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Robby RACER Magazine Article.
Just thought I'd let everyone know there is an article in this months RACER Magazine article about Robby Gordon and his various racing ventures. I've yet to read it but the caption on the first page of a picture of him at Laughlin says the race was in March so I don't know if the article will be that great.
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Permalink Reply by RG4ME on
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Racer Magazine gave Robby a three page spread titled" Hands-on-Hero". Here's a few excerpts - "As America's most versatile, independent and controversial racer, Robby Gordon makes it a requisite to call the shots. "I don't have to call anybody on Monday to see it I have a ride next weekend," he laughs. Talk about burning the candle at both ends. . .Gordon reaches in with both hands, puts the match to everything in sight and then manages to juggle the whole box in flames, while ordering more on his cell phone. Unlike most of the quietly controlled, one-dimensional drivers in Nascar, Gordon's public persona seems a throwback to an earlier, oval dirt-track era, when disputes weren't resolved by intermediaries. He isn't intimidated by anything on or off the track and is quick to counter any perceived transgression with an equal helping of whoop-ass." They go on to talk about his ability to manage his business, handle any job in his race shop and complete any complex mechanical repair in remote terrains that would sideline most any other racer. They also talk about the role his Dad has in his business "It's a difficult, sometimes hilarious, volatile relationship because Robby is so much like his Dad" It's a great article. If anybody wants to read more, I can give you some more excerpts.
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Permalink Reply by Shop Goddess on
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Yes! Bring on some more!
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You got it! "Robby Gordon admits he races in Nascar"s restrictive confines for the money; that gives him the freedom to leave the system and run flat-out in the deserts of Baja and the Dakar with his own specially designed and developed equipment. . . .he values his independence more than anything. Racing is what the fans see, but Gordon's unseen business acumen is just as finely honed as his lines on the track. Finding time to actually go racing might seem easier than dealing with the daily problems of the business world but Gordon never lets up; everyone on his team knows that his racing and his competition parts business, is also their business and the boss expects them to win at both. The irony is that Gordon relishes his time in the cockpit as a form of relaxation. A prescient vision is part of his less visible and quietly calculating off-track character, as Gordon loves to innovate and then use the results to hammer the competition. "There's no advantage in running what everybody else has; I always want to build something better than I ran last week and then use it to win." In-house development programs are a speciality with Southern California's favorite desert-racing bad boy." I'll send some more in a few minutes.
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Here's some more "Gordon is always hands-on with his own race equipment. Whether it's a crowded Nascar weekend, or nearly solitary weeks in the African bush, trying to beat the mega-million-dollar factory teams at their own game, he's his own data acquisition system, constantly searching for improvement. Even after spending physically punishing hours in the cockpit, he usually climbs out, impatient to delve into his car's innards in an effort to repair a problem or discover if a certain characteristic that he's just discovered can be enhanced to make it faster. Gordon can handle just about any job in his race shop. As a result, he knows how to pick top talent and collects the best to help him win. When he requires the best beside him in the cockpit for the long-distance events, he's not shy about choosing someone as versatile and talented as himself. Andy Grider, one of the world's best desert racers on two wheels, has been Gordon's trusted navigator and confidant in both the Dakar and Baja. It's been a successful pairing which has lasted three seasons and seems to improve as time passes." More, later.
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Permalink Reply by Nicky Schacht on
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RG4ME I would like to read it.
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Permalink Reply by JerseyJeff on
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cool thanks
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"Around his shop, Gordon leads by example, has little patience for laggards and takes pride in being able to survive in almost impossible situations; even repairing his own equipment in remote terrain when his crew is unavailable. Complex mechanical tasks that would sideline most racers are just part of Gordon's multi-faceted, on and off course repertoire. It's a reflexive regional cultural talent he learned early while racing bikes in the far reaches of the Mexican desert with his dad, Bob Gordon. Each has won the prestigious Baja 1000 more than once and his dad is still a respected top talent on the vast sand and cactus circuits of the rugged Baja peninsula. The elder Gordon is now the team's consigliere, an integral, yet separate, part of Robby's crew. Whether his son in on the Dakar, with his team of Hummers in South America, or road racing his latest Nascar machine on pavement at Sonoma, Gordon senior says; "I try to remain the objective observer, unless I'm called upon for help or advise" Bob Gordon's set-up genius with off-road suspension and advanced shock technology is legendary in Southern California." More later
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Permalink Reply by Brett Reichard on
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Hey thanks for the info on the article! I dont get racer anymore but Im going to go out and find one today- Looks like its a good article-some truth is always nice
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THANK YOU RG4ME!!! This is all an awesome read!
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Here's some more. . . ."Bob Gordon maintains Team Gordon's private development facility on the West Coast; an asset that has enabled Robby to race with self-designed equipment that others won't have access to until they both decide it's ready to market under Robby's name brand. Being a young, outspoken SoCal outsider with radical ideas often kept Gordon on the fringes of the Southern good ol'boy society in his early years, but his fierce determination obviously resonated with certain of Dixie's prickly Nascar enthusiasts. A genetic historical perspective enabled them to understand completely what it took to stand alone, and for that single attribute Gordon grudgingly continues to gain respect among his peers in the South's tough racing establishment. His proven consummate skill on road courses now ranks him at the top of any knowledgeable Nascar fan's potential winner's list when the stockers run at the Glen or Sonoma. Even when compared with the media's favored stars, Gordon's obvious left-right appeal is seldom challenged. It's Gordon's arrogant public persona that creates a dichoromic love-hate relationship with those in the stands and the pits, but the adulation or negativity fazes him little because it has nothing to do with the cold reality of his own estimation. " more later. . . .
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Racer Magazine is my favorite of all the publications I receive. They cover all the top motorsports venues and always seem to be a fan of Robby and his talent. Their website is good, too and you can subscribe to the magazine there. It's well worth it. Website is: www.racer.com or the phone number to subscribe if you want to is: 1-866-462-9773.
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