2009 Dakar Rally Stage 4 ~ Astro-Predictions-Robby Gordon and Andy Grider


Dakar Stage 4

Dakar Stage 4

STAGE 4 : JACOBACCI – NEUQUEN

488.48 km are on the program of stage 4 including 459.38 of timed route on the same type of terrain as yesterday. Patagonia and its pampa await the contenders for a new fast special stage that might also be treacherous with many potholes and boulders along the route too, without forgetting a few ’rio’ crossings as well – the equivalent of the African ’wadis’. The participants will still have to check the wear of their tyres in this new special stage that should – again – be a follow-up to the fascinating battle for the top raging between Volkswagen, Mitsubishi and a surprising BWM.

 

Robby Gordon, born 2 January 1969

Positive thinking

Valid during several weeks:

This is an excellent time for making plans for the future and creating organizational systems, as well as for all other intellectual and mental efforts. This influence opens up and sharpens your mind so that you see, even if subliminally, all the possibilities inherent in a situation. This enables you to turn it to your best advantage. Also this influence gives you a well-founded feeling of optimism, which in turn creates the well-known “power of positive thinking.”

This morning your personal needs and career needs are balanced, and there will not be as much tension between them as at other times. Also your emotions are in tune with your intentions so that you can go about your business with complete oneness. There is less of the feeling that two sides of you are struggling for mastery over the whole. Under this influence you have a great ability to relate to others on an emotional level, because you feel your emotions so richly yourself. You are sensitive to others’ needs, and you understand how you can use their moods and sensitivities for positive ends.

Today you feel very much in harmony with yourself and able to do whatever you have to do single-mindedly. Your energies flow with less resistance, and life seems to be easier now. As a consequence, you can relate to people more easily, for others perceive your inward harmony and are drawn to you because of it. Obviously this is a good time for any kind of group activity. You are able to relate your own interests to the interests of any group you are working with, so that everyone will gain from what you do.

Andy Grider, born 28 July 1973

Turbulence and difficulty ~Valid during several weeks:

Usually this influence increases the flow of communication and ideas between yourself and other people. However, it can also indicate serious ego conflicts and conflicts of will expressed verbally or through other means of communications.  When you have said what you wanted to say, others may be strongly opposed to it. A compromise may be necessary, but it will not be easy to bring about except by introducing a third party into the discussion. Just be careful that the third party is really neutral and that both you and your opponent are convinced of that.

During this time your emotional experiences are much more intense than usual, which is reflected in the kinds of people and situations that you are drawn to. For example, you may draw in unusually intense or powerful people who have a strong effect upon you. Very often through your emotional encounters with these people, you experience moods and feelings that are quite different from your “normal” self. You may ask if this is really you, it seems so different. And you may also desire something that belongs to someone else, or you may desire greater control over something that is both yours and another’s. In either case you must recognize that your attachment serves no real purpose and that it is a potential source of trouble.

Another influence affecting you today, normally indicates a few hours of unusually intense feelings. Tonight you will have a strong desire to know yourself and to experience life largely through the emotion. This is probably not the best time for work that requires a completely clear and dispassionate state of consciousness, but you will not feel like doing that kind of work anyway. You will want to engage your emotions in whatever you do, and you will experience a richness of feeling and inner life that is satisfying in itself. This influence is good for any business matters concerning the general public or for any situation in which you have to appear before the public or a large group. Otherwise it is not an influence that stimulates drive and ambition.

Tonight this influence is likely to increase the tempo of your social intercourse for a few hours. You find it relatively easy to verbalize your feelings. If you have a problem or situation that you cannot handle, this is a good time to take it to a sympathetic friend. Getting another viewpoint will help you. And, of course, you may do the same for someone else. Often this time is filled with news from friends or with letters and phone calls. Actually you are attracting communication from every conceivable corner of your life. This is a good time to write letters to the people you feel strongly about. But some people under this influence become so passive that it is difficult to take such an initiative. Their tendency is to allow others to take the initiative.

These scope’s all again look well for the Monster Hummer.

45 Minutes to make up. It can be done!

GAS ON!!

