Hello Everyone!
I just got off the phone with Steve. They have finished Stage 1 in 29th place! This is great for the 327 hummer! With both Steve and Eliseo being new to the hummer, they are happy with this start to the rally. Steve said there were a couple difficulties they had during the special that cost them about four minutes to smooth out. Without those delays they would have done a little better, but there is nothing they can do about it now so they are both staying positive.
Steve said the hummer ran excellent! There was no need to push it. This was basically their first time driving it off road, and the suspension was great. Steve mentioned that in his opinion, this should have been the most difficult stage for the hummers, because it was slow conditions with a lot of mud that was hard on the two wheel drive, but when they got to the low lands the hummer was flying! The fans were still out in full force today! Steve said they were all through the mountains and out by the rivers. When you see fans you know there is going to be an interesting section ahead, because they always want the action shots!
Steve had a great time navigating and experienced no problems... this comes is no surprise to those of us who know him as Magellan! Right now Steve is working on his road book for tomorrow. He is looking forward to tomorrow's course, and is expecting a lot of fast sections where the hummer will be able to show us what it's made of! All he has on the agenda for the night is eating and sleeping so he can be in good condition for tomorrow. They should be starting at about 940 tomorrow morning, and he hopes to finish the liason around 6pm. It will be a long day for them both!
Don't forget to check out the other websites for pictures and videos!
www.planetrobby.com
www.race-dezert.com
www.versus.com
www.dakar.com (where you can also track the hummer)
Talk to you all tomorrow!
Thanks for reading!
And Happy Birthday to Robby and Kellon of Hummer #303! What a great way to celebrate!
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