Robby Gordon responds to Peterhansel calling him a cheater

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Robby Gordon talks about entering the 2013 Dakar Rally after one of his competitors makes a comment about him and his HUMMER

PETERHANSEL COMMENTING ON ROBBY GORDON ENTERING THE 2013 DAKAR RALLY:

“This is a cheater born, we are here to compete, not for show race, and this is not the circus, even if it pleased the audience.”
“We must fight on equal terms, Robby Gordon must comply with the rules. If this is the case, it is welcome. Otherwise. Not!”

PETERHANSEL IS NOT ONLY CALLING YOU A CHEATER BUT CALLING YOU A SHOWMAN RATHER THAN A RACER, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

RG: I take that personal, the fact he is calling me a cheater or my team a cheater. We explained our system last year to A.S.O. at initial technical inspection and we did not change anything from that day of initial tech on our car until the day they saw our car, saying it wasn't legal. With all that said what Peterhansel needs to understand is this is the entertainment business and it is not just about racecars. If it was just about racecars we would all be driving diesel powered Mini’s and they would sound like a bunch of sewing machines.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT HIM TALKING ABOUT FIGHTING ON EQUAL TERMS?

RG: We are really excited to go to the Dakar, last year A.S.O. can say we were disqualified, but to be honest with you at the end of the day we finished 5th and it wasn’t worth fighting with them. So we'll accept whatever we have to accept, but in regards to Peterhansel and playing fair and square, we played by the rules A.S.O. told us we could play by last year and they came and inspected our cars for 2013 and we are ready for the challenge. Last year if you take out the stages I had to tow Al-Attiyah around we would have been easily ahead of Peterhansel at that point. This year our car is even better fine tuned, we’ve had more time to work on it. Even with the inflation disconnected last year, I want to remind Peterhansel that we beat him 10-15 minutes a day when we wanted to go. So he's going to have to tighten his seat belts and we are ready for the battle. There is STILL nothing Monster, about his Mini!

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on December 17, 2012 at 11:26am

Cool Joe, thanks for the info. No hard feelings I hope and I apologise if I have said anything disrespectful to. All bantering aside, enjoy the race and be safe down there. May the beast team win...Speed Energy...cough cough lol

Permalink Reply by BajaTuner on December 17, 2012 at 11:31am
Without Monster and Red Bull all the sports I enjoy (supercross, Dakar, Baja) would not be the same. The amount of money these brands DUMP into these sports make them what they are. Without it there would be a fraction of the interest (television coverage, apparell, superstars etc). While I'm a RG fan through and through, he would not be the same either without years of monster sponsership. So threfore I push for RG and speed energy but have nothing but respect for Monster and consiquently Joe for what they have done for the motorsport community. Keep DUMPing cash. I certainly enjoy it.
Permalink Reply by WJM on December 17, 2012 at 3:14pm

I love FIM Speedway. Any word on a U.S. broadcast partner for 2013?

Permalink Reply by Joe Parsons on December 18, 2012 at 7:53am

Monster Energy World Speedway Invitational
Coming to SoCal’s Industry Racing Saturday, December 29th, 2012
Global Event Showcases World GP Riders vs. America’s Best
http://www.industryracing.com/tickets.html

Permalink Reply by richard berger on December 17, 2012 at 8:09am

MONSTER SUCKS.

Permalink Reply by richard berger on December 17, 2012 at 12:06pm

This is not planet off road, i don't about care about anything that's not SPEED/ENERGY or ROBBY. i mean really, i don't drink there stuff or support them in any way. Don't want to hear about em; only that we beat em.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on December 17, 2012 at 1:50pm
It's all in good fun, there's no reason to get gussy'd up.
If they had a fan site , I'd be doing the same thing ,just not getting paid to create hype.
Permalink Reply by David Z on December 17, 2012 at 4:54pm

So would I, I've been know to even go onto GoDanica7 and stir the pot on occasion

Permalink Reply by richard berger on December 17, 2012 at 5:37pm

I don't talk trash on other sites, but that's me. I think is a respect thing. it's all good.

Permalink Reply by deantac on December 17, 2012 at 5:49pm

+1

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on December 17, 2012 at 6:00pm
there's an old say'n,the first race started with a challenge. Talking smack was that challenge.
Permalink Reply by mj on December 17, 2012 at 6:04pm
I say bring it on it'll just be that much sweeter when Robby kicks their asses !!

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