Robby Gordon is making a good showing and is off to a fine start in his Jim Beam Hummer H3.<br /><br />5th in stage 3, the first stage in Africa.<br />8th overall, 4 minutes behind the leader, 14 days to go.
That is one cool race. I used to follow it back in the day when I raced dirt bikes. It was known as the Paris to Dakar rally. The guys in trucks have guts but the guys on bikes are iron men.
I recal an interview with a Swiss Biker some yrs back. When asked what the most frightening part of the race was he answered, "when you hear a truck coming up behind you getting ready to go past you".<br />I enjoy it all, but the best part is the support trucks race.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip
Unfortunately our media coverage of the race is rather poor.<br />Only about 18 minutes a day, barely scratches the surface.<br />A few years ago we were treated to 90 minutes a day.
