Racer Robby Gordon making inroads at Dakar Rally on Toyo tires

Riding on Toyo’s Open Country M/T-R tires, Robby Gordon's Hummer finished second at Stage 8 of the Dakar Rally and then clinched the Stage 9 victory by a minute and 38 seconds over race leader Stephane Peterhansel. Competitors were faced with a variety of terrain including canyons, hills and perilous silt-beds known as “fesh fesh.”

Gordon’s teammate, Nasser Al-Attiyah, was chasing Gordon in second place after Checkpoint 2; misfortune then struck as Al-Attiyah’s Hummer was sidelined with a mechanical problem. Al-Attiyah won Stages 2 and 7 while finishing third in Stage 3 of the rally.

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