2009 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Update ~ Gordon 9th Overall!

 

Stage 2 camp (Ramses photo)

Stage 2 camp (Ramses photo)

Well, I must say this morning was a little difficult. Not for Robby necessarily, but for those of us trying to track him. Dakar.com had issues with the tracker today and we played “Where in the World is Robby Gordon?”  for hours. Robby seemed to have disappeared after KM 196.  

Was it a problem that needed a wrench? Was he lost? What had happened? Had he gone the way of his Team Mate?  

Eric Vigneroux  stopped just 2km after today’s special stage start. France’s Vigouroux, team mate of Robby Gordon, and driver of the Hummer 2, suffered an engine breakdown on his Vangaurd Hummer. Where were Robby and Andy?

Well, he was ON THE GAS of course!

Well, he was ON THE GAS of course!

 

 

Turns out there was a tracking problem at Dakar.com thank goodness.

Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW)  followed by Spain’s Carlos Saintz (VW), Dieter Depping (VW), Giniel DeVilliers (VW), and France’s  Stephane Peterhansel (Mitsubishi) were the first five to finish the stage.

Robby Gordon took 10th in the stage and moved up a spot to 9th overall. 34 minutes behind!

More details as the day goes on!

In the meantime catch of on Team Dakar USA’s daily activities at Ramses Rally Journal here…

Congrats again Robby and Andy!

After Stage 2

After Stage 2

GAS ON!

2009 Dakar Rally Stage 2 Update ~ Robby Gordon wins Open Class Again-10th Overall

 

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UPDATE from DAKAR.com :

Pending validation of the results, Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) won his 10th stage on the Dakar and his first of this 31st edition, 1.14 ahead of Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel (Mitsubishi) and 1.56 in front of South African Giniel de Villiers (VW). Sainz also takes the lead in the general standings and now leads team-mate De Villiers by 2.19, with also a 3.51 lead over Peterhansel. In the Open category,Robby Gordon (Hummer) was triumphant, finishing 10th in the day’s special stage. Lastly, in the Production Category, Japan’s Jun Mitsuhashi (Toyota) was victorious.

Robby stands 10th Overall at this time.

Robby and Andy’s Scope’s for tomorrow’s Stage 3 will be up this afternoon.

Gaz SUR le sang de ~ dessus ! Tuez le Rabbit’ ; s !

kill-the-rabbit3       **Picture used with permission Jonas ~ Subdivme.com

2009 Dakar Rally Update ~ Robby Gordon takes Open Stage Victory!

From Dakar.com:

20:35 – Car

Stage 1 summary

Pending validation of the results, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW) won the first special stage, taking charge of the general standings, 2.17 ahead of Spain’s Carlos Sainz (VW) and 2.40 in front of South African Giniel de Villiers (VW). In the Open category, the stage victory went to Robby Gordon (Hummer), who finished 17th overall. Lastly, in the Production category, Italian Massimo Biasion (Mitsubishi) was triumphant.

 

GAS ON! Kill the Rabbits!

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2009 Dakar Rally ~ Stage 1 Results

Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW) is the winner with a time of 2:36.15. The Qatari beat Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) by 2.17 and South African Giniel de Villiers (VW) by 2.40. The leading Mitsubishi driver, Luc Alphand, has finished 4.44 behind the day’s winner. Al Attiyah is the current FIA World Cup leader.

As of right now Robby Gordon/Andy Grider finished 10 over all with an 8th place cross and a 17th place over all standing, 14 minutes and 25 seconds behind the leader. That means he should be able to stay in the top contention, making up minute by minute each day.

The Vanguard Hummer is standing at 26th overall with a time of 24:52 (That’s minutes and seconds behind the winner of the stage FYI)

I will post more information as it comes in.

Watch for Robby and Andy’s scopes for tomorrow coming up later today.

In the meantime..

 Here are a couple of video’s showing the South American Dakar countryside and another interview from SBS yesterday. Watch through towards the end (about the 3 minute mark) as Robby catches (someone?) trying to take pictures of the Hummer’s suspension and runs them off.

