I was just thinking if it was me I would driving like I was in a school zone . I have that kinda luck that would make someone step out in front of to pick up the dog and then act like a deer in the headlight . I would slam on the breaks swerve as the tires break off and run them down after they had been clear of the road for five minutes. Other than that it has always looked fun . And the video is much better than I can do in my car while trying to hold my phone locking up the brakes for a pit hole that sounds like the whole suspension was cramped into my trunk . And that's at five miles an hour or forty dogging logging trucks that are in their own really just the opposite direction . . That Hummer is smooth compared to my car , I can't imagine why . Maybe I need some upgrades .
The torque on that rig is insane. Turn 1 it pulls like a freight train low in second gear. Wow. Please keep posting this content because most of us will never get to ride in something like this so the videos are the closest we are going to get to the real deal!
Robby has come a Long way since I first met him & his Dad 35 years ago when he ran Jim Venabil’s ‘66 F-100 “ Hay hauler “ I was pitting at that time for team Nissan’s Rick & Roger Mears team, and afterwards met them at Estero Beach campground facilities . I think Robby placed in top 3 that year finish wise. I will never forget watching most of the other drivers pass our pits at a modest pace & then along comes This Ford flat out , throttle pinned wide open as he flew past our pit about 3 feet or more in the air. That moment is permanently etched into my memory. Thanks For all the years since of watching your various racing escapades .
I'm from Europe and i remember 20 years ago watching him on Dakar Raid at EuroSport.. he definitely gained lot of skills and become quite natural behind the wheel of his Humvee.. this is one crazy impressive footage even though is from 2012 and not only spectators but also the clouds of dust in front makes it even harder but he still push and overpass a buggy ! Woaw..
Hahaaa I remember Robby in that 66 ford at riverside he was dead last than at the end he was top 3 or 4I believe everybody and even the announcers couldn't believe this kid go Robby go got to meet him in Glamis alot
He makes it look so easy. And what a truck would love to take that for a spin. Camera placement is perfect Just raw with all the sounds and a sense of riding with them. Awsome I could watch it all day long.
Nothing new; big events with lax security measure tend to be like that. Back in the 80s something like that was normal ua-cam.com/video/OLB4fiyrAes/v-deo.html
@@orion7741 Don't know where you have been? They used to start on main street, not on some freeway outside of town, then through the wash with zero speed limits!
Roby is definitely a fan favorite, he has did a lot of humanitarian work there. I'm pretty sure that he is a great all around guy. And he's a great driver 👍
Funky doesn’t even begin to describe Baja. The course covers everything from rocky goat trails, to dried out river beds, to open desert, some guys even run across the flat beaches next to the ocean when open navigation allows for it. There’s a great documentary about Baja called From Dust to Glory. The filming they did for it is incredible, the action shots are crazy, and it’s just a great story as well.
Got here on ' related '. Totally glad I hit the button 🎉😂. More street car, race car than truck guy But, there is nothing else like this. 500 and 1000 miles of all out madness. Definitely a different type of driving. Should I say piloting or guiding, or simply manhandling. Dude is a beast. Somebody really needs to do a 2 or 3 hour best compilation documantary and produce and release in IMAX theater. !!! Anyone agree
This is why I put all those hours into Sega Rally & Dirt... That & I didn't have $100,000+ to blow on a real truck. Sweet mullets that's a nice truck Robbie, or was. Gotta say if it were me with all those intersecting roads I would of surely ended up in someones driveway/house..
It's much older, but try out Baja: Edge of Control (Remastered) Not as in depth as Dirt, but is much more beginner friendly. It's also really fun to tear up the desert in it.
GoPros since version 5 I believe have GPS capabilities and can display the current speed of travel, most current action cameras have this ability, I really wish racers with this option would enable it, would really like to see there rate is speed in real time…
I met Robby Gordon in a bar one night, and I submitted the song request for him to sing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", he refused to perform!!! Lol I talked to him for a bit and let him know that he needed a wheelbarrow to carry his massive balls around, he laughed and shortly after left with his wife. Robby is one badass driver and a great guy.
