Robby gordon withdrew from dakar rally after hitting his. Navigating the specially built hst gordini supercar through complex portions of heavy sand, highspeed gravel roads, and dust the duo safely reached the stage finish in the. Jan 14, 2016 dakar rally tackles south american terrain. Dakar rally tackles south american terrain houston chronicle. Jan 12, 2012 robby gordon and issues with a governing body. Robby gordon withdrew from dakar rally after hitting his own. Jan 07, 20 robby gordon dakar rally stage 2 update josh burns january 7, 20 pisco, peru the site of stage 2 begins in the spot that stage 1 ended, the town of pisco. Robby gordon is off to a rough start in the 20 dakar rally raid. Another dakar in the books stage villa carlos paz to. She then veered off course and into a crowd of spectators. Started by mike kenyon in robby gordon discussion latest reply. Robby gordon team speed 2016 dakar page 10 racedezert. The team was formed in 2005 for gordon s nascar career and spent the years of 2005 to 2012 competing in the nascar cup series, and parttime stints in the nascar xfinity series. The decision to take an 18 year old with no rally experience was one that robby gordon stood behind 100%.
Robby gordon motorsports is a motorsports team owned by robby gordon. San juan, argentina january 14, 2016 robby gordon and kellon walch survived another very difficult special on thursday, during stage 11 of the 38th annual dakar rally. Rally racing news latest in wrc, dakar, hill climb. Father of exnascar driver robby gordon strangled wife. Robby gordon team speed 2016 dakar page racedezert.
Robby gordon appealing disqualification penalty at dakar rally. Robert wesley gordon born january 2, 1969 is an american auto racing driver. Best of rally dakar rallye 1987 crash maximum attack. Villa carlos paz, argentina january 15, 2016 robby gordon and navigator kellon walch moved another step closer to completing the 38th dakar rally on friday by finishing twelfth in stage 12 with a time of 5 hours, 47 minutes and 33 seconds. Monster exec drops story about robby gordon that leaves crowd laughing. If you want to see more amateur videos of the dakar visit. Robby gordon team speed 2016 dakar page 14 racedezert. And undoubtedly, regardless of results, there is no bigger spectacle at the dakar than robby gordon. Wickens was seriously injured in a crash last year at pocono raceway. Getting there is half the work dakar rally 2016 the. Gordon is appealing his disqualification at the dakar rally after being involved in an incident with overall leader stephane. On board with robby gordon during his pole winning run for the 2016 parker 425. Tags dakar 2016 dakar rally robby gordon sheldon creed. Here its being unloaded at the airport, before being flown to argentina.
In desert racing the codrivers responsibilities include calling out turns from the gps, checking mirrors, monitoring gauges, and changing a flat tire or working on a broken race car. Find everything in one place on robby gordon including their biography. Watch a 17yearold driver wreck spectacularly in a stadium super truck. A spectator was hit by robby gordon s chevrolet while gordon was battling apdaly lopez, the eventual race winner, during last weekends score baja 500. Robby gordon withdraws from 2016 dakar after stupid accident.
If you want to see more amateur videos of the dakar. The race was held around thanksgiving in 2001 and gordon driving the no. Robby gordon withdraws from 2016 dakar after stupid. Robby gordon was forced to retire from the 2016 dakar rally after taking out his support vehicle. Recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016 youtube. The custombuilt dakar hummer driven by robby gordon and navigator kellon walch will tackle more than 8000 km 4970 mi from peru through argentina and ending in santiago, chile making it the ultimate offroad adventure.
Guo meiling lost control of her xraid mini following a jump on the course. Jan 08, 20 a 4wd or awd car has many additional components such as a transfer case, front, rear and center differentials, longer drive shaft connecting front and rear differentials to transfer case, and cv joints in all 4 wheels. Robby gordon discusses stage 9 of the 2019 dakar rally tags. Recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016 highway rosario to cordoba. Police said a husband and wife were found dead inside a home. Robby gordon wins final stage of 2015 dakar rally to get 19th. Gordon, who was the most highprofile competitor from the u. Heres the full press release with quotes and stuff. The 47yearold former nascar driver was travelling down a highway at around 80 mph next to his. Robby gordon headquarters for the 2015 dakar rally. Formula 1, nascar, indy car, sports car racing and dakar rally racing. Robby gordon out of 2016 dakar rally after crash with support vehicle.
