Jan 11th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 8 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. This is the second half of the Marathon stage. The special section of stage 8 is 781km long. Robby Gordon start time: 5:25am/et, and he will be the 9th car off the line. After a 9th place finish in stage 7, Gordon sits 23rd in the overall standings, 5h48m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.


2015 Stage 7 Photos


STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: UYUNI > IQUIQUE

Connection 24km | Special Stage 781km | Total 805km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Dakar bows to the laws of nature. Hence, the weather will decide which route will be taken to leave Bolivia. If it’s dry, the start could take place in the Salar de Uyuni, for a 100km route across a smooth road of white salt: full throttle and foot to the floor! The route then slows down abruptly, with the longest part of the special stage taking place on more technical mountain terrain. The day will end with more than 40km of dunes, concluding with the vertiginous descent to Iquique.

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 GLuce on January 11, 2015 at 12:16am

loooooong non-timed section followed by short dunes to finish.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 11, 2015 at 12:28am
Great video of RG overtaking a mini and then spraying it. Don't know when this is from. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153071067969973&permPage=1
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2015 at 12:31am

It's from 2011 or 2012.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 11, 2015 at 12:35am
Thanks TOG! Hope he get to recreate it with Nasser this year.
Permalink Reply by patricio garcia on January 11, 2015 at 12:32am

someone got video of Martillo's crash after Silva. Looks very bad, thankfully the guys are OK.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10205847406409039

Permalink Reply by J Hertogh on January 11, 2015 at 12:41am

They are going to be feeling that one for a long while.

Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on January 11, 2015 at 1:12am

Especially Matt, considering he is 63!

Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on January 11, 2015 at 12:45am
Holy shnikeys....that could happen to anyone. Was that Herbie?
Permalink Reply by patricio garcia on January 11, 2015 at 12:58am

that was El Martillo Racing, from Baja. They run a durango, and last year helped RG on some stages

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2015 at 12:59am

The video seems surreal

Permalink Reply by yano on January 11, 2015 at 1:38am

ouch !

Permalink Reply by John Walsh on January 11, 2015 at 3:45am

Love that...Make them Mini's eat dirt !

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