DAKAR 2012 - Final Thoughts

[Yumaoffroad]

A few bits of information from inside the RG team…

It was FIA not ASO officials that gave Robby a hard time. They kept him up all night “discussing” the issue. FIA said it was his unusually high speed coming down the BIG dune (as recorded in the tracker) that convinced them he had some type of engine enhancement.

Lance Armstrong warned Robby about these kinds of harassments. It’s one way to mess with a guy so he takes himself out the next day.

Robby will be back next year FOR SURE.

Robby and Johnny got along great.

When Robby asked Nasser to “carry the water”, Nasser said he will never carry anyone’s water. Robby then said he’s no longer part of the bivouac team and asked him to stay out of their pit except to get in the car in the morning and drop it off in the evening (or something to that effect).

Robby and Nasser are still on fairly good terms. Nasser is interested in B1K.

Data from Nasser’s Hummer indicates every time the belt let loose he had just downshifted and WAY over revved the motor.

no wonder nasser was flying beating the snot out of the albins and for nassa being a dicks to not carry water for rg blows rg saved his ass and costed him the 2012 dakar enough said
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[Desert Dog]

A few bits of information from inside the RG team…

It was FIA not ASO officials that gave Robby a hard time. They kept him up all night “discussing” the issue. FIA said it was his unusually high speed coming down the BIG dune (as recorded in the tracker) that convinced them he had some type of engine enhancement.

Lance Armstrong warned Robby about these kinds of harassments. It’s one way to mess with a guy so he takes himself out the next day.

Robby will be back next year FOR SURE.

Robby and Johnny got along great.

When Robby asked Nasser to “carry the water”, Nasser said he will never carry anyone’s water. Robby then said he’s no longer part of the bivouac team and asked him to stay out of their pit except to get in the car in the morning and drop it off in the evening (or something to that effect).

Robby and Nasser are still on fairly good terms. Nasser is interested in B1K.

Data from Nasser’s Hummer indicates every time the belt let loose he had just downshifted and WAY over revved the motor.

Good info Scott.

[randy s]

Its very hard to cheat in nascar in this day and age,most get caught before the race even gets going.Back in the day everyone that made it to the winners circle had some advantage that the rule book couldnt cover,Ive read biographys by Petty,Allison,Jr Johnson and many other greats that all said they were cheating,Harry Hydes 18 poles in a row with the late great Tim Richmond were the very best of the best. Calling RG a bottom feeder is your right I guess but you must understand the level of competition he is up against,He is a single car effort up against the very best super teams money can buy anywhere in the world.It is extremly hard to get your setup close to the competition only to see it change every 25 laps. Multi car teams can use data from all there teams to keep ahead of the setup and make the proper adjustments each time they come in for fresh tires,These teams have hundreds of employes to take care of every last detail they have stratagests putting together senarios on what will happen if they pit now what will happen if we pit then,all working towards the same goal ,winning the race.Compared to these super teams RGs got nothin,he's just a offroad racer tryin his dam best to kick some good ole boys butts,and thats why we love him! So if you want anyone to back you calling him a bottom feeder you best head over to michealwaltrip.com

so whose fault is it that rg is a one car team? if he were still at childress he would have a lot more wins and quite possibly be a contender for the championship just like harvick. it's no secret that rg likes to be his own boss but he's been through countless crew chiefs because he won't let them do their jobs and makes some terrible calls on fuel and race strategy. even his road course game isn't anything all that special with many drivers now every bit as competitive as he is..a bottom feeder is an unattractive description to use for his program but when a guy finishes in 33rd or 34th position enough times, he's not exactly going to be mentioned with the jimmie johnsons or the other gordon when nascar legends are discussed anytime soon. everyone on this forum would love to see their off road brethren do well [except me with jimmie johnson] but with rg, it's like ole' shakespere and them said.."you live your life according to the choices you make. to thine own self be true".

[Will_Higman]

AFRICA ECO RACE 2012

http://youtu.be/uGi3nW1MLaQ

[wheeli]

so whose fault is it that rg is a one car team? if he were still at childress he would have a lot more wins and quite possibly be a contender for the championship just like harvick. it's no secret that rg likes to be his own boss but he's been through countless crew chiefs because he won't let them do their jobs and makes some terrible calls on fuel and race strategy. even his road course game isn't anything all that special with many drivers now every bit as competitive as he is..a bottom feeder is an unattractive description to use for his program but when a guy finishes in 33rd or 34th position enough times, he's not exactly going to be mentioned with the jimmie johnsons or the other gordon when nascar legends are discussed anytime soon. everyone on this forum would love to see their off road brethren do well [except me with jimmie johnson] but with rg, it's like ole' shakespere and them said.."you live your life according to the choices you make. to thine own self be true".

I wish I could argue that randy but you kinda nailed that one didnt you

[randy s]

AFRICA ECO RACE 2012

http://youtu.be/uGi3nW1MLaQ

gawddamn. that was fun to watch but i got tired just watching those folks. what a great piece of film making. thanks for that will.

[randy s]

I wish I could argue that randy but you kinda nailed that one didnt you

just observations from a casual observer wheeli. but after all. it's only pavement racing and that in itself isn't really worth arguing over. ja ja

[Ferrari333SP]

Great interview with JC, post-Dakar:

[Ferrari333SP]

RG flat out on the beach:

[philmc12]

[QUOTE=Yumaoffroad;1372057]nassa can go back to driving cheesy factory cars with 4 bangers and 5 inch of travel driving for factories