See more ideas about robby gordon, rally and off road racing. His indy 500 would also end prematurely due to a fire only a handful of laps into the resumption of action the next day. Bill loses the car going in and is slammed into by robby gordon. Exnascar driver robby gordons father and stepmother found. Robby gordon, sheldon creed complete stage 2 at dakar. After rain postponed the 1997 indy 500, doubledipper robby gordon was able to start that evenings cocacola 600, only to crash midway through the race. Robby gordon says he had serious look at indy 500 return. Its been nine or 10 years since robby gordon was our first foray into the sport, hall said. Dakar rallys television coverage alluded to a wreck that forced american racing legend robby gordon to withdraw from the race, but offered few details. Robby gordon and sheldon creed rolled their cars to. Matthew brabham finished second in the championship with 570 points, a 75. After twoyear hiatus, robby gordon ready to tackle dakar rally.
After the we will sit down with robby and get as much info as we can on his plans. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for robby gordon on. Getting there is half the work dakar rally 2016 the odyssey in desert racing the codrivers responsibilities include calling out turns from the gps, checking mirrors, monitoring gauges, and chang. Its kind of like dan gurneys all american racers on dirt, in front of the world. That news sent him into a fit of rage captured on an in. A dakar rally crash video from traumatic scene in buenos aires. Sep 22, 2015 2014 the gordini got caught out by miss reading the rule book, maybe, with the ls7 stock closed loop fuel injection. Gordon s best stage performance was 8th place on stage 5, but a variety of maladies put nearly 11 hours between gordon and peterhansel when the dakar rally concluded. In 2016, eightyearold max competed in a utv at the bluewater desert. Highway mishap sees robby gordon crash, leave dakar. Robby gordon claims best stage finish in 2016 dakar rally. Hopefully he redesigns the gordon and comes back to take on peugeot and mini in 2017. Recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016 highway rosario to cordoba, argentina. Find me another american building his own trucks to take on the best in the world at dakar.
Robby gordon loses license, banned from racing in australia. American racer robby gordon withdraws from the 2016 dakar rally after an accident involving his support crew. After twoyear hiatus, robby gordon ready to tackle dakar rally again. Racing legend robby gordon has had hard luck at the dakar rally. Robby, mti racing lil pit crew that could in marietta ga perform. Dakar latest robby gordon videos page 3 planet robby. Robby gordon of the united states of america and kellon walch of the.
Gordon got stuck in the mud on stage 2, ran out of fuel on stage 6, and experienced multiple mechanical issues on. Monster exec drops story about robby gordon that leaves crowd. Cart and nascar cup race winner robby gordon will return to the dakar rally after a twoyear hiatus in 2019. Robby gordon crashes with his own support vehicle 01. Weve got the sights and sounds of his allnew 2014 hst behemoth. Even if he can be a bit rough around the edges during his race interviews you have to love that hes always pushing the limits.
Dec 31, 20 like it or not, robby gordon is probably americas best hope for seeing one of its own collect a dakar victory. Robby gordon is entering two gordinis in dakar 2016 build. Dakar 2015 highlights stage 7 and 8 tom coronel including crash, maxxis dakar team duration. Father of exnascar driver robby gordon strangled wife, shot. Robby gordon and sheldon creed rolled their cars to the starting line to take the green flag of stage 2 of the 2016 dakar on monday morning. Only if the right reforms are enacted and the moral choices are made, can we avert disaster and make our nation whole again. Dakar rallys television coverage alluded to a wreck that forced american racing legend robby gordon to withdraw from the race, but offered. The dakar rally just isnt the same without robby gordon. Everything you need for the rally will be located right here. Cars and trucks highflying trucks book sydney standalone event.
