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HUMMER Brand Sale On Track & Stage 10 Dakar Update
While we’ve been spending most of our time covering Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon’s trek at the Dakar race, we haven’t brought you much in regards to General Motor’s plans to unload the HUMMER brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong – mainly because there haven’t been any updates other than GM’s CEO Ed Whitacre making a [...]
Continue reading...Team HUMMER: Halfway Through 2010 Dakar
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Racing on Friday, Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon wrapped up stage 7 of the 14-stage 2010 Dakar race in South America. After some strong stage finishes early, the team suffered some setbacks in the stages leading up to Saturday’s day of rest which marks the race’s halfway point. Gordon was running strong in stage 7, [...]
Continue reading...Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon Win Dakar Stage Four
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
After some minor struggles in the stages one through three, Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER has come through to win the fourth stage, finishing just one second in front of current race leader Stephane Peterhansel in the BMW. With the stage win, Gordon will move up one spot to eighth place overall. The Vanguard HUMMER [...]
Continue reading...Team HUMMER Clears Pre-Race Inspection for 2010 Dakar Rally
Friday, January 1, 2010
Before any big off-road race vehicles must be inspected to ensure they meet safety and entry requirements, and the 2010 Dakar is no different. Team HUMMER spent New Year’s Eve going through the inspection process called scrutineering and has been cleared to race. In addition to the three HUMMER race trucks being fielded by the [...]
Continue reading...Team HUMMER’s Final Countdown to 2010 Dakar
Thursday, December 31, 2009
As most around the world are putting the final details together on their New Year’s Eve party, Team HUMMER is about to go through technical inspection with three HUMMERs their fielding in the 2010 Dakar race. Team HUMMER had to move from their original preparation area near the hotel due to a noise ordinance and [...]
Continue reading...Trophy Truck Champion Baldwin Joins Team HUMMER for Dakar 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Team HUMMER and Robby Gordon Motorsports are making a last-minute driver change for the 2010 Dakar race that starts in just a few days, and the new driver is famed trophy truck driver B.J. Baldwin. Baldwin replaces Ronn Bailey in the #351 Vanguard HUMMER H3, one of the three HUMMERs that Gordon’s team is fielding [...]
Continue reading...Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER Ready for 2010 Dakar
Sunday, December 27, 2009
The start of the 2010 Dakar Rally in South America is just days away, and Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER are making their final preparations for the grueling race that starts January 1st. The Dakar rally will begin and end in Buenos Aires, with stages in both Argentina and Chile. The race was moved to [...]
Continue reading...HUMMER Race Trucks at 2009 SEMA Show
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The SEMA show was the first time we got to see Robby Gordon’s Dakar HUMMER H3 in person (and Robby, for that matter). While it more closely resembles an unlimited class race buggy, it still uses several H3 design cues. More closely representative of a stock HUMMER H3 is Rod Hall Racing’s HUMMER H3 Alpha, [...]
Continue reading...Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER Visit 2009 SEMA Show
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
As General Motors began its restructuring process, motor sports saw some of the biggest cuts. Throw in a questionable future for HUMMER, and teams sponsored by the off-road brand were left in doubt for most of 2009. On Monday, HUMMER committed to resume their sponsorship of both Robby Gordon’s Dakar HUMMER H3, and Rod Hall [...]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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