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 Kirk G on January 13, 2014 at 6:55pm

Too Bad! Wonder how many cars he passed today??

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 13, 2014 at 7:01pm

Nice find, Robby makes the others look like they are on a Sunday drive!
A lot of cars and dust to fight thru today

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Permalink Reply by DEZERTBOUND on January 13, 2014 at 7:23pm

lol....That what I was thinking too :)

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Permalink Reply by Charlie on January 13, 2014 at 8:13pm

good video, looks like Robby was going so much faster than the other cars that passed.

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Permalink Reply by SNUCE on January 13, 2014 at 6:48pm

DAM that good i may be over 70 but think i need beer

thank you snuce

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 13, 2014 at 6:52pm

Great news! I thought that Robby had a good day if not for that hour . Now I know he had an excellent day. Keep after them Robby we're drinking our SPEED and cheering you on , stay with it . YAHOO