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Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 13:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 13:

January 20, 2007
Carlos Sainz won the 13th stage of the Dakar Rally on Friday as the race entered its final stretches in the West African nation of Senegal. Sainz finished the 160-mile route from Kayes, Mali, to Tambacounda in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 22 seconds .That's 26 seconds ahead

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 12:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 12:

January 19, 2007
Carlos Sainz of Spain won the 12th stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday with the race crossing the southern Mauritanian desert and entering Mali for the first time. Sainz finished the 160-mile trek in 2 hours, 58 minutes, 56 seconds in his Volkswagen. Carlos Sousa

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 11:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 11:

January 18, 2007
The 11th stage was an untimed session in Mauritania as competitors rested for half a day in Nema before heading to Ayoun-el-Atrous, a small town 174 miles away. In December, officials decided to cancel the planned stage between Timbuktu and Nema, due to safety concerns

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 10:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 10:

January 17, 2007
BMW driver Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah won the 10th stage of the Dakar rally on Tuesday. The Qatari driver completed the 227-mile route beginning and ending in the desert oasis of Nema in 3 hours, 49 minutes, 48 seconds. Hiroshi Masuoka of Japan, driving a Mitsubishi,

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 9:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 9:

January 16, 2007
Jean-Louis Schlesser of France won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday, while Stephane Peterhansel took the overall lead. Schlesser, driving a Schles-Ford-Raid, finished the 307-mile trek from Tichit to Nema in 5 hours, 32 minutes, 3 seconds. He was 13 seconds

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 8:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 8:

January 15, 2007
With its 589 km special, stage eight proved to be the longest special yet in the 2007 Dakar Rally. It was the first special where the competitors faced the serious sand dunes of Mauritania and a day where Robby Gordon and his Monster Hummer felt at home. Gordon, a

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 7:

Robby’s Dakar Update – Stage 7:

January 13, 2007
With a sandstorm brewing in the region the organizers of the Dakar Rally cut the seventh stage from 542km down to 407km. The storm provided some additional challenges to an already complex stage. Team Dakar was the first to make tracks after winning the sixth stage

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 5:

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 5:

January 11, 2007
While Carlos Sainz won the fifth stage of the 2007 Dakar, much of the buzz in the bivouac surrounded the impressive performance of American Robby Gordon and his Monster Hummer. Team Dakar USA was relegated to a 77th place start based on their finish in the previous

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 4:

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 4:

January 10, 2007
Africa begins to show her many traps in today's stage. This was the competitors' first opportunity to see the dunes in the 2007 Dakar Rally. Today's stage was a test of the competitor's patience and endurance. Gordon had high hopes for today's special which was 405km

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 2:

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 2:

January 8, 2007
Carlos Sainz won the second stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, ahead of Nani Roma and Luc Alphand, as the race prepared to move into Africa. Sainz, driving for Volkswagen, clocked 59 minutes, 26 seconds, while Roma and Alphand both timed 59:55 in Mitsubishis to finish

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 1:

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Stage 1:

January 7, 2007
Robby Gordon and Andy Grider in their Toyo tire clad Monster Hummer were the 20th vehicle on the 117km special. By the end of the stage they were 13th overall in the car class “ 8 minutes and 44 seconds behind the stage winner and Portugal native “ Carlos Sousa. Robby

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Day 1:

Gordon’s Dakar Update – Day 1:

January 6, 2007
Robby Gordon's Team Dakar USA arrived at the Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon for scrutineering in an impressive all black convey that consisted of six off-road vehicles that include the H3 race Hummer, a T4 4x4 race entry to support the H3, a 4x4 support truck, a

Kerr named Reuitmann’s crew chief:

Kerr named Reuitmann’s crew chief:

January 3, 2007
Frank Kerr will replace Larry Carter as crew chief for #00-David Reutimann at Michael Waltrip Racing. Carter recently left MWR to become the crew chief for #26-Jamie McMurray at Roush Racing. "Frankie has been running our testing and Reutimann has been our test driver

Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart not testing at Daytona:

Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart not testing at Daytona:

January 2, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart and #7-Robby Gordon don't plan to attend the preseason Nextel Cup testing session scheduled to begin Monday [Jan 8th] at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart did not test at the track in 2005 and 2006 and once again will skip the session with approval

Monster Energy Joins Forces with Robby Gordon:

Monster Energy Joins Forces with Robby Gordon:

December 28, 2006
Monster Energy and Robby Gordon Off-Road have entered into an agreement that will team Monster Energy with Gordon’s world-wide off-road racing efforts including the famed Dakar Rally and the team’s SCORE International Trophy Truck program. The Dakar Rally, arguably