CHRYSLER/JEEP and missed OPPORTUNITIES

At this point I'll bet those folks at Chrysler/Jeep are kicking themselves for not working with the Speed Energy Team convert the Hummers to Jeeps. Opportunity missed.

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Permalink Reply by Robb Glen on January 6, 2012 at 7:42pm

Exactly !!! see a Dakar super team in 2013 , using carbon fiber Jeep or Masseratti bodies!
With Robby Gordon , Nasser Al Attiyah , add Mark Miller to the mix,
sponsored by Fiat or one of their automotive brands .
GAS ON !!!!!! & WIN FOR UR AMERICAN FANS !!!!

Permalink Reply by Josh Fisher on January 6, 2012 at 7:42pm

Ya gotta remember though a conversion wouldn't simply be a new body. It'd be a new unproven engine (I doubt Chrysler would want their factory team running a Chevy engine), not to mention the inflatiors (sp?). I remember reading the other year that the reason Robby is allowed to have them is because that type of system came factory on the Hummers, I don't recall any Dodge/Jeep within the past decade or so coming with that kind of system on it from factory.

If Chrysler were to back Robby with the off-road stuff I'd rather see it be a full-bore effort with testing & engineering done during every possible off-road race here in North America as well as going over to Russia to use the Silk Way Rally as a Dakar test.

Permalink Reply by PathfinderCS on January 6, 2012 at 7:53pm

Agreed on the testing, and there is this thing called the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. Even though the Mini debuted last year, the X-Raid team campaigned more Minis through various rounds of the championship in events like the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Rally of the Pharoahs, Rally of Tunisia, Italian Baja, and other European Bajas events as well. Plenty of opportunities for testing if Jeep decided to get involved.

Permalink Reply by f1ip on January 6, 2012 at 7:53pm

2wd vehicles are allowed to have inflators, not because the hummer has one factory installed. If he was 4WD he would not be allowed to have them. It is one of the Advantages to run 2wd instead of 4wd, along with longer suspension travel, taller and wider tires, etc..

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 6, 2012 at 8:57pm

SCORE rules allow the inflators thats how the 300 and the 303 can have them. The factory inflators are in a different class.

Permalink Reply by Mike Taylor on January 6, 2012 at 8:21pm

he could still put that system on any jeep he wanted to run, with them coming in so many models as 2wd. I am a jeep fan i have old jeeps, I have tried two new jeeps, chrysler is in over there head with the technology both newer ones had problems from the air rise suspension to trans to all the new gadgets they are trying to add inside, my 95 is a tank runs better than my 10'. Obviously though if RG ran jeep there would be nothing stock about it. I am not sure he would have to keep chevy motors, I love em but dodge does make the 6.1L and of course viper motor. I do not know the rules that the ASO has in place against those motors but I dont think he is going to change his alliance with chevy off road unless Jeep makes an offer he cant refuse, plus he has spent so much time with the hummers I cant see him changing.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2012 at 8:28pm

who said Jeep/Dodge has any money to spend?

Permalink Reply by Wally Meier on January 6, 2012 at 8:44pm

"They" did and you know how "they" can be always giving out false information and then "they" won't take responsability

Permalink Reply by Josh Fisher on January 6, 2012 at 9:22pm

If they get rid of that waste of time series known as the Viper Cup or Viper Challenge (or whatever it's called now) they'd have some money.

Permalink Reply by will on January 6, 2012 at 8:38pm

There is a good chance that rules will be introduced for next year that will require that all classes be production based if you believe the stuff you can read on the interwebz.

Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on January 6, 2012 at 9:06pm
Is be willing to bet RG has something in the works and even has feelers out there. Time will tell
Permalink Reply by Mike Taylor on January 6, 2012 at 9:59pm

I would be interested to see exactly how much they would be wiling to put into a dakar program. I dont think that they have a lot of funds that they could alocate to everything from design engineering and a first time full out attempt. We all know about the spare parts etc. I mean they would have to be comfortable completely launching an entire new program, and we all know Robby isnt going to go Jeep it its half ass...he wants a win, and this is a company that was bailed out not too long ago. They are making a comeback, it will be interesting to see what happens!

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