Dark Clouds Roll into Robby Gordon’s Horizon

26th March 2008

Dark Clouds Roll into Robby Gordon’s Horizon

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As you will recall part of Robby Gordon’s specially aged Whine during the L’Affaire Nosepiece was RGM had come under threat of going insolvent partially due to the 4.5 million dollars he lost as a result of the Dakar Rally being canceled.

Well his chickens, dressed as lawyers, have come home to roost.

Vanguard Integrity Professionals sponsored Team Gordon in the Dakar Rally and is asking for US$1.15 million back from the driver.

“We want the world to know that Vanguard is no longer associated with Team Gordon,” the company said in a statement released to The Associated Press.

Vanguard’s contract for the Dakar event was to run through the 2010 race, was being the operative word.

A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in California has taken care of that and the company has gone so far as to demand Gordon remove its logos from his uniforms and equipment as part of the dispute.

This may shock some of Robby’s sycophants but canceling of Dakar isn’t the front burner issue, as always it’s Robby’s mouth at the center of it.

Gordon has this to say at the time:

“Let’s put it in perspective. Eleven people got killed over there,” Gordon said in January. “I’m pretty sure in L.A., we kill 11 a night on the streets of L.A. … It was a couple of kids in the back of a pickup truck with a couple of AK-47s shot a couple of people.

“I’m sorry to say that. But the reality of it is it’s not like it’s this big setup bombing.”

I don’t recall reading those quotes then, and frankly I’ll refrain from commenting now. I’ll let a Vanguard spokesman summarize my feelings:

“It is not positive to be associated with someone who said al-Qaeda attacks are no worse than an average night in America — especially for a security software company. It’s simply not a true or accurate statement.”

Exactly! Sometimes Robby is dumber than a box of rusty wrenches.

UPDATE: I’ve seen Robby do and say many dumb things, but I have to ask, has anyone aside from Jay Busby seen Robby “put a clown on a unicycle into the wall?”

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1 On March 27th, 2008, peterg said:#

Well I wil give Robby credit or one thing. Just when I thought he could not possibly say anything more stupid than the pevious time he opened his trap…………..

Not as if any confirmation were required, BUT, Robby is a moron.

posted on March 27th, 2008 at 12:22 pm

2 On March 27th, 2008, Marc said:#

Thanks for attempting to confirm my suspicions Peter, but that conclusion was reached on this end a while ago.

He’s a good driver on a road course or in the desert, beyond that he’s about worthless. Sooner or later a large majority of his sponsors will also realize it and they will be gone.

posted on March 27th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

3 On March 28th, 2008, okla21fan said:#

Robbie is the butter knife in the drawer.

okla21fan’s last blog post..The Cat in the Tin Foiled Hat!

posted on March 28th, 2008 at 1:53 am

4 On March 28th, 2008, Doug Demmons said:#

I sort of like Robby. Considering he’s one of the few remaining one-car teams out there he does pretty well.

Besides, he gives good quote. And he provides plenty to write about. Who can forget his pseudo-victory burnout at Montreal last year. Or the time he flung his helmet at Michael Waltrip. Or the time he tossed the rollbar pading onto the track to bring out a debris caution.

Yep. Lots to appreciate about Robby.

blog of tomorrow

posted on March 28th, 2008 at 2:05 am

5 On March 28th, 2008, peterg said:#

Yes & who could forget how he ended his OW career by shooting himself in both feet.

posted on March 28th, 2008 at 6:20 am

6 On March 28th, 2008, george said:#

Every sport needs to have characters, I’ll actually miss him if he goes.

posted on March 28th, 2008 at 9:19 am

7 On March 28th, 2008, Marc said:#

My blog would miss him George, he’s worth about 10-12 posts per annum.

Other than that, Oh..well, no big deal.

posted on March 28th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

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