Jan 13th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a broken studs in stage 7, and had to limp home to a disappointing 56th place finish. Gordon is now 24th overall. The rally now enters Chile, and Robby Gordon will begin stage 8 at 10:45am/et.

2014 Stage 7 Photos

STAGE 8 TRACKING

STAGE 8: SALTA > CALAMA

Connection 510km | Special Stage 302km | Total 812km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Today the competitors will cross the Andes Cordillera, to begin the Chilean part of the rally. A special transition stage has been marked out there for the last day that cars will progress without overtaking motorcycles and quad bikes. The timed section of the day will be accessible to skilled drivers who are at ease on fast tracks in a closed environment. Drivers are advised to pay attention to their position from the outset to limit the number of overtaking manoeuvres, even though the strict standards regarding the use of the Sentinel system will be carefully monitored at the end of the day.

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 Blues on January 13, 2014 at 6:48pm

AWESOME!

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Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 13, 2014 at 7:35pm

woo hoo !!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2014 at 7:38pm

Glad I checked back real quick before going home.
Thanks again TOG!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Silber on January 13, 2014 at 8:32pm

TOG---I am so glad to hear. I was really getting pissed at the entire tracking system and I am sure if I was frustrated I can just imagine how frustrating it must be for RG at times. Anyway, I will be in my home office tomorrow tracking the stage. You do a great job with the site---I think I can speak for many on this site---THANKS for all you do