Brand new or rebuilt Dakar Hummers?

Are the 2011 Hummers completely built new from the ground up?......If so, where do RGM's Hummers from all the previous Dakar Rallys end up?........Just curious. I want to buy a used one as soon as I have an extra $1,000,000 in my pocket.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fisher on December 10, 2010 at 2:03pm

I saw Cam on some reality show with Bob Saget that was on a few days back, when I first saw the Orange buggy in the teaser when they went to commerical I thought it was something of Robby's. Never really knew that the two had any sort of Connection in the past until now.

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Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on December 10, 2010 at 12:17pm

Nikal thanks for the background on the Hummers. I wonder if we will see Robby running another brand is 2012?

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fisher on December 11, 2010 at 3:18am

I was wondering that too, not because of a problem with the Hummers but because (as far as I know) Robbys off-road program is at least partly factory funded, and well GM killed off the Hummer brand earlier this year. Yeah he could still run the body but if GM is funding part of the bill it would make sense for it to switch to one of GM's current makes/models for 2012.

Maybe 2012 will bring the TrailBlazer... Which would be cool as long as it's not as ugly as the one that ran in the early 2000s.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on December 10, 2010 at 1:17pm

At this point I don't think the Hummers have any issues. RG has done minor tweaks over the last 4 years that help. The big deal is getting lost and tiny little failures that cost him big time. The best thing he can do with this configuration is get even lighter.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on December 10, 2010 at 1:47pm

very good points, FLY...it's not like the vehicle is a slug...2011 will be improved over 2010...

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Permalink Reply by BMD on December 10, 2010 at 5:11pm

The only problem has been the deflation/inflation system with hoses exposed and breaking off. That cost alot of time to keep fixing last rally.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on December 10, 2010 at 5:40pm

Even deducting that he still left hours on the table.... Being stuck and lost.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on December 10, 2010 at 6:29pm

VW had a flawless rally too.

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Permalink Reply by Bricoop on December 10, 2010 at 10:53pm

The inflation system is new and tested. One less things for you guys to worry about.

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Permalink Reply by annaabbie'sDAD on December 11, 2010 at 10:50am

AND... 3 Million in the budget for just drivetrain components.

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Permalink Reply by Mark R on December 10, 2010 at 5:44pm

so how did hummer ever end up in dakar over using the chevy TT? was it a sponsorship deal from hummer at the time?

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Permalink Reply by NIKAL on December 10, 2010 at 6:29pm

Mark if your asking why use the Hummer (buggy) vs the actual Trophy Truck is because the TT would be less competitive. Some teams in the past used Pro Trucks and have never been competitive against the big factory teams.

Now if your question is why did Robby choose to use a Hummer body over the Chevy Silverado Trophy Truck body then YES it was a sponsorship deal.