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Gordon and Grider Claim Second Special Win in Central Europe Rally |
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Veszprem, Hungary – On the familiar tracks of Veszprem,
Robby Gordon claimed his second special win on the sixth stage of the Central
Europe Rally. Gordon, who yesterday suffered a major setback in the overall classification
yesterday when he broke the rear hub of his Hummer was determined to showcase
his teams talents. Before the start of the second special of the day he and BJ
Baldwin wagered dinner on the outcome. The bet was to see if BJ could stay within
45 seconds of Gordon's time.
While the chance to win the rally overall is all but gone,
the two drivers served notice that the Hummers are for real. Both drivers
attacked the course and in the end Gordon finished first, one second over
Carlos Sainz of Spain. Baldwin was not far behind, in fact just 19 seconds.
Gordon got the victory and Baldwin gets dinner.
Team Dakar USA also had a strong showing in the first 157km
special in the morning. Gordon and Baldwin claimed the sixth and seventh spots respectively.
The Vanguard Hummer has now moved up into the seventh spot while Gordon's
Monster Energy Toyo Tire Hummer is in 11th.
Tomorrow the Central Europe Rally wraps with a 155km special
on the Veszprem tracks and then heads to Balaton Lake for the final
festivities. Instead of participating in the festivities Gordon will board a
plane and deadhead for Talladega for Sundays NASCAR race.
Coverage of the Central Europe Rally can be seen in the
United States on DirecTV. The half hour show will be aired twice – first at
7p.m. EST and then again at 12:30a.m. Additional rally
coverage can also be found on robbygordon.com and robbysuprising.com where Team
Dakar USA will have daily updates, the twitter micro blog feed, and videos.
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