BELEN, Argentina (January 9, 2016) – Following a respectable eleventh-place finish in the seventh stage of the 38th Dakar Rally, Robby Gordon and Team SPEED would have high hopes for the second half of the rally following the rest day on Sunday. However, those hopes were put to the side early on in Stage 8 as both Robby Gordon and Sheldon Creed would encountered major set backs costing them valuable time on track. (more…)
Tag: 2016 Dakar Rally
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Robby Gordon Rebounds at Dakar Rally in Stage 7 to Finish in the Eleventh Position
SALTA, Argentina (January 9, 2016) – American driver Robby Gordon successfully rebounded from his disappointing finish on Friday in the 38th Dakar Rally with a solid 11th-place finish in his HST Gordini during Stage 7. (more…)
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Race Day Recap Half Way Through Dakar 2016- The Odyssey
At the half way point of the 2016 Dakar Rally there have been some unexpected surprises, and some things that are as predictable as Kyle LeDuc winning in Pro4. Even before the race even began, the ASO faced significant challenges when Chile withdrew from the race and then Peru pulled out unexpectedly in August after the route was announced, citing concerns about El Nino. This left the organization scrambling to come up with a suitable route in Argentina and Bolivia, which is evident by the three loops that start and end in the same city and consist solely to add mileage to the event. Peru’s concerns were not completely unfounded, as the Dakar Rally has experienced heavy rains that have cancelled stages and shortened stages reducing the total kilometers of special stages to date nearly 25% from 2159 km to 1626 km. (more…)
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Robby Gordon Claims Eighth Place in Stage 5 of the 2016 Dakar Rally, Creed Finishes in 33rd
UYUNI, Bolivia (January 7, 2016) – Backing up his first top-ten finish during Stage 4, Robby Gordon claimed the eighth position on Thursday as Stage 5 brought competitors into the scenic country of Bolivia for the first time.
Starting the day in the 10th position, Gordon raced out to a blistering pace catching ninth place starter Argentina’s Orlando Terranova, and eighth place starter Nani Roma right out of the gate. Gordon would buzz Terranova 15-20 times for him to move over and allow them go by, but Terranova did not obey. (more…)
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Robby Gordon Claims First Top Ten Finish of 2016 Dakar Rally Creed Penalized Finishes 26th
SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY, Argentina (January 6, 2016) – Robby Gordon in his quest to become the first American to win the Dakar Rally, overcame two days of horrible course conditions to post his first top ten finish of the 38 Annual Dakar Rally on Wednesday. (more…)
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Team SPEED Rebounds in Dakar Rally Stage 3 with Robby Gordon Finishing 16th and Sheldon Creed 25th
SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY, Argentina (January 5, 2016) – Team SPEED drivers Robby Gordon and Sheldon Creed successfully rebounded from Stage 2 struggles in the 38th Annual Dakar Rally to finish the weather shortened Stage 3 from Termas De Rio Hondo to San Salvador De Jujuy respectively in the 16th and 25th positions. (more…)