Jan 10th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 7 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. This is the first half of the Marathon stage. The special section of stage 7 is 321km long. Robby Gordon start time: 8:44am/et, and he will be the 4th car off the line. After a 4th place finish in stage 6, Gordon sits 25th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 6 Photos

STAGE 7 TRACKING

STAGE 7: IQUIQUE > UYUNI

Connection 396km | Special Stage 321km | Total 717km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Numerous difficulties will mark the first part of the Bolivian marathon stage. The cars will tackle it first, followed by the motorcycles the next day. Right from the outset, the long liaison section will mean an early start, followed by a gradual climb to a height of more than 3,500m. Once on the high plateaux, the special stage will begin, with instructions to follow the roadbook with great care, in light of the large number of junctions on the route. One of the challenges of the day could be wear and tear on tyres. Once they have arrived in Uyuni, the competitors will only have completed half of the marathon stage.

The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

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Permalink Reply by David Z on January 10, 2015 at 8:31am

I had a goal getting there, getting back was the hard part.

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Permalink Reply by George Barnes on January 10, 2015 at 9:43am

I'm outa coffee filters! :(

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 10, 2015 at 8:28am

Tracker is still not working.
All I see is start times for the cars.
I get nothing if I try to click on bikes or anything else.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 10, 2015 at 8:31am

rest day for bikes and lawnmowers

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 10, 2015 at 8:37am

If it is rest day for bikes that would splain why I do not see them yet.

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Permalink Reply by Paul MgCinly on January 10, 2015 at 8:34am

Hi Carl, nothing to track yet!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 10, 2015 at 8:30am

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 10, 2015 at 8:31am

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 10, 2015 at 8:31am

Some more pic from yesterday

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Permalink Reply by David Z on January 10, 2015 at 8:45am

Dakar produces a lot of great racing pictures no matter who the subject is. I'd love to give it a try with my camera.

(Know it's not Dakar or Robby, just an excuse to post a sample of some of my work)

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 10, 2015 at 8:35am

The first cars have reached the start of today's special. 137 cars began the rally in Buenos Aires, but there are only 80 left in the race, a number that will surely decrease after today and tomorrow's marathon stage