Johnny Campbell to race a Honda in Dakar

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/off-road/2012/10/02/first-look-ho...

Well there goes another one of the top navigators.

Unfortunately for Robby, if he races Dakar will have another new navigator.

Congrats to Johnny Campbell on getting another opportunity to race Dakar with a top level fully committed Honda program.

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Permalink Reply by MTG on October 2, 2012 at 2:04pm

I don't know why, but I have a feeling Robby may not be racing in the Dakar this year. Time will tell and I'm sure as soon as an annoucement is made the Planet will be the first to post it.

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Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 2, 2012 at 2:37pm

Your feeling is more than likely correct.

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Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 2, 2012 at 2:37pm

Good for Johnny. Wish him the best of luck!

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Permalink Reply by Bricoop on October 2, 2012 at 4:06pm

Its all about the Benjamins. My guess is he'll be there if a non-SPEED sponsors shows.

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Permalink Reply by BajaTuner on October 2, 2012 at 4:15pm

Shot in the dark but i read that robby was in paris a few days ago. My guess is he was/is working on a deal for dakar sponsership or second driver. Total speculation...

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Smith on October 2, 2012 at 4:43pm

Or maybe being real clear on what the rules are and if they are going to treat him fairly? We feel RG is a big draw for the Dakar race, but the promoters may not see it the same way.

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Permalink Reply by will on October 2, 2012 at 6:02pm

For anyone interested in the developement of the bike itself, we have been tracking this for over a month at the Planet Biker Bar. As news started breaking in the last week or two, Mike Kenyon started a thread with a random update of mine from an obscure bike site I hit when looking for Dakar updates. This thread started a new Planet Biker Bar inside joke. Feel free to join in...
http://www.planetrobby.com/group/planetbikerbar/forum/topics/honda-...