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 | SA-Dakar 2012: Gordon - "We have two legitimate shots at winning this year".
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With the start of the 2012 Dakar Rally only days away, the drivers and crews prepare to charter new territories in this edition on the world’s toughest race.
Robby Gordon and Nasser Al-Attiyah along with their navigators will be competing for "Team Speed" in the 2012 South America Dakar. Both drivers bring many years of experience as well as successes in the rally and in off-road racing. Gordon, the first American to ever win a stage, and Al-Attiyah collected the 2011 overall Dakar Rally victory.
Robby Gordon has a simple goal: He wants to win the Dakar as first US-American. In an interview with the US-magazine [ SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ] he told: "We have two legitimate shots at winning this year. It feels like we have a lot of experience. To have Nasser and Lucas is a huge boost for our team and the addition of Johnny with his experience sitting next to me makes us stronger."
The Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah joined Gordon's team late in the preparation period this fall. "I was only going to run one Hummer and it had already been shipped," Gordon said to 'Sports Illustrated. "It had to be on the water two months ago to get through customs. Nasser approached me and we had a second Hummer in a position to run and we had the support trucks and guys. It was fortunate for us. The other Hummer is basically the same as mine."
The team is well prepared and ready to race. "I’m looking forward to the new route that takes us into Peru. It’s a country we’ve never raced in and it will be cool to see the challenges and obstacles the course has in store for us" he said on his website. "I think it would make Dakar more popular to have an American win." The full interview can be read [ HERE ]
2011/12/29 | 15:21 CET | ARTICLE: MR/SY/SI
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