BJ Baldwin to be 2nd Driver in Robby Gordon’s Monster/Hummer Dakar Team

| December 30, 2009 | 0 Comments

Fort Mill, SC – (December 28, 2009) – ‘Ballistic’ BJ Baldwin will be contributing to the USA Dakar Rally effort by joining legendary off-road racer Robby Gordon’s Team HUMMER for the 2010 edition of the world’s most grueling race.

BJ Baldwin and navigator Kellon Walsh will be driving Gordon’s second vehicle, #351 Vanguard Hummer H3, during the infamous Dakar Rally. Baldwin replaced original driver Ronn Bailey of Vanguard due to a schedule conflict. The elite team also includes the Monster Energy Hummer H3 piloted by Robby Gordon and navigator Andy Grider, and the Country of Chile Hummer with driver Carlo De Gavardo.

BJ Baldwin has an impressive off-road racing track record with wins in the SCORE Baja 500, Laughlin Desert Challenge and BITD Vegas to Reno. Baldwin raced with Gordon’s Dakar team in 2008 with an impressive finish of 1st in class and 7th overall. Baldwin is an aggressive and outstanding racer and he will be a valuable addition to the exceptional effort Robby Gordon’s team puts forth every year.

The Dakar Rally, held January 1st through 17th in South America, boasts the most difficult, incredibly challenging and brutal 14-stage, 5,600-mile race course on the planet. The course challenges drivers and crew through the Atacoma Desert, with a reputation as one of the driest places in the world, as well as the Andes Mountains with massive rocky washes and fierce sand dunes.

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