Cordoba, Argentina (January 2, 2010) – For Team HUMMER today was the start of
Stage #1 and the first opportunity for competitors to race against each other.
The stage was suppose to feature 251 kilometers but was unfortunately shortened
by 52 kilometers due to heavy rainfalls earlier this week. The end total of the
special had 199 kilometers of racing. Robby Gordon and his Monster Energy /
Toyo Tires HUMMER would finish 6th overall behind the eventual winner Nani Roma
and improving on his performance from last year. “I am very happy were we are
at right now. We got off track a few times but to still be beat by 4 minutes
and 48 seconds is pretty good considering at this stage last year we didn’t fare
so well.”

As far as the rest of Team HUMMER, the Vanguard HUMMER would have a great day as
its driver got more accustomed to the different driving style that comes with
the H3 HUMMER. At the end of the stage, the Vanguard HUMMER would end up 13
minutes 53 seconds behind the race leader. It would be a different story for
the Chile sponsored HUMMER driven by Carlo Degavardo. Carlo Degavardo would end
up having a crash close to the end of the stage when his brake line broke and
throttle cable stuck wide open going into a corner. Luckily Carlo and navigator
Juan Pablo Rodriguez would only hurt the windshield and right side mirror as
they would carry on and finish 39th overall.

For tomorrow, the stage is set from Cordoba to La Rioja. It will be more of the
same from today with similar terrain and will be tougher on the HUMMERs 2-wheel
drive systems.