 Click on Prelude:Cars

Don’t you wish you were there? Check out Will Higman’s video of the “Arrival”.

Robby Gordon~2009 Daker Rally ~ Scrutineering

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From MonsterEnergy.com

Scrutineering is a process that all race, assistance and media vehicles have to go through.  Officials make sure that all technical and safety regulations are met.  All persons that are riding in these vehicles need to go through an “administrative” scrutineering.  The ASO checks all your paper work, medical records and one also receives a tracking module and a rally style GPS called the “Tripy”.  Assistance and media vehicles have to follow strict speed limits and these devices help the ASO to look over teams that need to be penalized. 

The Dakar Rally officially starts tomorrow here in Buenos Aires and finishes in Santa Rosa.  The stage consists of a Liaison of 196km, a special that runs for 371km and a second liaison after the race of 166km.  The first stage will provide the opportunity to discover the length of these vast plains.  Dakar competitors have never faced such a long special.  With over 400km of rolling routes, perhaps the fastest on the program, this will constitute a real warm-up.  It will be the occasion for everyone to affront a long day that will get rid of all problems in adapting to jet lag.

I will be posting Robby and Andy’s scope’s daily along with other little tidbits.

For more information on The 2009 Dakar Rally:

Planet Dakar Race Central   (Open chat during tomorrow’s Stage 1)

Official Dakar Rally Home Page

Toyo Tires Ramses’ Rally Journal 

Marathon Rally.com

2009 Dakar Rally ~ Robby Gordon 6 month Astro-Predictions

kill-the-rabbitHappy Birthday Robby Gordon!

 

robbygordon1For the first time in thirty years, the Dakar Rally heads out of its familiar grounds of Europe and Africa to the vast open spaces of tough terrain and desert of South America.
Robby Gordon, along with Navigator Andy Grider will drive the Monster Hummer though Agentina and Chile for the Worlds most dangerous and grueling race. The Hummer 2, now called the Vangaurd Hummer will be driven by veteran French driver, Eric Vigouroux with his long time navigator, Alexandre Winocq.
 
Robby’s report was generated for 6 months starting from January 2009 with the following birth data: male, born on 2 January 1969  in Bellflower, California.
Your sun sign is Capricorn. This is the sign in which the Sun is in your birth chart. Your Ascendant is in Aries, and your Moon is in Cancer.

Pluto opposition Moon: Inner turmoil
Mid March 2008 until mid October 2010:

This influence can denote a period of extreme emotional confrontations with others in which you or they attempt to manipulate each other emotionally. For example, in a love relationship either you or your partner may use various combinations of guilt, jealousy or threats of abandonment to force the other into acting in a particular way. You may be involved in a relationship that is too possessive, in which you or your partner doesn’t allow the other any freedom to relate to other people or to be an individual. In such a situation the pressures can build up to the point of explosion, with potentially fatal consequences to the relationship.
Sometimes you are acting from the best motives. You may not even be aware that you are smothering your partner, thinking it’s just love, not a suppression of the other’s individuality, and the other may not understand what is happening either, except that something is terribly wrong. Then the partner who senses that things are wrong feels very guilty, which can poison the relationship too. And this process is not limited by any means to lovers – it can affect any emotionally based relationship. The best procedure is to be very honest with everyone with whom you are involved in a relationship and make it clear that you want them to be honest too.
This influence can also signify a period of deep inner turmoil. Your unconscious mind may play tricks on you that are quite upsetting, for you become the “victim” of inner compulsions that make no sense in terms of your current experience. They don’t make sense because they represent the reactivation of elements from your past that you have never really dealt with. Infantile patterns and childhood “programs” that you thought you had outgrown may surface now to disturb your adult ways of dealing with the world. What you must do is come to an understanding of what these patterns represent in your life. If you recognize them and give them a place in your life, you may find that these energies can be creatively harnessed in adult life. They appear to be “horrible” only because you are programmed to disapprove of them, which distorts your perception.

