2014 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Robby Gordon Quotes

2014 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Robby Gordon  Quotes

 

"I don't know what's going on. We drove it 1,000km down the highway, no problems during testing, but from the moment we started the special, we had vapor lock problems and we had to stop. Then, all the other fluids started to overheat, so we had to stop at least five or six times... At the end, we had stopped for the umpteenth time when competitor no. 390 hooked us up big time and offered to tow us to the end of the special."

 

"Honestly, it's strange,The car is running fine now, and I'm going to drive it away,but I don't know why this happened. It's weird. We'll have a look at it in the bivouac, although it's disappointing to lose two or three hours on the very first day of racing"

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Permalink Reply by edward burgh on January 5, 2014 at 11:05pm
Vapor lock? Every year it's something, while the Minis just keep plugging along, winning stages. Very frustrating.
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2014 at 11:13pm

it's looking like BJ and Chichert and Hajas also had fuel pump/pressure/vapor locking issues today.
All LS engines

Permalink Reply by Hendricus on January 5, 2014 at 11:17pm

Interesting. Does this throw the new MoTeC gear into question?

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 5, 2014 at 11:20pm

I was wondering if it had anything to do with the LS engines!

Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 5, 2014 at 11:27pm

where did you see this ?????

Permalink Reply by Hendricus on January 5, 2014 at 11:29pm

TimN, you asking me? Or, are you asking MK?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2014 at 11:42pm

Darren Skilton posted it at RDC.I'll go with Darren's sources.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2014 at 12:03am

BJ's was a facebook posting by BJ

Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 6, 2014 at 2:06am

thanks

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 5, 2014 at 11:46pm

It would be interesting to see what happened to Chabot's SMG, isn't that an LS motor as well?

Permalink Reply by Hendricus on January 5, 2014 at 11:07pm

I'm gathering that the Gordini has at least one problem, and perhaps two.
(1) I'm hearing vapor lock. Or stated more broadly, a fuel delivery problem.
(2) Engine over heating.

It is possible that (2) is causing (1).
It is unlikely that (1) is causing (2).
Therefore it is possible that (2) is the only problem.

Pics of the car show a perforated panel located in the "window" openings behind the driver and passenger. My guess is that these are the outlet panels for the radiator airflow path. If this is true, then these panels need to go! These panels appear to be highly restrictive to air flow.

Put a panel like this on either side of the radiator in your Country Squire, and watch what happens. You'll overheat long before you start pulling Cajon Pass.

There! I fixed it!

Permalink Reply by MTG on January 5, 2014 at 11:10pm

Cajon pass. thats a big pull. going down is fun:)

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