Jan 2nd, 2010 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Race and Robbys Birthday.

Happy Birthday Robby - Nice way for a racer to celebrate his Birthday

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Permalink Reply by Julian James on January 2, 2010 at 2:24pm

Happy Birthday Robby, saw you outside driving to La Rural followed by two Monster Trucks - awesome!!!!!!! Good luck to win Dakar!

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Permalink Reply by Nena Patrick on January 2, 2010 at 2:56pm

Happy Birthday Robby. Bring home a Dakar win for America.

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Permalink Reply by beto on January 2, 2010 at 3:17pm

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS ROBBY pasale por arriba a todos jaja

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 2, 2010 at 4:02pm

Dakar Rally fan in 'critical' condition after accident during stage one
From correspondents in Cordoba, Argentina
January 03, 2010

A Dakar Rally fan was in a critical condition after a vehicle taking part in the gruelling event careered off course and into a group of spectators.

The accident happened during the opening stage of the 2010 event across Argentina and Chile.

A number of other fans were also hurt in the incident which involved the German-Swiss duo of Mirco Schultis and Ulrich Leardi, who were driving a Desert Warrior car.

"Competitor No.418 (Schultis-Leardi) collided with a group of spectators at the 75km mark of the special stage outside the 'public zone','' organisers said a statement.

"Several people have been injured, one of whom is in a critical condition. Local medical services as well as helicopters have evacuated the injured.''

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 2, 2010 at 4:06pm

yeah, I saw this on the La Tecera website.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 5:17pm

I guess she died

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 2, 2010 at 5:03pm

Dakar Rally spectator dies after accident during opening stage

Medical sources reported a female spectator had died after being hit by a wayward car during the opening stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally.

In the 2009 race, French motorcyclist Pascal Terry was killed while racing in the fourth stage.

According to AFP, the fatality count since the event's inception in 1979 now stands at 52, with this being the 16th spectator to be killed.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 2, 2010 at 5:10pm

Gordon sixth in Hummer after first stage of Dakar
By NASCAR.COM
January 2, 2010
05:00 PM EST

Robby Gordon finished sixth in the first stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and trails overall leader Nani Roma by 4 minutes, 48 seconds.

Roma finished 2:07 ahead of Spanish countryman Carlos Sainz, and 2:50 in front of teammate Stephane Peterhansel. Giniel De Villiers, the 2009 champion, was 4:31 off the lead.

Fans can track Gordon's progress at robbygordon.com, planetrobby.com and Robby Gordon's twitter page including a daily recap, photos and videos.

Versus will provide televesion coverage throughout the United States. A 30-minute daily program featuring highlights from that day's racing will be aired daily at 3:30 p.m. ET Jan. 3-18, with a replay airing later in the day (check local listings for exact show times). A 60-minute recap show featuring all 14 stages will air on Versus on Jan. 24th at 3 p.m. ET.

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Permalink Reply by wingit on January 2, 2010 at 6:28pm

On nascar.com they have a poll asking how Robby will do in the Dakar. Check it out.

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Permalink Reply by 7-7-7 on January 2, 2010 at 6:28pm

Damn, it seems like it was just yesterday that RG was rollin up to my house on his 16th in his red blazer to go cruisin' for the first time (legally anyway). Happy B-Day Bro!!!