Dakar?

New H3 OR SOMTHING LIKE THE SST ?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on August 9, 2013 at 1:56pm

Your english is pretty good Jerome. Your idea of GM factory support is one that many of us here have hoped for. Problem is securing factory support is a difficult task. But, if factory support became available it would simply be a task of changing the body around the machine to create brand identity. Until then the Hummer is the brand Dakar fans most identify with Robby Gordon.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on August 9, 2013 at 2:00pm

"had" a deal with GM when the DAKAR program started.
BJ's sponsor M would have the problem buying a ride from Robby,IMO

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Permalink Reply by mj on August 9, 2013 at 2:27pm

I'd like to see Robby with Ford . You all know I'm a Ford loyalist and some of Robby's best offroad rides have been Fords . Hay Hauler , BFG Class 8 , Valvoline TT etc . Ford is also the only manufacturer that didnt need bail-out money . So there
" should " be money available . I could see a Ford Explorer , Escape or Edge bodied truck with the EcoBoost engine . Dakar would really be a great testing ground for it .

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on August 9, 2013 at 2:42pm

Sorry MJ,a Ford thing'y won't happen. The rule package lends it self to the production LS7.
Did you see Ford is leaving the NHRA after 2014?

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Permalink Reply by Jérôme ARNOUX on August 9, 2013 at 3:33pm

Kevin you say he could have a GM body on the Hummer frame... But I remember RG sold the two Hummer? ...
Or you wanna say he makes the same frame with a different body... Of course RG is identified with Hummer but
if he built another stuff so strong as hummer he will be identified by his "bad bod"attitude...so fun...with a monstruous
Suburban he'll be the king in the service park...He will scrutch them like insects...Ah Ah Ah !!!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on August 9, 2013 at 4:08pm

all new chassis/body for 2014 DAKAR

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on August 9, 2013 at 4:09pm

Yes the machine is strong so changing the body style wouldn't change the performance. If Fiat wanted to give Robby Gordon Off Road a bag of cash Robby could put a Fiat body on it. The Hummers were sold so I assume Robby is in the process of buildin a new ride. Whatever that is will be, I'm sure, a dynamic machine capable of running up front and will definitely turn some heads.

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Permalink Reply by Jérôme ARNOUX on August 9, 2013 at 3:34pm

And with Ford it's now impossible... There's the south african project...

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on August 9, 2013 at 5:43pm

@mj---Force team is losing Ford?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on August 9, 2013 at 6:16pm

Ford, is reportedly dropping all NHRA teams after the 2014 season.Claiming poor return on investment.

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Permalink Reply by will on August 9, 2013 at 6:34pm

Remember that the Ford/NHRA deal is most likely due to the return on investment of the North American division of Ford, whereas the Ford/Dakar is based on perceived return on investment from the Ford South Africa/Europe division. Different manufacturers distribute the racing-advertising budgets based on the return on investment for each region or division. This is why we see a Ford Ranger body, or for that matter a Toyota Hilux body in the Dakar when those models aren't available in NA.