2012 Dakar Stage 1 Quotes

Robby Gordon & Nasser Al Attiyah Dakar Stage 1 Quotes

ROBBY GORDON - " We were setting a fast pace until we saw Nasser stopped at the side of the special's course, less than 2 km from here, and I stopped to tow him. This has cost us some time, but I am especially concerned about him. We will make the exact diagnosis at the bivouac, but his car simply refuses to start. Perhaps there is a problem with the oil pressure, the petrol... I do not know."

NASSER AL ATTIYAH - " We had an engine oil pressure loss and preferred to wait for Robby to tow us to the finish, since we did not want to damage the engine... We will see, but this does not look good... And, whatever happens, this is not a good way to start the Dakar! "

additional quotes will be added here.

UPDATE:

Both HUMMERS now At the Bivouac. Let's Race !

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 1, 2012 at 4:31pm

Menudo happens. That's racing.

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Permalink Reply by kurt kern on January 1, 2012 at 4:50pm

No worries Gerardo. These are very fast and well-prepared rockets. Please stay tuned....Dakar can't be won in the 1st stage.

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Permalink Reply by joseph on January 1, 2012 at 6:06pm

would of been a 1 2 finish if not for the problem

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 1, 2012 at 4:23pm

It's gonna be like me after a plate full of beans, "BAD GAS"

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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 1, 2012 at 4:43pm

Just read the Toyo Blog. Really puts into prospective on how quick the hummers were.

http://toyotires.com/dakar-rally-blog/stage-1-0

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 1, 2012 at 4:58pm

Great feed.
Thanks for the link.

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 1, 2012 at 5:07pm

Could have been worse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObbcbLBbCFg

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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 1, 2012 at 5:23pm

Poor Alfie Cox. He is a good man,

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Permalink Reply by gorobbygo7 on January 1, 2012 at 5:17pm

Breaks on the 1st day, yeah that is racing........

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Permalink Reply by mojoman521 on January 1, 2012 at 5:33pm

it could be something as simple as the wiring to say the low oil pressure safety switch is bad. James will figure it out.

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Permalink Reply by Simon Topham on January 1, 2012 at 5:38pm

Shame for Nasser to lose 9 minutes on the opening stage. Lets hope its fixable.

R.I.P Jorge Boero

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Permalink Reply by Rod Hughes on January 1, 2012 at 5:55pm

I'm looking for a quick fix and solid performance over the next few stages to put the other teams on notice. Robby and Nasser are both awesome and the Hummer is a BEAST.