Robby Gordon took a surprise win in the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, the NASCAR and off-road ace beating overall event leader Stephane Peterhansel by one second.
Although Peterhansel, the winner of yesterday’s stage, had looked set to take his 53rd segment win, it was Gordon, starting from 11th, who eventually took the spoils with his Hummer. It was Gordon’s first stage win so far this year … Details
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France’s Stephane Peterhansel moved into the overall lead in the Dakar Rally after the BMW driver won the third stage in the car category on Monday.
Robby Gordon completed Monday’s stage in 12th place and remains ninth overall — 1 hour, 4 minutes, 54 seconds behind the leader.
Spain’s Carlos Sainz, driving a VW, finished nearly six minutes down on Peterhansel on the stage from La Rioja to Fiambala in north central Argentina to stay second overall. Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah slipped from first to … Details
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the second stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, a victory which also gave him the overall lead ahead of Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz of Spain and France’s Stephane Peterhansel in a BMW.
In the Open category, Robby Gordon led the stage before posting the 11th fastest time at scratch. Gordon is ninth overall – 12 minutes, 28 seconds behind the leader.”Only problem we had … Details
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Robby Gordon finished sixth in the first stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday, and trails overall leader Nani Roma by 4 minutes, 48 seconds.
Roma finished 2:07 ahead of Spanish countryman Carlos Sainz, and 2:50 in front of teammate Stephane Peterhansel. Giniel De Villiers, the 2009 champion, was 4:31 off the lead … Details
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