So, I take it you are a rider, eh? I cannot believe how well these guys ride. I mean, i know they are at the top of their class, but the things they do, and get away with are incredible. Navigating while riding offroad at close to a hundred miles per hour is one admirable feat, plus the amazingly variable terrain, and the long days, too. All this on a very heavy bike. Nuts! I wish like crazy I had the guts (and money) to do this back when my body could have handled it, though.
Gordon an impressive third in Dakar’s ninth stage
Strong performance keeps the NASCAR star fifth overall
By NASCAR.COM
January 12, 2009
04:10 PM EST
type size: + -Carlos Sainz now leads the Dakar Rally by nearly 20 minutes following his victory on the ninth stage of the event from La Serena to Copiapo, his third consecutive stage win.
The Spaniard was nearly two minutes quicker than VW team-mate Mark Miller, with Miller moving up to second place overall. NASCAR driver Robby Gordon was third, just two minutes behind Sainz. This is the third stage of the nine run that Gordon has finished third — his highest finish in a stage this year.