As always, super smooth behind the wheel. Sounds like Robby changed up the engine program, I hope he is still using the SB2. Nothing else in the desert sounds like his truck.
@Thomas Engrav Yep, SB2 based 355. 11k rpm, vs the standard 7k or so from the other engine programs. This video, doesn't sound like the engine from the unicorn though, rpm are much lower.
@Thomas Engrav That is quite a lengthy discussion, really. Driving style plays a roll in engine development, as well as vehicle development. Robby builds his trucks different, they are actually mid-engine. Lower revs, more torque down low, easier to drive with power. Higher revs, more wide open, momentum becomes more important. Preference, driving style, budget, and truck development all play a roll in an engine program.
I was loving the scary breakneck speed but man this guys blood must be chilled because as a viewer along for the ride I’m freaking out at those crazy fans proximity on the tracks I still couldn’t believe has line of sight driving and his reflexes with the sudden twists and turns as his line of sight blurred with the clouds of dust and speed but the reality is that dirt track was liken to a goats trail in some parts but the clarity of restricted line of view to acceleration on a questionable dirt road was recklessly brave jeez this sport is not for the faint hearted I’m just watching and ooh and aaah like the rest of the couch potato’s
That whole time I only saw two or maybe three Mexican booby traps +one dog for the racers to deal with un 20min- wow times have changed since the 80's.
Nothing new; big events with lax security measure tend to be like that. Back in the 80s something like that was normal ua-cam.com/video/OLB4fiyrAes/v-deo.html
I've raced Baja many times and have done the start a lot, its nuts. You're just trying to get out Ensenada to Ojos Negros safety cuz thats where the racing really starts.
I take it these guys have navigators coz I couldn't see much signage. I also thought it'd be hard to get a course more scarier than the I.O.M.TT but this has it's narrow sections and large drops if you slide off. Because I'm not familiar with loose surfaces ,I'd say Baja 500 is scarier.
Blows my mind how close some of those people were standing next to the course! Haha
Only in Mexico!! No laws
@@chapsteronetime2000 Or brains!
Check out the road ralllies in Europe they so the same, insane!
I was just thinking if it was me I would driving like I was in a school zone .
I have that kinda luck that would make someone step out in front of to pick up the dog and then act like a deer in the headlight . I would slam on the breaks swerve as the tires break off and run them down after they had been clear of the road for five minutes.
Other than that it has always looked fun . And the video is much better than I can do in my car while trying to hold my phone locking up the brakes for a pit hole that sounds like the whole suspension was cramped into my trunk .
And that's at five miles an hour or forty dogging logging trucks that are in their own really just the opposite direction .
. That Hummer is smooth compared to my car , I can't imagine why . Maybe I need some upgrades .
There trying to jump in bed like they do at home depot in so cal for day labor work
To say that the fans were way too close and lucky no one got splattered, is an understatement!
They're all Mexicans. Who cares.
Every year a fan gets hit
They just dont show the splatter. It happens EVERY year. And to think, we allow these morons into our country.
I was saying the same thing. Freaking half-brained idiots one was holding a kid. Fuck. This has to be Mexico.
Reminds of those group b rally vids you'd see
Robby so smooth he makes it look like just a stroll in the hills, no big deal. Man has major talent and skills.
Extremely talented behind the wheel.
I absolutely agree he's 💯 % the best all time.
🤣😂🤣
It's not that hard.
@@stuwest5862 right ! Like to see you try it.
The torque on that rig is insane. Turn 1 it pulls like a freight train low in second gear. Wow. Please keep posting this content because most of us will never get to ride in something like this so the videos are the closest we are going to get to the real deal!
Well done Robbie, you gave that Beast a good workout!
Size is everything.
I got a ride in a class 8 almost trophy truck. Then I got to drive it.
Like riding a Cadillac over 2'foot WHOOPS.
