2012 Robby Gordon Nassar Al-Attiyah Notes & Quotes

2011 DAKAR RALLY CHAMPION, NASSER AL-ATTIYAH, WILL DEFEND TITLE IN 2012 IN A ROBBY GORDON HUMMER

Charlotte, N.C. (December 6, 2011) – Winner of the 2011 Dakar Rally, Nasser Al-Attiyah confirmed that he will join Robby Gordon and his off-road team in the 2012 edition of the Dakar Rally. Driving one of the highly-modified HUMMERs sponsored by his native country of Qatar, Al-Attiyah will compete for his second consecutive overall Dakar Rally victory. Should he conquer the South American desert once again, he will be only the second driver to triumph in two different manufactures; Ari Vatanen did so in 1990-1991.

Al-Attiyah has an impressive racing resume and is an accomplished cross-country and classic rally racer. He has won seven FIA Middle East Rally Championships titles since 2003 and collected 13 stage wins in the infamous Dakar Rally from 2009 to 2011.

"Teaming with Robby Gordon and driving a HUMMER is fantastic because it's a new challenge for me. I'm proud of being able to represent Qatar in this year’s Dakar Rally," Al-Attiyah said.

Lucas Cruz, who sat alongside Carlos Sainz for the 2010 Dakar win, will be his co-driver.

“To have Nasser as a teammate in this year’s Dakar Rally is a huge boost for our team. He brings the excitement and experience of a champion to our team. I personally take it as an honor that he chose our team to defend his 2011 overall win. Between my SPEED Energy HUMMER and his Qatar HUMMER, we have a strong team, cars, and drivers capable of winning the Rally,” commented Robby Gordon.

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Permalink Reply by Vlad Rogers on December 6, 2011 at 1:33pm

Hot!!!

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Permalink Reply by 1splat on December 6, 2011 at 1:37pm

This is HUGE. I can't wait for the action to start.

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Permalink Reply by chase on December 6, 2011 at 1:52pm

Hopefully they can be consistent and reliable like they were 2 years ago.

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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on December 6, 2011 at 2:01pm

How do you like me now ASO. Open up my restrictor b*tch, and I will show you my horses.

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Permalink Reply by will on December 6, 2011 at 2:08pm

"Lucas Cruz, who sat alongside Al-Attiyah for the 2011 Dakar win, will once again be his co-driver."
Huh ?????

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Permalink Reply by Head Held High on December 6, 2011 at 2:18pm

Fixed: "Lucas Cruz, who won as a co-driver in 2010 with Carlos Sainz, will sit along side of Al-Attiyah for the 2012 Rally.", RG thought wrong sorry

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on December 6, 2011 at 2:28pm

10-4....

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on December 6, 2011 at 4:01pm

lucas was the co driver of Nasser on latest race in this 2011

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Permalink Reply by john hall on December 6, 2011 at 5:12pm

the guy Sainz tried to kill when he rolled into the wash and had to withdraw from the rally.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Butler on December 6, 2011 at 2:08pm

Not that this isn't big and awesome news, the bigger news is that there in no Team VW for the 2012 Dakar. (I haven't kept up with Dakar news during NASCAR season..) That eliminates a lot of competition.