Robby Gordon's 2014 Dakar Racer

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 12/18/2013 at 21:09 • Filed to: Dakar

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Set to debut on Friday...

leicester > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 21:14

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Let's see how Mr. Personality does this year...

(grudgingly cheers for him anyhow)

Biased Plies > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 21:17

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...and to be crashed shortly afterwards.

:P

Blondude > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 21:22

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So, how long do we think he'll go before he nosedives into a dune?

I give him 5 hours.

Dusty Ventures > Blondude 12/18/2013 at 21:26

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Depends on which Robby we get. If we get 2012 Robby he could potentially stay clean all the way to the end. He was clean in 2012 until day 10 or so when, in succession, he was run off the road by Peterhansel, told by the ASO that the tire inflation system that had passed tech every year for four years was illegal, and had a CV fail on him. At that point he got frustrated, said fuckitall, and went crazy, ultimately rolling it on what looked like an innocuous bump.

dogisbadob > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 21:26

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ooooo Traxxas!!

So wait, the South American Rally is going to have a remote control class now?

Blondude > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 21:27

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Sounds like fun!

Dusty Ventures > dogisbadob 12/18/2013 at 21:30

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"Remote out-of-control"

Busslayer > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 21:43

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Supposedly this car weighs almost 1000lbs less than the Hummer. And with a bigger restrictor because this car is FIA certified, he will be faster than ever. Dakar is more than speed....

SubiSanchez > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 22:11

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A Ford? So no more Hummer? Well I hope crushes those MINIs with this beast then! He came kinda close to winning in the past few years.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dusty Ventures 12/18/2013 at 22:19

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They should make him drive the whole thing with a cases of this in the back just to see if could:

Dusty Ventures > SubiSanchez 12/18/2013 at 23:44

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Definitely a Ford taillight, but the team insists it's not a Ford, and the engine is a LS7. It'll be interesting to see the front

Dusty Ventures > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/19/2013 at 00:03

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Wouldn't even survive the ceremonial start

SubiSanchez > Dusty Ventures 12/19/2013 at 14:00

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Well that sounds like quite the beast then. I've wanted to see more Baja guys have a go at the Dakar. I hear BJ Baldwin is competing there in 2014 too

Dusty Ventures > SubiSanchez 12/19/2013 at 16:00

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Indeed he is. I'm going to do a preview post about the various teams competing sometime before the rally starts. A lot of interesting entrants this year.