The Road to Dakar - Robby Gordon

[klaus]

Pictures on Robby's website:
http://www.robbygordon.com/cgi-bin/I..._ROAD_TO_DAKAR

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[picone]

Big Tires! They did a ton of work to Cam's old car.

[SnowFarmer]

Maybe someone can answer this for me. How different is Dakar from say the Baja 1000? Aside from time is the actual terrain the same? Sand, rocks and such?

Speed Channel does an AMAZING job bringing that race to life on the television and I always enjoy watching it. What I get from watching is that its less a race and more of a prolonged torture.

Also I want to mention I was very sad for team KTM last year. That was horrible.

Thank you to anyone that can tell me more.

[JGOLDEN]

Are those 37" Toyos on 15" wheels?

[mattb]

I got to hang out with Jean Louis-Schlesser a couple of times, and he said Baja was MUCH rougher than Dakar racing. It is definately and endurance race with a very strong emphasis on navigation. From what I understand, the Spanish sections are the closest to any Baja racing, and from there on out, the biggest concern becomes the endless sand dune sections.

[WoodyW]

so that's why Robby spends so much time in Glamis... Dirk was probably worried he'd find a good double in Tunisia somewhere...Go Robby!

[gomer]

so that's why Robby spends so much time in Glamis... Dirk was probably worried he'd find a good double in Tunisia somewhere...Go Robby!

not really...

[1450-ranger]

Posted on desertrides by '951prerun'; glamis pics

[El Ranas]

What!!! that truck looks amazing

[Bryan_D]

Another from desertrides. Anyone know why he isnt running his own shocks? Looks to have kings on it.