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Stage 1 of the 35th Dakar Rally to Start Sunday: More than 1 Billion to View on Television in 190 Countries
ROSARIO, Argentina (January 4, 2014) – Robby Gordon and his SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires HST Gordini will be among 149 international competitors in the car category of the 35th Dakar Rally as it begins Sunday in Rosario, Argentina.
The first 180 kilometers of the 5,522 that will make up the race will be contested in Stage 1. In addition, approximately 629 kilometers of an untimed road section must be covered before the timed “special section” which will immediately test each driver’s skill on narrow tracks requiring great concentration and caution. This first part of the course, which will head west from Rosario, is considered “stony” with many blind jumps.
While the 180 race kilometers (111 miles) on the first day is relatively short and will not spread the field greatly by time, it will be critical for Gordon or any driver to secure a top finish in order to start Monday’s second stage at the front of the field.
Gordon, navigator Kellon Walch and the entire Robby Gordon Off-Road team have been in Argentina since Dec. 28 making final preparations for Gordon’s 10th attempt to become the first American to win the famed race.
To follow Gordon and the SPEED Energy / Toyo Tires team as they try to rise above the competition at the legendary Dakar Rally, log onto www.speedenergy.com and www.toyotires.com/dakar for race team updates.
Fans can also participate in the Dakar Rally experience by connecting on http://www.planetrobby.com and follow along with the team on Facebook and Twitter at: www.facebook.com/thespeedenergydrink, and www.facebook.com/toyotires, http://twitter.com/SPEED_ENERGY, http://twitter.com/ToyoTires.
Daily highlights from each stage can be viewed on the NBC Sports Network (DIRECTV Channel 220 / Dish Network Channel 159 / AT&T U-Verse Channel 1640 / Verizon FiOS Channel 590) January 5th-18th. Please check your local listings for times & schedules for NBC Sports Network.
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Permalink Reply by JIGGY JAY on
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Cant win the rally in first few stages but can lose the rally. Come on RG. Nice fast cruise! Wait till longer stages to show them how fast the HST is!! Gas on RG!!
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on
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Yep.. Cars scheduled to start at 9:52CST, expect RG to start at around 10AM central.
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Permalink Reply by will on
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Heck, I really don't have a clue. Use the special stage start time, subtract the start position x the starting gap (2 minutes?, or maybe that was only the bikes) and adjust for your time zone. Crap. I don't know, just check in here in the morning.
edit; 3 minute gap for cars -http://monitor.trackingdakar.nl/
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Permalink Reply by Schuk on
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Starting order: a) For the first Stage the cars will start one by one in the order of the race numbers:
the first 10 Cars every 3 minutes, the following 10 every 2 minutes, the following 10 every minute, the remainder every 30 seconds.Since they start 12:52 (which is 5 hours/time zones ahead of Pacific time 7:52), then he is expected to be the 6th car off the line (5 cars x 3 minute interval = 15 min), 7:52 plus 15 minutes = 8:07 start time Pacific time zone/ 10:07 Central time
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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on
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I'm impressed, Schuk. :-)
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Fine then. You screw up your math your'e way. and I'll screw up my math mine.
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Permalink Reply by Brad Duerr on
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I def don't see him pushing at all in the first three stages, this will allow him to really get a feel for this new car and also get the car and team prep antiquated with the rally. Def don't want to pull a nasser
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Definitely HST stuff. I'll be here.
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