Pluto sextile Mars: On a grand scale
End of December 2008 until end of October 2010:

This time is an opportunity to work and accomplish on a grand scale. Also you are able to influence others and transform a situation in accordance with your views. Your energy level is very high, and you can put out a sustained effort over a long period of time. Consequently you can make great progress in accomplishing the objectives you have set for yourself.
Your ability to accomplish on an individual level is great at this time, but you can make even better use of this influence by working with others to achieve group goals. You need not fear that your own identity will be submerged, because you will emerge as the most significant and important person in the group. Your own identity will actually be strengthened by working in a group.
This influence favors any kind of work that involves making great changes and reforms in your environment. For example, you might reorganize the structure of an office, rebuild or repair a building or, on another level, regenerate and work out your own body. Anything that emphasizes rebuilding is favored.
Any activity you engage in at this time should require you to expend a lot of energy and should not be too limited in scope. You should feel that you can go until you have expended your energies and there is little else to be done. Avoid any situation that would be likely to frustrate or limit you. It is not so much that you would be harmed in such a situation as that you would waste an energy that can be extremely useful. This influence means that you will be given the opportunity to do something, not compelled to do it. If you do not take the opportunity, nothing will happen.

Jupiter square Mars: Insight and skill
11 January 2009 until 19 January 2009:

This influence gives you a great deal of confidence and makes you feel very self-assertive. Usually this is all right, but some people will express this energy by becoming arrogant and domineering. Also be wary of overconfidence, resulting in attempts to do things that are simply beyond you.
Intemperance in almost any activity could completely undo the basically positive nature of this influence. Avoid exaggeration and try to maintain some sense of proportion. If you can do all of this, you will be able to get more work done than usual, and you will do it well. You will be able to accomplish things that you are usually afraid to tackle because you feel inadequate, and you can take the initiative when you would otherwise wait for others to take the lead.
With care and planning and adequate restraint, this influence is a general sign of fortunately timed action that takes advantage of the proper moment and makes the most of it. And this is not luck on your part, but insight and skill. All of this requires preparation, however, because impulsive actions at this time are not likely to be very effective.
It may be particularly important to placate persons in authority over you. If you act precipitately, they may become alarmed and think of you as a threat, whether or not you intend to be. Of course, if you do consciously intend to be a threat, this influence could be a help, assuming again that you have planned carefully. But if you are not conscious of your intentions, you may experience opposition from your superiors without ever quite understanding why.

Jupiter trine Jupiter: An opportunity
25 January 2009 until 3 February 2009:

This influence usually represents a time of optimism and positive thinking in your life. You seem to be at a quiet point of balance that enables you to look over the affairs of your life and get a good perspective on them. Therefore, it is a good time to make long-range plans and to reorganize. You should use this time to gain new perspectives through education or travel or by participating in one of the consciousness raising activities or groups that exist now.
This is a time of psychological and physical equilibrium. If you have recently been ill in either body or mind, this influence will help tremendously with the healing process.
This is also a good time to examine your ideals and your goals, for it may be possible to actualize them in various ways now. At other times there is too much tension in your life or too much resistance from others. If you are involved in any movement for reform, now is a good time to take some positive action. Or you might become more involved in religion or philosophy, because you need to know much that is beyond the apparent order of things.
It is quite possible that you will do nothing during this time, because it gives you a feeling of balance but no drive to do anything in particular. You have an unusual sense of ease and relaxation now. This is also a good time to travel, both for relaxation and for educational reasons.
The important point to remember with this influence is that it is fundamentally an opportunity. You will not feel driven by any energies, nor will you feel any resistance to your efforts to do something. You can make great use of this time, but you have to take the initiative.

