4th Car for Team USA in the Dakar in 2010?

Did anyone see The Speed Report on the Speed Channel last night? RG was interviewed in the garage area because ASO is supposed to be announcing today that the 2010 edition of The Dakar will be returning to South America. Robby said that Team USA will be returning and will be running a minimum of two cars but probably four. He said "We're a couple of weeks away from the final ink on the third deal and there's a lot of interest in the fourth car." Has anyone heard anything about this fourth car?

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on March 2, 2009 at 1:15pm
Haven't heard a thing, but I'd love to see BJ Baldwin back on Team USA for the 2010 Dakar.
Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on March 2, 2009 at 1:42pm
I concur, BJ did very well racing in the CER in 2008. He is already familiar with the Hummer. I wonder who will be placed in the Vanguard ride next year? Will Eric be back? Will he bring crepes?
Permalink Reply by Terie (aka vassinvegas) on March 2, 2009 at 5:57pm
Just asked BJ if he's the one. He said he hasn't talked to Robby about it. Guess he's not it, unless he's been sworn to secrecy?
Permalink Reply by Terie (aka vassinvegas) on March 3, 2009 at 5:21pm
Go for it! Give him a big hello for me! I'd like him to be known as the 3 time defending champ next year.
Permalink Reply by I Eat Paint Chips on March 3, 2009 at 7:12pm
I talked to BJ about 2 months ago and he said he would have driven the second car in this years Dakar if it wasn't for Ron Bailey's agreement stating he gets to choose who drove the second car. Nice choice Ron, Nice choice.....
Permalink Reply by Terie (aka vassinvegas) on March 4, 2009 at 7:27pm
we already knew that. it was a hot topic a few months ago.
Permalink Reply by Rene Hernandez on March 2, 2009 at 1:26pm
yeah me to i would like to see again Bj in the hummer is a great driver in offroad racing,2nd place solo in the baja 1000 and 1st place in the baja 500 solo, really a great contender
Permalink Reply by Doug on March 2, 2009 at 1:43pm
I could be mistaken but i thought in an interview with Cam Steele on TORR he mentioned that he was working on a deal with a Russian driver for the fouth Hummer.
Permalink Reply by jaeway on March 2, 2009 at 2:05pm
this dakar thing might fund robby in nascar for the next 10 years he said he lost 5 mill in 2008 so if you double that thats half a season in nascar take the profits from team usa and put it in rgm
Permalink Reply by joseph on March 2, 2009 at 8:39pm
sponsor money for the dakar go,s to building the team .the profits for a podium finish in the dakar rally for a professional team is a tropy . I didn't do the conversion for the open class victory but i think it was like 5 g,s.I could be wrong but that's what my son and i found when we looked it up. if anybody knows different let me know.
Permalink Reply by MikeNIN7 on March 3, 2009 at 12:21pm
I read it some where around the Laughlin race and posted it and the site it was on, but EVERY one said I was dum for posting somthing form that site. search forums 4 hummers on this site if you want.
Permalink Reply by MikeNIN7 on March 3, 2009 at 8:51pm
I think you guys were right though about the site it was on.

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