HUMMER goes racing
11-02-2005 | 05:00 PM
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HUMMER goes racing
HUMMER goes racing!
Posted Nov 2, 2005, 1:00 PM ET by Stuart Waterman
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GM’s HUMMER division and NASCAR bad boy Robby Gordon announced Monday that they will team up to take on the Dakar Rally. Gordon will lead Team Dakar USA in a custom HUMMER H3 race truck in the 16-stage, 6,000 mile cross-country rally. Gordon will also drive an H3 in the 2006 Baja 1000 and Baja 500.
The race truck will pair an H3 body with a tube-frame custom chassis and suspension, similar to the Trophy Trucks raced in the Baja desert races, but with the addition of a fully enclosed, air conditioned cockpit. A production-based GM V8 will provide the motivation.
Gordon previously ran a similar truck in the Dakar, winning two stages.
This marks another step in GM’s plan to make HUMMER a global brand, after starting European sales this summer. The Dakar Rally is hugely popular in Europe, and attracts strong manufacturer support.
[Source: GM]
Posted Nov 2, 2005, 1:00 PM ET by Stuart Waterman
Related entries: Motorsports, Trucks/Pickups
robby gordon 250 pr photo
GM’s HUMMER division and NASCAR bad boy Robby Gordon announced Monday that they will team up to take on the Dakar Rally. Gordon will lead Team Dakar USA in a custom HUMMER H3 race truck in the 16-stage, 6,000 mile cross-country rally. Gordon will also drive an H3 in the 2006 Baja 1000 and Baja 500.
The race truck will pair an H3 body with a tube-frame custom chassis and suspension, similar to the Trophy Trucks raced in the Baja desert races, but with the addition of a fully enclosed, air conditioned cockpit. A production-based GM V8 will provide the motivation.
Gordon previously ran a similar truck in the Dakar, winning two stages.
This marks another step in GM’s plan to make HUMMER a global brand, after starting European sales this summer. The Dakar Rally is hugely popular in Europe, and attracts strong manufacturer support.
[Source: GM]
11-02-2005 | 05:02 PM
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Re: HUMMER goes racing
I'm sure it'll be LSx of some sort... when they say production-based they most likely mean they took an LSx-based shortblock and worked it over really nice.
Gee... wonder why they didn't want to stick with the inline vortec for the race truck?
Gee... wonder why they didn't want to stick with the inline vortec for the race truck?
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