2009 Dakar 06 -- Robb from the Dust Bowl

Published: Jan. 5, 2009, 1:32 a.m.

b"Team manager for Rally PanAm, Robb McElroy calls in from Puerto Madrid, a "proper Dakar bivouac" lacking the niceties of yesterday's accommodations.  Steady progress for the team today, who benefited from Coma's mechanical issues (which Robb details).Another long, hot day awaits the competitors tomorrow.Thanks, Robb!"