Wednesday, April 16, 2008

GM Hummer Enters Dakar Rally

HUMMER Racing Set To Compete On Two Continents This Weekend

Team Dakar USA to enter two HUMMER H3 race trucks in Central Europe Rally Team HUMMER to enter four stock class HUMMER race trucks in Terrible’s 250

DETROIT - HUMMER off-road racing teams are making final preparations to demonstrate their off-road prowess on opposite sides of the globe this weekend. The competition begins with Team HUMMER’s entry in Best in the Desert Racing Series Terrible’s 250 at Primm, April 19, and concludes with Robby Gordon Motorsport’s Team Dakar USA’s HUMMER H3 race trucks competing in the inaugural Dakar Series Central Europe Rally, April 20-26.

Personally, I think all auto racing using vehicles that consume petroleum products should be banned. These super charged vehicles used in auto competitions are not like the average vehicle on the road. They are super fast use allot more fuel per gallon.

Isn't General Motors' interest in these events hypocritical?

Doesn't this contradict their new GREEN IMAGE which they are claiming to promote by making electric and other environmentally friendly vehicles available?

Why don't they enter auto racing events, using their environmentally friendly vehicles and set an example?

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