Robby has come a Long way since I first met him & his Dad 35 years ago when he ran Jim Venabil’s ‘66 F-100 “ Hay hauler “ I was pitting at that time for team Nissan’s Rick & Roger Mears team, and afterwards met them at Estero Beach campground facilities . I think Robby placed in top 3 that year finish wise. I will never forget watching most of the other drivers pass our pits at a modest pace & then along comes This Ford flat out , throttle pinned wide open as he flew past our pit about 3 feet or more in the air. That moment is permanently etched into my memory. Thanks For all the years since of watching your various racing escapades .
I'm from Europe and i remember 20 years ago watching him on Dakar Raid at EuroSport.. he definitely gained lot of skills and become quite natural behind the wheel of his Humvee.. this is one crazy impressive footage even though is from 2012 and not only spectators but also the clouds of dust in front makes it even harder but he still push and overpass a buggy ! Woaw..
Hahaaa I remember Robby in that 66 ford at riverside he was dead last than at the end he was top 3 or 4I believe everybody and even the announcers couldn't believe this kid go Robby go got to meet him in Glamis alot
I couldnt take my eyes off the screen DAMN! It's just such raw hardcore footage man loved it. His confidence driving that machine is amazing.
Thanks for watching!
Smooth and professional - gotta admire that talent!
He makes it look so easy.
And what a truck would love to take that for a spin.
Camera placement is perfect
Just raw with all the sounds and a sense of riding with them.
Awsome I could watch it all day long.
thanks for watching
It's ASMR for me too
Just when you think you are fast Robby Gordon passes by🏁🏁👍👍
Watching the tires come up into the fender vents is so cool from this perspective!
Awesome video!
Robby is never afraid to mash the gas! Great driver!
You got that right!
The first part is crazy AF!. All those people/Boobytraps and still on the gas. Just goes to show how really good these guys are.
Nothing new; big events with lax security measure tend to be like that. Back in the 80s something like that was normal
ua-cam.com/video/OLB4fiyrAes/v-deo.html
Back when Baja starts were cool!
absolutely! however this video clearly shows why the changes were made lol
@@You-TUBA yes too bad they can't gain extra points for hitting the crowd lmao
dude, the starts are still the exact same as they always have been. not sure what you are talking about. nothing has changed with the Baja starts.
@@orion7741 Don't know where you have been? They used to start on main street, not on some freeway outside of town, then through the wash with zero speed limits!
It’s going to start in La Paz this year right?
Roby is definitely a fan favorite, he has did a lot of humanitarian work there. I'm pretty sure that he is a great all around guy. And he's a great driver 👍
One of the hardest working people I've ever been around. His drive and motivation are unreal.
Pretty funky course. Needed a little breeze to clear the dust so he could get on it more often, but sounds good when he does!
Baja is WILD!
Funky doesn’t even begin to describe Baja. The course covers everything from rocky goat trails, to dried out river beds, to open desert, some guys even run across the flat beaches next to the ocean when open navigation allows for it.
There’s a great documentary about Baja called From Dust to Glory. The filming they did for it is incredible, the action shots are crazy, and it’s just a great story as well.
@@albinorhino6 thank you! So many people are misinformed about Baja being just wide open flat desert. Dust to glory is a great flick 👍🏼
this is giving me group B rally vibes with the crazy close fans
The truck is a
Beast ! Purely badass. Love the sound of that engine. nothing like a
High revving V8. Awesome!
Thanks for watching Sam!
How you seen through that dust blows my mind, just shows the talent/trust both him an his navigator have
WOW, what a FPD experience! @12:09 my eyes were hurting from all the dust! LOL
His car control is off the charts, unbelievable
Crazy good!
Got here on ' related '.
Totally glad I hit the button 🎉😂.
More street car, race car than truck guy
But, there is nothing else like this.
500 and 1000 miles of all out madness.
Definitely a different type of driving. Should I say piloting or guiding, or simply manhandling.
Dude is a beast.
Somebody really needs to do a 2 or 3 hour best compilation documantary and produce and release in IMAX theater.
!!!
Anyone agree
I could smell dust watching that , wild driving skills Robby
Super run fantastic team work. Pilot and Nav at it's finest.
I absolutely love watching these.
Yay! Let's all go out to the desert and drink like mad and stand in Robbie Gordon's way!