Robby gordon and kellon walch of team speed energy power their gordini sc1 round a. Apr 17, 2016 this is part 1 of a collection of fan videos from the speed energy team at the 2016 dakar rally. Thoroughly researched and passionately argued, the crash of 2016 is not just a roadmap to redemption in post crash america, but a critical wakeup call, challenging us to act. Robby gordon retired from dakar rally after taking out.
He has raced in nascar, cart, indycar, transam, imsa, iroc and dakar rally. Robby gordon s collision with support vehicle caught on video tuesday, 19 january 2016 actualidads youtube channel posted this video of the collision between robby gordon s hst gordini with a hummer h2 team support vehicle that led to gordon being forced to withdraw from the dakar rally on the events final day. First, the racer broke reverse trying to free his rig from a sand dune. Charlotte, nc december 15, 2015 robby gordon and team speed are returning to compete in the 2016 dakar rally in full force with two super car hst gordinis contending for the overall win. The 2016 speed energy stadium super trucks presented by traxxas season was the fourth season of the stadium super trucks series. American racer robby gordon was forced to withdraw from the 2016 dakar rally after an accident involving his support crew. Planet dakar race central planet robby robby gordon. Jan 17, 2018 gordon, who was the most highprofile competitor from the u. Renaissance man of racing robby gordon has always been known to flout a. We had also designed a fourseater for arctic cat in 2016, and that was. Highway mishap sees robby gordon crash, leave dakar by david chick january 19, 2016 it goes without saying that racing has its fair share of danger, and that goes doubly so for offroad motorsports like the dakar. With the 2016 edition of the fearsome dakar rally getting under way on sunday, takes you through all the likely contenders for victory in the car and truck categories. Police say robby gordons stepmother was strangled, and his father. Gordon, whos raced in everything from nascar to baja to indycar to dakar.
Then at the score baja 500 that same year, i had a devastating crash that. After two seasons as speed energy formula offroad, the name was quietly phased out in series branding by 2016. Accidents are bound to happen in motorsports, and for that very reason, modern racing vehicles are built to a very high standard of safety. He is still very actively racing in top tier off road motorsports such as bitd, norra, and score international. Robby gordons new ride diving into the utv market, robby gordon reveals his 2021. G1, came home, rgm rebuilt, revised, updated, test prepping for 2015. Unfortunately, the accident that caused robby gordon to withdraw from the 2016 dakar rally involved a roadgoing hummer h2 driven by members of the american racing drivers support staff a vehicle without racing harnesses or roll cages. Dec 17, 2015 robby has taken a stage win but never an overall victory at dakar.
In 2006, gordon took part in the dakar rally in a hummer h3. Robby gordon team speed 2016 dakar page 20 racedezert. Permalink reply by mike kenyon on october 5, 2017 at 10. Sep 15, 2016 former nascar driver robby gordon said the truth will come out after his father and stepmother were found dead wednesday in an apparent murdersuicide inside a southern california home he owned. January 5th 17th 2020 100% saudi arabia robby gordon is not scheduled to compete. Robby gordons father strangles wife, shoots self, police say. Robby gordon stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Dakar rally crash injures 11 spectators raw footage of the 2016 dakar crash video below. Jan 05, 2015 any early optimism for robby gordon after a podium finish in sundays opening stage of the dakar rally has surely given way following a tough stage 2 on monday gordon and codriver johnny.
While a few top tier teams have dedicated codrivers, the job more often is an afterthought given to friends or family. Robby gordon and kellon walch of team speed energy power their gordini sc1. Robby gordon no volvera a ser parte del rally dakar. Robby gordon born january 2, 1969 in bellflower, california is an american race car driver. Onboard video from stage 7 of the 2016 dakar rally, plus robby gordon talks about the rally up to tags. Jan 18, 2016 recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016 highway rosario to cordoba, argentina. Although robby gordon was not in contention to win the race, with the event coming to a close its clearly a unfortunate way to end his 2016 dakar rally campaign.
What that road book is it tells you where you have to go because. Why does robby gordon insists to drive a 2wd car in the dakar. Jun 12, 2019 robby gordon headquarters for the 2015 dakar rally. Robby gordon offers reward for prototype arctic cat that was stolen on christmas eve. Recklessness accident team robby gordon dakar 2016.