Robby Finishes Stage 5 in 3rd place for today/ 7th Overall!!

January 7, 2008 - Ramses just called by cell phone from the Finish Line of Stage 5. Robby finished 3rd, just 4 minutes and 12 seconds behind the stage winner, Giniel De Villiers. This moves Robby into 7th overall for the 2009 Dakar Rally.

Today's course was 763 km total and included some grueling terrain. Fortunately, the Hummer H3 is built for grueling terrain and Robby was able to make up some time. Ramses said he even sat in the lead for a bit.

Eric Vigouroux is still on the course with a couple hundred kilometers left to go.

Ramses thinks they are staying in a hotel tonight (versus on the ground in a tent) so he hopes to find a strong internet connection. If that happens, we should see pictures and more details by late tonight.

From all of us here at Toyo Tires, thanks for following Ramses' Rally Journal! Go Team Dakar USA!