Dakar 2009


Part of an indertview with Etinne Lavigne at dakar.com re: Dakar 2009...
All the categories will be fiercely contested, as they were at the Central Europe Rally ! And above all, we should enjoy a fabulous race from the independents ! Gache, Delecour, Lavieille, Muller, Monteiro, Gordon, Henrard, Kahle, Patissier, Errandonea, Vigouroux... I’m bound to have forgotten someone… And in T2 – what a fight ! The differences are often infinitesimal !

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Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on August 20, 2008 at 3:17pm
Maybe he'll just drive down there...
Permalink Reply by Blues on August 20, 2008 at 4:48pm
And test the hubs in the process! Perfect!
Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on August 20, 2008 at 11:36pm
Screw the hubs... How about getting the T-4s and 5s to the race on time???
Permalink Reply by TOG on August 21, 2008 at 1:38am
And hopefully he doesn't keep second guessing himself on stuff he does to the trucks.
Permalink Reply by Joan Forsythe on October 21, 2008 at 4:00pm
Hi guys - Is BJ Baldwin going to run the 2nd truck this year? Are the trucks still Hummers? With GM selling that off, I don't know how it affects Robby's deal with them. I will miss the videos and updates that we got on RuR last year. Thanks for all this information. It's an exciting and difficult race and Robby seems to be able to do well. Joan
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on October 21, 2008 at 4:56pm
I'm willing to bet our friend WJM will help us out with video updates. Mike
Permalink Reply by Rube on October 22, 2008 at 8:44am
long before the uprising, dakar videos were on rg.com or youtube.
Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on October 22, 2008 at 12:18pm
Hey Joan, as far as I know BJ is still up in the air. However GM contract is a lock for 2 more years. Rob said even if Hummer is sold, the bodies will stay unless GM wants to re-body them as some other GM platform like Tahoes, or the new Chevy Traverse. To me the Chevy Colorado would be a given, being that's the chassis the H3 is built on. In the mind of this salesman, that would be a sweet mktg opp too. A 2wd Z71 Colorado crew cab, Dakar pkg. Incldg, but not limited to RG wheels, Toyo tires, roof mounted o-r lights, & a cargo box cap that resembles the back of the current H3.
Permalink Reply by WJM on October 21, 2008 at 7:21pm
I can't wait for Dakar. It's not Africa but in looking at the recon photos and vids it's no less brutal. The Atacama Desert in Chile is damn near Mars-like and hasn't seen a drop of rainfall since record keeping began.
Permalink Reply by Rod on October 22, 2008 at 1:17pm
More dunes than have ever been during a Dakar rally. Robby will feel like he is at Glamis or Dumont. Should suit him fine. Kinda wish he was running sand paddles on a 4 x 4 though!

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