Interview with Mark Miller: Can Robby Ever Win Dakar?

Finally in Segment Four we continue our conversation with Mark Miller who talks about the book he's written about his involvement with Dakar and we get very candid comments from Miller on the effort American Robby Gordon is making at Dakar. Gordon has tried for several years to not only finish the event but get a stage win or overall podium finish. That effort has proven difficult. Miller talks about why that is. This is an exclusive THS Breakout interview on the world's only weekly topical webcast on sports car racing, rallying, drifting and time attack. TRT: 12:52

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 21, 2013 at 6:09pm

Right there with you Chris.

Permalink Reply by Slider316 on January 21, 2013 at 4:12pm

with a straight face Miller said RG isn't a top driver? sounds like miller is spending too much time on the dash between the color of his sky and the color of his neck...

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 21, 2013 at 8:37pm

So simply by the facts below MM's statement is not complete.
It should also say But even though Robby Gordon is not a top driver by my "MM"s" standards he is 10 times the driver I Mark Miller Ever Was Or Ever Will Be!!

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 21, 2013 at 7:48pm

This is what I found when I googled wikpedia

Mark Miller
Sporting career highlights
1998 - 6th place Moroccan Rally on motorbike (KTM)[citation needed]
2003 - 1st Place in Trophy Truck class Baja 500 (Chevrolet)[citation needed]
2004 - Dakar Rally Protruck (Chevrolet), 1st in Trophy Truck class Baja 1000, Baja 500, Parker 425 (Chevrolet)[citation needed]
2006- 5th place Dakar Rally (Volkswagen) Race Touareg
2007-4th place Dakar Rally (Volkswagen) Race Touareg
2008 - 2nd Place Rally Dos Sertoes (Volkswagen) Race Touareg
2009 - 2nd place Dakar Rally[4] Silk Way Rally Russia 2nd Place
2010 - 3rd place Dakar Rally[5] Silk Way Rally Russia 3rd Place[citation needed]
2011 - 6th place Dakar Rally (Volkswagen Race Touareg 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Miller_(racer)

Robby Gordon
Significant Victories
7 SCORE International championships (1986–90, 1996, 2009)
3 time Baja 1000 winner (1987, 1989, 2006)
3 time Baja 500 winner (1989, 1990, 2005)
9 Dakar Rally stage victories
3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins (New Hampshire '01, Infineon 03', Watkins Glen 03')
1 NASCAR Sprint Cup Gatorade 125 Win (2003)
1 NASCAR Nationwide Series win (Richmond '04)
2 CART wins (Phoenix and Detroit '95)
1 Central Europe Rally Special wins (2008 CER Stage 5 Scratch 1 winner (1/2 stage) Hummer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Gordon

if you read both links you will find 2 noticeable differences, 1: MM doesn't have much of a page, 2: MM doesn't have a section of "SIGNIFICANT VICTOREIS"

Permalink Reply by MerlotMax on January 22, 2013 at 2:37am

That does not even include his 24 Hours of Daytona class wins, Sports car wins and Micky Thompson victories

Permalink Reply by Wally Meier on January 23, 2013 at 12:01am

Yeah but gee, Mark wrote a book ...about himself........'cause no one else showed "significant" interest...........

Permalink Reply by d7lee on January 23, 2013 at 12:41am

Or his 2012 BITD Championship.

Permalink Reply by laura_a_Robbyfan on January 23, 2013 at 11:35am

Mark might have 'published' a book, but Robby also has 3 DVD's

Permalink Reply by RG7FAN on January 23, 2013 at 12:38pm

You forgot his Nationwide victory in Montreal

Permalink Reply by steve wilson on January 23, 2013 at 1:37am

Wow. It sounds more like Mark got dumped by Robby. He sounds more like a pissed girlfriend than a fellow competitor.
What a no class way to represent the sport.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 23, 2013 at 11:37am

gotta pay to race :)

I don't believe Miller has any sponsors who can foot the bill for Dakar

Permalink Reply by Bob Ottwell on January 23, 2013 at 2:26am

Sad for Mark, he wrote a book and no one wants to read it, they just want to talk about Robby Gordon.

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