You're crazy, don't even think about stepping outside of your room, the world is way too dangerous, be safe, stay home
Controlled and very quick makes a great combo
This is why I put all those hours into Sega Rally & Dirt... That & I didn't have $100,000+ to blow on a real truck. Sweet mullets that's a nice truck Robbie, or was. Gotta say if it were me with all those intersecting roads I would of surely ended up in someones driveway/house..
Awesome video, was getting some massive DiRT 2 vibes from this video as they had Baja racing in that game staged in Baja California, Mexico.
It's much older, but try out
Baja: Edge of Control (Remastered)
Not as in depth as Dirt, but is much more beginner friendly. It's also really fun to tear up the desert in it.
@@ThatChargerPursuitGuy I'll try it out! Thanks for the recommendation!
I'm just Amazed at the control going this fast!😯🤔🤠
i dunno whos crazier....the people watching this guy full send this high performance machine....or this man driving it.
Great memories 👌....a legend
I wonder how many miles this covered …… fantastic video !! 🤙🏼
Driving through a sea of people targets. This fellow makes it look easy.
hauling the mail for sure! please post more
Good drive Robby! As usual.
That's the wildest thing I've ever seen. No, boys and girls , this is not a video game.
At 7:20, looks like some locals with shovels built their own jump.
😂
17:10 for overtake
5:18 looks like a damn video game... incredible landscape
Geeze! I stayed puckered up damn near till the end of the video. People on the course freaks me out a bit.
Look at all those points he could have made all those people standing right in the track. They are very trusting
GoPros since version 5 I believe have GPS capabilities and can display the current speed of travel, most current action cameras have this ability, I really wish racers with this option would enable it, would really like to see there rate is speed in real time…
I met Robby Gordon in a bar one night, and I submitted the song request for him to sing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", he refused to perform!!! Lol I talked to him for a bit and let him know that he needed a wheelbarrow to carry his massive balls around, he laughed and shortly after left with his wife. Robby is one badass driver and a great guy.
Can you guys put a tach & speedo display up in the corner next time ?
Please !!!
That dog......lucky.
Deginitely miss Him and the Gordini on the Dakar
the randomness of the roads is hilarious
Did Robbie cut course at 13:25? 🤫🤫
Hard work always pays….great driving
Reminds me of the classic rally races back in the 90's
As always, super smooth behind the wheel. Sounds like Robby changed up the engine program, I hope he is still using the SB2. Nothing else in the desert sounds like his truck.
Ikr. His engine sounds like its always on the pipe no matter what speed hes going.
Yeah I believe his engines are Nascar-based engines, which make them sound like they rev higher than the main trophy truck competitors
@Thomas Engrav Yep, SB2 based 355. 11k rpm, vs the standard 7k or so from the other engine programs. This video, doesn't sound like the engine from the unicorn though, rpm are much lower.
@@TheMrmottoh What are the advantages of this engine, versus the lower revving ones of his competitors?
@Thomas Engrav That is quite a lengthy discussion, really. Driving style plays a roll in engine development, as well as vehicle development. Robby builds his trucks different, they are actually mid-engine. Lower revs, more torque down low, easier to drive with power. Higher revs, more wide open, momentum becomes more important. Preference, driving style, budget, and truck development all play a roll in an engine program.
So smooth he "seems" slow. This is the weird on road section of the off road race. Nice job avoiding the dog.
Yes I know who Robby Gordon is, I was sent this link I thought it was the Border 500. This just looks like a daily drive through Hesperia California.
I was loving the scary breakneck speed but man this guys blood must be chilled because as a viewer along for the ride I’m freaking out at those crazy fans proximity on the tracks I still couldn’t believe has line of sight driving and his reflexes with the sudden twists and turns as his line of sight blurred with the clouds of dust and speed but the reality is that dirt track was liken to a goats trail in some parts but the clarity of restricted line of view to acceleration on a questionable dirt road was recklessly brave jeez this sport is not for the faint hearted I’m just watching and ooh and aaah like the rest of the couch potato’s
R. Gordon was one of my favorite NASCAR driver.
Ahijuesssuuu mauser!!! Me marie, una chulada este bato pa el volante, saludotes desde houston tx!!!