Jupiter sextile Ascendant: Efforts with friends
Beginning of April 2009 until mid December 2009:

This is usually an extremely fortunate influence for all kinds of social contacts. You will benefit through others, and they will probably benefit through you. If you choose to go it alone at this time, you will waste a valuable opportunity, for you will profit tremendously from team efforts with friends. Also you will have opportunities to work on projects that may be to your personal advantage; these will come from persons you encounter every day at work or around your neighborhood, people from whom you do not expect much beyond the usual social exchanges.
At this time you will have the opportunity to expand your contacts with the larger world. Sometimes this influence is a sign of travel, but certainly you will encounter people whose backgrounds are quite different from yours and whose experience will increase your understanding of the world. Several of these people may become permanent friends whom you will benefit from knowing.
You may also benefit from old friends. You may be offered a chance to go into business with a friend, or a friend may tell you about a good chance to get ahead in some way.
At the same time, you feel benevolent and well disposed to your friends and acquaintances. You are willing and able to help those who need it, and generally you display an attitude of supportive kindness to the people around you, for you don’t want to see people in trouble.
This basic willingness to give and to help others enables you to receive much from others as well. People sense that you will conduct all transactions fairly, so they are willing to be fair to you. Actually this is always true, but you are more able to see it at this time.

Uranus opposition Pluto: Sweeping changes
Beginning of April 2009 until beginning of March 2010:

Now is the time to make sweeping changes, not only in your consciousness, but also in the circumstances in which you live. Conditions that have been developing slowly will force major changes upon you now. If you are flexible, you will be able to start a whole new phase of life, even though you may have thought that the time for new starts in your life is past. You will have a new birth of awareness, and you will be able to deal with your life unhampered by old patterns of thought that have limited you.
But if you cannot adapt and be flexible, this will be a period of great turmoil and stress as you try desperately to hold on to circumstances, possessions and relationships that no longer have any real function in your life. What you are trying to save is not something real, it is only an illusion.
The impetus for change may come through persons who present you with many upsetting surprises, all of which show that your life is no longer what is was. The key point to recognize is that this process is not bad for you, it is just upsetting at first until you get into the flow of events. It can be quite exciting and will certainly inject an element of youth into your life again, with the advantage that now you will have the wisdom to handle it properly.

I will be posting more regarding Robby and The Dakar Rally through out the day…I hate it when my job gets in the way of writing!

Gas On!!

Norman Motorsports’s Roger Norman and Larry Roeseler pilot Trophy Truck to Victory!

Norman Motorsports’s Roger Norman and Larry Roeseler piloted their Trophy Truck to victory early this morning in Baja California Mexico. B.J Baldwin has crossed the finish line, although I am waiting to hear his placement and time.

Robby Gordon and Andy Grider are out there…somewhere near La Salinas according to the tracker if it is correct. That’s not good.

Southern Baja’s Andre Tomba has driven over a cliff…. Report is all is ok, however the weather has hampered getting them out of the mess. Boobie traps abound and I just heard someone was flipped on his lid.

Darn locals. Maybe they think they are doing a bit of creative engineering…hope they don’t kill someone.

Back in a bit.

Robby Gordon ~ SCORE Baja 1000 Off-Road Endurance Race UPDATE

Baja 100 update from Robby Gordon.com:

4:47pm (PST) Robby and Andy Grider stopped at RM 190 for the first scheduled Fuel Stop, everything looked good and the truck is still running strong.

Remember you can watch live Baja 1000 tracking here at 2008 SCORE Baja 100.com.

An alternate Live Tracking  site ( I keep both open)  where you can actually follow Robby and Andy and the truck and see exactly where they are is here…  Robby and Andy are driving #77. B.J. Baldwin, in the #97 car, seems to be a bit behind.

One of the best sites to follow the race on is Baja Racing News LIVE!! .  With lot of links, andyou can follow him and what’s going on live in the race on his Twitter column on the blog. He also has some links to some web cams that are awesome. He is doing a great job covering the Baja 1000. Great shout’s and kudos to him! For instance it was great to know that Robby got stuck in the mud as it happened. “BAJA RACING NEWS.COM LIVE is  from Baja California, Mexico. It features BAJA RACECASTS & NEWS. Claims to be The#1 Internet Source of Baja racing info, online & real-time race results LIVE!”. So far, I agree. It is the #1 spot as far as information.

You can also listen to live race coverage on Internet radio (in English or Spanish) at Mexican Radio.

If any of you also have additional sites that cover the race well, please let me know. You share I will share:)

So…. the clock is ticking!

GAS ON!!

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