Coverage Biased

January 22, 2007

Dakar is done for another year. The Mitsubishi team won in the car division, capitalizing on their reliability, rather than outright speed. That is not to say they were slow by any means, but reliability is king in any endurance event. The HUMMER of Robby Gordon and Team Dakar USA finished a well deserved 8th. [...]

Read the full article →

Rooby Gordon Dakar Video: Stage 14

January 22, 2007

With Dakar now over, we all know the final results, thanks to the speed of the internet, but editing still takes time. Here we have the Team Dakar USA video from the second last day. Robby Gordon has the look of someone who feels a bit disappointed. Don’t be. In only your second season, you’ve [...]

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Dakar Videos: Stages 12 & 13

January 21, 2007

Between the layover day in Africa, and the weekend we’ve missed a day’s Dakar news, so today we get a double dose of Dakar from Team Dakar USA.

Press releases for stage 12 & 13 and stage 13 video after the break

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Video of the day from Dakar: Day 10

January 17, 2007

What can we say about today? Well, today proves that no matter how much money you have, how well prepared you are or how professional your team is, there is always a learning curve leading up to a win. The Monster HUMMER was the fastest beast on the road today, but fell victim to a [...]

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Video of the day from Dakar: Day 9

January 16, 2007

As the 2007 Dakar gets closer to the end, Team Dakar USA continues to move up the scoreboard. A strong performance on Stage 9, along with failures from 2 of the VW powerhouse have moved the HUMMER up to 8th place overall in the cars. If all keeps going their way, a top 5 finish [...]

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Video of the day from Dakar: Day 8

January 15, 2007

The longest stage so far, and Robby Gordon had to baby the HUMMER to conserve fuel. A 589 Km special stage! Until you’ve driven a stage rally, you can’t begin to comprehend how tough this must be. Years ago, at the Tall Pines Rally, we ran a stage that was about 37 or so Km [...]

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Video of the day from Dakar: Day 7

January 14, 2007

A stage win and a couple of good finishes have moved Robby Gordon back up into 10th place overall. Really, the team has done a great job. In the televised show of stage 7, it was funny to see the VW’s gingerly picking their way over some train tracks. Suddenly, there was the Monster HUMMER [...]

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Video of the day from Dakar: Day 6

January 13, 2007

We knew he could do it. Robby Gordon is the first American to win a stage on the Dakar. With rain damping the dust, Gordon took advantage of the conditions to take the win on stage 6. This moved him up to 19th position overall.

Team Dakar USA press release after the break

Read the full article →

Bloody Catholics Throwing Stones Again

January 11, 2007

Yesterday’s tripe from the Vatican:
“The Paris-Dakar, a race which many classify as a sporting event, in reality has very little to do with healthy competition,”
“The trail of blood which grows longer from year to year on the route of the race instead underscores the undeniable component of violence that lies behind every attempt to [...]

Read the full article →

Robby Gordon Video of the day from Dakar: Day 5

January 11, 2007

Ever wonder how a co-driver feels on a scary stage? Today’s video from the Team Dakar USA HUMMER should give you a pretty good idea of what it’s like in the passenger seat when there is no road on the right. The video is great and the sound of the HUMMER is just incredible. Robby [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →