Robby gordons father and stepmother found dead in orange. His custom made dakar vehicle, the gordini, had performed well for the american team in stages it was expected not to, but gordon said he had other priorities for 2017, including his stadium super trucks. Monster exec drops story about robby gordon that leaves. The prototype arctic cat utv was stolen on christmas eve around 5am. Robby has taken a stage win but never an overall victory at dakar. Heres the full press release with quotes and stuff. Robby gordon claims best stage finish in 2016 dakar rally. After winning stage 12 of the dakar rally in peru on friday, robby gordon had a simple message for the race officials who accused him.
We here at offroad xtreme wish robby gordon and his team the best of luck in their quest to win the 2015 dakar and be the first americans to win as well. Tags dakar 2016 dakar rally robby gordon sheldon creed. The 47yearold former nascar driver was travelling down a. Recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016 highway rosario to cordoba, argentina. Guo meiling lost control of her xraid mini following a jump on the course. Weve got the sights and sounds of his allnew 2014 hst behemoth. Charlotte, nc december 15, 2015 robby gordon and team speed are returning to compete in the 2016 dakar rally in full force with two super car hst gordinis contending for the overall win.
She then veered off course and into a crowd of spectators. Alonso can win offroad event sixtime le mans winner and 1983 dakar rally winner jacky ickx believes fellow exformula 1 driver. Earlier this year, gordon withdrew from the 2016 dakar rally after some a severe crash. Independent robby gordon motorsports competes against big manufacturers including mini, peugeot, toyota and volkswagon to build, test and ship a winning race car for the 2015 dakar rally. Robby gordon set to make his in 11th start in the dakar rally after a full year of work, thousands of miles of testing and countless allnighters, robby gordon and his hst gordini race car were reunited monday in buenos aires, argentina, in preparation for sunday. Comparte en facebook comparte en twitter comparte en whatsapp enviar por mail.
Gordon is appealing his disqualification at the dakar rally after being involved in an incident with overall leader stephane. Robby gordon was forced to retire from the 2016 dakar rally after taking out his support vehicle. Its been nine or 10 years since robby gordon was our first foray into the sport, hall said. Since he first started taking part in the dakar rally in 2005, former nascar and indycar competitor robby gordon has netted nine stage victories but has yet to conquer the worlds most grueling. Robby gordon retired from dakar rally after taking out. Robby gordon road to dakar tv movie 2014 quotes imdb. Robby gordon made contact with a support vehicle and caused an accident during the final stretch of the dakar rally. American racer robby gordon was forced to withdraw from the 2016 dakar rally after an accident involving his support crew.
Robby gordon wrecks support vehicle at dakar autoweek. The team was formed in 2005 for gordons nascar career and spent the years of 2005 to 2012 competing in the nascar cup series, and parttime stints in the nascar xfinity series. Robby gordon withdrew from dakar rally after hitting his. Rally dakar 2016 largada desde tecnopolis robby gordon. On stage 7, matthias walkner austria suffered a devastating crash that resulted in a broken femur. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for robby gordon on. Peugeot dakar race vehicle spotted in parker, arizona. Robby gordon wins final stage of 2015 dakar rally to get. Racing legend robby gordon has had hard luck at the dakar rally. Recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016 youtube.
Robby wasnt having his best year at dakar 2016 but he was about to finish and simply finishing dakar is an amazing feat by itself. The custombuilt dakar hummer driven by robby gordon and navigator kellon walch will tackle more than 8000 km 4970 mi from peru through argentina and ending in santiago, chile making it the ultimate offroad adventure. Gordon, who was the most highprofile competitor from the u. For this years dakar rally, team hummer consists of a twelveperson support team. This is part 2 of a compiliation of spectator videos from the speed energy team at the 2016 dakar rally. Gordon still actively races and is scheduled to run this weekend in costa mesa, california. If you want to see more amateur videos of the dakar visit. Robby gordon prepares for 2011 dakar rally the final lap. A 4wd or awd car has many additional components such as a transfer case, front, rear and center differentials, longer drive shaft connecting front and rear differentials to transfer case, and cv joints in all 4 wheels. With the dakar rally starting in early january 2015, teams have been preparing since the beginning of the 2014, leaving drivers like gordon chomping at the bit to get going in 2015.
Robby gordon withdraws from 2016 dakar after stupid. After the we will sit down with robby and get as much info as we can on his plans and if there will be a second. Robby gordon dakar 2016 compilation he is crazy youtube. Robby gordon is entering two gordinis in dakar 2016. The utv was stolen from the robby gordon motorsports shop. G1, came home, rgm rebuilt, revised, updated, test prepping for 2015. Robby gordon team speed 2016 dakar page racedezert. Robby, mti racing lil pit crew that could in marietta ga perform.
Unfortunately, on stage 6, barreda ran into mechanical problems again, ending his chances at the 2016 dakar as well. Robby gordon in the 2015 dakar rally video dailymotion. Why does robby gordon insists to drive a 2wd car in the. Stephane peterhansel nears win as robby gordon sets.
Murdersuicide motive for nascar racer robby gordons dad. Robby gordon headquarters for the 2015 dakar rally. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Robby gordon road to dakar tv movie 2014 quotes on imdb. While an autopsy showed the 68yearold father of nascar driver robby gordon.
Robby gordon has scored 9 dakar rally stage victories. Robby gordon motorsports is a motorsports team owned by robby gordon. You have to wonder what was being handed into the car that. Robby gordon, a parker regular, skipped last years dakar rally after competing in the race on many successive occasions in years past. The father and stepmother of nascar racer robby gordon were found dead in a murdersuicide. Charlotte, nc december 23, 2010 behind every successful race team is a group of experienced, dedicated personnel.
Robby gordon offers reward for prototype arctic cat that was stolen on christmas eve. American robby gordon went fastest on the 11th stage of the dakar rally, which was shortened due to the poor weather conditions. Roush 500rc ford f150, nothelle audi q7, xraid bmw x3 cc, xraid bmw x5 cc, porsche cayenne turbo s, gm performance division chevrolet bonneville hhr, banks chevrolet sidewinder dmax typed, burnsville offroad dodge viper powered jeep wrangler, lotus elise load. A dakar rally crash video from traumatic scene in buenos aires. While in nascar, the team recorded one single win at richmond in 2004 and 30 topten finishes. Planet dakar race central planet robby robby gordon. Robby gordon stats, race results, wins, news, record. Onboard video from stage 7 of the 2016 dakar rally, plus robby gordon talks about the rally up to tags. Mechanical issues sideline robby gordon at dakar rally.
Everything you need for the rally will be located right here. Dakar rally the most gruelling race on the planet, the dakar rally test your equipment, crew and sanity in a multiweek rallyraid where everything is designed to fail. The race was held around thanksgiving in 2001 and gordon driving the no. Dakar rally crash injures 11 spectators raw footage of the 2016 dakar crash video below.
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