In desert racing the co-driver’s responsibilities include calling out turns from the GPS, checking mirrors, monitoring gauges, and changing a flat tire or working on a broken race car. While a few top tier teams have dedicated co-drivers, the job more often is an afterthought given to friends or family. Short course “spotters” are even… Continue reading Getting There Is Half The Work – Dakar Rally 2016- The Odyssey
Day: January 15, 2016
American Racer Robby Gordon Claims Fifteenth Place in Stage Ten of Dakar Rally
LA RIOJA, Argentina (January 13, 2016) – Robby Gordon continued to improve positions at the 38th Dakar Rally Wednesday, bringing his Traxxas/Toyo Tires HST Gordini Supercar home in fifteenth-place of the weather shortened 244 Km special. As the heat of the day increased, so did Gordon’s intensity, as the twenty-sixth starter wasted no time working… Continue reading American Racer Robby Gordon Claims Fifteenth Place in Stage Ten of Dakar Rally
Dakar Rally Stage 9 Shortened, Gordon Credited with Twenty-Fifth Position, while Creed DQ’d
BELEN, Argentina (January 10, 2016) – After a disastrous Stage 8 on Monday, Team SPEED teammates Robby Gordon and Sheldon Creed looked to come back with a strong effort on Tuesday, and gain some time back on the leaders as the rally would move into the dunes for the first time.