DAKAR 2012: Entry List - Cars

I find the website from dakar.com that already put the entry list 2012 for cars: http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/docs/LISTE_ENGAGES_AUTOS.pdf

Robby will number 303 this year in Dakar 2012.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on December 17, 2011 at 2:34pm

@Kurt, from Mark Miller's post on RDC Mark_Miller

Re: Robby Gordon - Dakar 2012

Interesting that Lucas Cruz is with Nasser in middle east rally just 4 weeks before Dakar where Lucas is signed up to race with Orly in the toyota...Nasser stepped on his dick announcing he was driving third car at Citroen in WRC next year, then Citroen denied it publicly, apparently rumors that Citroen was coming to Dakar in a new program in 2013 is also untrue. SO I have no idea. As for Robby... I discussed with him a partnership but that was the last I heard of it. So if he takes Nasser for a million Euros then I don't blame him. Better for Robby to get paid big bucks then to compete with someone he's paying.

Permalink Reply by will on December 17, 2011 at 2:54pm

The updated competitors list is really cool. http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2012/us/rider/rider-list-cars.html#ancre

You can click on the "rider" and get a profile with quotes like this from Nasser-

N. A. A.: “The idea of not doing the Dakar was terrible. After Volkswagen's withdrawal I was bothered because I really wanted to defend my title. I looked for new solutions and I knew I needed a different challenge. I didn't want to drive a car similar to the one I won with. The best solution for me would be to drive the two-wheel drive Team Gordon Hummer. I also looked at this year's route and I said t myself that this car do well. When Etienne Lavigne (Dakar Director) said he was behind me, that he would support me and that the number 300 was waiting for me. I was thrilled. We are going to employ the strategy we used with VW over the years and change the esprit in Team Gordon. It is essential in order to win. And I have come to win. As it concerns the car, I am starting from zero. I have never driven it but I'll only need a day or two to get used to it. Being two-wheel drive will be different and more fun. I am thrilled to have Lucas Cruz alongside me. There will be a victor from 2010 and 2011 inside the Hummer. I have thought about having him next to me on the Dakar for several months. We recently won the Baja of Qatar together.”