Robby Gordon 2013

Good news Gordonistas!!!!!

In a video from stage 7 (I think) he also mentions the larger restrictor. Something along the lines of Nasser's Chassis being FIM compliant and thus allowing him to run a larger restrictor because of it.

He goes on to say that they will look into modifying their chassis for next year so he too, can run the larger restrictor.

Sounds promising!

well mate you must know all
lol

What I love to see is Robbie's biggest critic is the one with the second highest
post count in a leg humper thread

Who Posted?
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Strong Bad 46
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davesupreme 13
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Dekatria 11
Deadly99 10
VxZeroKnots 10
Flood 10
GI_JO_NATHAN 8
izom 8
Tarheel Wheeler 8
wrk2surf 7
RedRocket 7
Dread Pendragon

i'll have to keep up
i use both hands you know. lol
i'm a robIE leg humper apprentice
cheers

I do like hearing others views , and it sounds like SB knows a lot about
desert racing .

Keeps it interesting. Critics always make life more funner.


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My Robby opinion has evolved over the years.

2000: I used to manage an indoor kart track in Orange called Dromo1 while I was in school. Robby's shop was just down the street.

Robby rented the place for his dad's birthday. In the final race dad was on poll Robby started in back. RG picked his way through the field and came up on his dad in turn one. RG used his dads kart to slow for the turn and punted dad into the tires. The kart flipped launching dad over the tires. Everyone stopped but RG. I had to shut his kart down from the tower. I was not impressed. The owner, Larry, was tripping over himself to kiss any racer ass that came through the door. I got reamed by the owner for shutting RG's kart off.

Fast forward to 2010: We moved in to our house here in Havasu. After meeting the neighbors, we found out they were the grandparents of RGs son. I went to many parties and chatted with him quite a bit. Even had that Dakar support truck behemoth blocking my driveway. Watching how patient he was with his boy, my opinion evolved. He's just a talented guy trying to make a living. He seemed to have matured a bit himself since the Dromo1 days.

I'm not quite a leg-humper, but I am a fan.

yep he does

Yeah, I worked in Orange through the '00's and Robby had a local rep as a hot head from a number of stories.
We've all matured since then, I hope.

Hey, why don't all of you Gordon fans do something for the rest of us and post up pics of Robby's current girl friend????

You got an inside line??? Please, do post!!!

I've been here now for over 3 years. and I found some inspiration to edit my profile from off all people Strong Bad
He reminds me of myself in the weekly company meetings. Anyways I not humping his leg so I just came to say that all you sorry cage fans have it all wrong, Rubby didn't get beat by girl car drivers, he got beat by a bunch of ex bike racers.

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• PETERHANSEL (FRA)
• COTTRET (FRA)

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• DE VILLIERS (ZAF)
• VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)

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• NOVITSKIY (RUS)
• ZHILTSOV (RUS)

</TD><TD>MINI
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• ROMA (ESP)
• PÉRIN (FRA)

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</TD><TD>313</TD><TD>

• TERRANOVA (ARG)
• FIUZA (PRT)

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• SOUSA (PRT)
• RAMALHO (PRT)

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</TD><TD>316</TD><TD>

• CHABOT (FRA)
• PILLOT (FRA)

</TD><TD>SMG
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</TD><TD>309</TD><TD>

• CHICHERIT (FRA)
• GARCIN (FRA)

</TD><TD>SMG
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• THOMASSE (FRA)
• LARROQUE (FRA)

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• GARAFULIC (CHL)
• PICARD (FRA)

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• OLHOLM (AUS)
• ASTON (GBR)

</TD><TD>TOYOTA
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• ÁLVAREZ (ARG)
• GRAUE (ARG)

</TD><TD>TOYOTA
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</TD><TD>317</TD><TD>

• KAHLE (DEU)
• SCHUENEMANN (DEU)

</TD><TD>SAM-MERCEDES
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</TD><TD>315</TD><TD>

• GORDON (USA)
• WALCH (USA)

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klatelm makes an interesting observation all of these guys above have in the past either won or competed at the top echelon in DAKAR, other major international cross country rallies or ISDE/Enduro competition
as pro or factory supported riders. Even RG (who did some mx as a kid I understand) has chosen ex-bike/baja racers as his Dakar navigator on repeated occassions; Kellon, Andy Grider, Johnny Campbell.

An interesting observation... I've often wondered how Von Zitz and Picard would have gone as drivers...?

I suspect the reason for seeing so many motorcycle jocks in the vehicles has to do with "track vision". Those of you who race, or have raced bikes, know that the key to winning is the ability to avoid problems created by the track. That kind of vision comes from experience and those who have raced cross country/enduro/motocross have a well developed sense of where unseen problems are.

I am enjoying this thread quite a bit. My days in the woods with a rally car go back to the era of Satch Carlson and NO, there were no young girls used or abused.

Ha, I loved reading him when I was a youngster.

Mr Peterhansel knows how to win and has the temperament to do it again and again.

I like Robby. He damn well knows how to drive as well as anyone. But he lacks the halter on his emotions and brain me thinks.