I can appreciate the throwback to Group B racing. If these are American spectators, you might as well bring out a bulk supply of body bags now.
5:46 Through a construction site? LOL
That whole time I only saw two or maybe three Mexican booby traps +one dog for the racers to deal with un 20min- wow times have changed since the 80's.
13:27 LOL did the locals just wave wave him into a shortcut?
only the lucky few and local teams get the short cut tips haha
I puckered a few times 🤣 crazy . Love it
You have to be really good at that!!! Awesome.
When think your fast Robby Gordon taps your rear bumper!
This thing looks uncoordinated and awkward on asphalt but as soon as it hits the dirt transforms into a gazelle
I dont think the camera does this justice, I'm sure the speed is more then it appears.
It never does, also doesn't help that he's so smooth so it does seem like a quiet Sunday drive.
*Reminds me of snowmobiling in the Medicine Bow National forest.*
where is this race?..anyone standing on the sides is nuts
This is Baja 500 bro crazy as Dakar real deal
….and here we see the Jeep Grand Cherokee in it’s natural resting state - hood up, on the side of the road
Look in the Dictionary for Bad Ass, you will see Robby Gordon!! Merry Christmas All ! !
My kidneys and stomach hurt watching this!
I don't know who's crazier Robby or the spectators being that close
Spectators for sure
Nothing new; big events with lax security measure tend to be like that. Back in the 80s something like that was normal
ua-cam.com/video/OLB4fiyrAes/v-deo.html
2012... I was gonna say what year is this? I thought they didn't take them through the iconic wash anymore.
By far one of the most dangerous racing events, booby traps, crowds on the road, and of course you make zero money out of it lmao
Merry Christmas . This vid , if you didn’t know differently , you would think it was a scene from a post apocalyptic blockbuster .
This is like modern Group B with how the spectators are just lining the course
Very nice revs speed display please.
Dude almost ran over that dog @ 14:55 lol
Wow Dirt 2 really nailed this course.
1:02 the people on the outside of the curve are insane. this was soo close to being a horrific disaster
Wow! DUST, trees, giant rocks, people, dogs, water, other cars, more people. SPEED, can't see! Map? What map?
I've raced Baja many times and have done the start a lot, its nuts. You're just trying to get out Ensenada to Ojos Negros safety cuz thats where the racing really starts.
Tell Garr howdy,,,
I take it these guys have navigators coz I couldn't see much signage. I also thought it'd be hard to get a course more scarier than the I.O.M.TT but this has it's narrow sections and large drops if you slide off. Because I'm not familiar with loose surfaces ,I'd say Baja 500 is scarier.
Any Drone or Chase footage?
Imagine living in those buildings being constructed, is the area quiet? Yes, once a year you have the Baja 500 in your front yard.
They change the course every year so it might not matter the next time they race.
Wait, is this the Indy Car and Nascar Robby Gordon????
Hypnotique ! ✳
Now I see why prerunning is so important.
look at all those non-workers, now we no where they all went lololololololo...........🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
when your country has no money for signs or guardrails but has millions of poor people
Reminds me so much of Group B RAC Lombard Rallye.
Completely Insane Speeds.
Llevara en el equipo al 147 naranja?
"Welcome to Baja California!
It's cooking and sand seems to get everywhere."
Fck me dead that’s hectic, also respect for rockin a h pattern 🫡
My favorite driver
Damn looks so fun. How do you remember the track? Do they write pace notes? Or even get practice runs
Mexico doesnt care about its people im learning lol
Prerunners
Just a total bad ass
one little oopise away from a lotta mangled bodies. Spectators are more fearless then the driver
This video shows why it's not like that off the start anymore. This is all a speed zone out of town now. It was wild to experience for sure.
I’m impressed he knows which way to go. The course is not very well marked. and the fans standing soooo close….Yikes!
They have a GPS with the racecourse on it, and a co-driver calling out the turns just like rally racing.