Africa begins to show her many traps in
today’s stage. This was the competitors’
first opportunity to see the dunes in the 2007 Dakar Rally. Today’s stage was a test of the competitor’s
patience and endurance.
Gordon had high hopes for today’s
special which was 405km over terrain that was well suited to both the H3 and
Robby Gordon’s driving style. He felt
that this Moroccan stage from Er Richida to Ouarzazate would have given both he
and navigator Andy Grider the chance to showcase the team’s speed.
Contaminated fuel caused the Team Monster
Energy/Toyo Tire/Hummer to have less horsepower than the H3 race engine is
capable of producing and never allowed the team to really show their strengths.
“Our goal was to come here and
win,” said Gordon as he returned to the bivouac. We have been plagued with bad luck, but we
won’t let it get us down. This is a long
rally and we must put the bad luck behind us and keep moving
forward.”
As the team prepares the H3 for
the following day’s special to Tan Tan they believe that the fuel issue has been
resolved. The rocky terrain of the stage
6 special will be a favorable environment for the Hummer to regain momentum and
to improve the overall standing of the team.
The Dakar Rally can be seen on the
Versus Network in the
United
States. In addition Team Dakar
USA has teamed up with Micron to
provide daily video updates that can be seen on RobbyGordon.com. To see all the
videos from the 2007 Dakar Rally visit youtube.com/rgm7
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