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Two U.S. Teams head to Morocco for Gazelle Rally, Both to Use HUMMERs
Last March we covered Emily Miller, professional off-road racer for Rod Hall Racing and Team HUMMER, while competing in the Moroccan desert in a HUMMER H3 for the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles. A quick refresher on the event – women only, no GPS, no support crews, and 50+ checkpoints. Only driver and navigator, a compass, [...]
Continue reading...Rod Hall Racing Returns to Baja 1000 with HUMMER H1
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Rod Hall Racing, formerly “Team HUMMER,” will be returning to this year’s Baja 1000 race with a HUMMER in their fleet. Rod Hall, Sam Edgar, and Emily Miller will all take turns behind the wheel of the #861 H1 in the Stock Full Class. Hall brothers Josh and Chad will trade off driving duties with [...]
Continue reading...U.S. Team Entering HUMMER H3 in Moroccan Offroad Race
Monday, February 22, 2010
No Cell Phones. No GPS. No trail support crew. Many offroad racers would say, “no thanks,” to such a race, but two American women are up to the challenge and traveling to Morocco in a few weeks to take on the Rally of the Gazelles – the only all-women offroad rally race in the world. [...]
Continue reading...HUMMER Brand Sale On Track & Stage 10 Dakar Update
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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’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...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...Rod Hall and Team HUMMER Return to Baja 1000
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Following the close of the 2008 Baja racing season, HUMMER was forced to sever its ties to Rod Hall Racing (aka Team HUMMER) while General Motors undertook its “strategic review” of the brand. After GM came to a definitive agreement to sell HUMMER to Tengzhong, the brand announced its renewed commitment to Rod Hall Racing [...]
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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