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Jan 5th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Race Info & Discussion
Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 1 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon will drive the #315 Speed Energy/Mapei/Toyo Tires Hummer. Support during the rally will come from the #544 & #550 BOUCOU team. The special section of Stage 1 is VERY SHORT, only 13km long. The parade leading up to the start of stage 1 will be televised and we will have coverage here. So join us at 8:00am/et on Jan 5th. Robby Gordon is slated to begin his special section at 2:30pm/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.
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STAGE 1 TRACKING
STAGE 1: LIMA > PISCO
Connection 250km | Special Stage 13km | Total 263km
COURSE OVERVIEW
It won’t be long before competitors will be singled out, but for the moment, the mini special stage organised on the outskirts of Pisco will principally be used to divide up the drivers into categories according to their level, who in turn will reassemble during the rally. The initial stage won’t be as stiff as the drink that made the region famous, but the picture postcard landscape is especially appealing. The concentration required over the several timed kilometres will still allow the competitors to admire the scenery. Nevertheless, the light-hearted attitude and relaxed driving style adopted by the competitors during this first day must not mislead them: the Dakar has really begun.
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 goRGgo on
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Just watched the French TV video from the chopper. Anyone else notice his driver side sand ramp slide out the back of the Hummer shortly after cresting the last hill heading to the finish line? Hope he has more or went back and got it.
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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on
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Can we start day 2 chatter please. Let discuss how the terrain is going to suit the hummer and Robby is going to plough thru the field and win the stage.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Koropeski on
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I saw the video of him jumping the podium and I know he finished today. I am happy.
It's a long race that's barely begun. 30 minutes is nothing. Bring on Day 2!
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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on
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pass 10 cars a day and he wins
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Permalink Reply by Cédric Olivier on
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such a shit, the main thing is the stupid minis are not the first. Positive is that it is a V8 which has won
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Permalink Reply by Jaci on
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Robby Gordon Explains Disappointment at Dakar
Piscoe, Peru (January 5, 2013) – Today marked the start of the 2013 Dakar Rally and the first time that it has started in Peru since it moved to South America. The stage went from Lima to Pisco and was complied of a 250-km liaison leading to a very short Special where spectators were able to view the competitors quest to take a spot among the rankings of the elite. Even though the stage is short, the competitors must not forget that this is the start to the toughest off-road race in the world, and the battle has certainly begun.
Despite being very prepared for this year's Rally, the race did not begin as well as the SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires/MAPEI team had hoped. Robby Gordon would be taken by surprise on the first day as the stage was not as easy for him as most expected. Gordon got stuck in the sand and broke his transmission, losing valuable time to his competitors. Having no reverse gear made getting unstuck remarkably difficult.
Gordon talked about his misfortune shortly after diagnosing the SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires/MAPEI HUMMER in the bivouac: "I stopped at the top of a dune after Kellon told me to be careful since we could not see the other side, and I was being super conservative. We got stuck and lost the transmission trying to get out. We literally had to push the HUMMER out of the sand. I am down more than I ever was last year on day one, and I can not believe it. We are in bad shape but from here on out we will just have to fight, fight, fight!," said a disappointed Robby Gordon.
After nearly being stuck for 9 minutes, his rivals put him down even more time. Gordon trails leader, Carlos Saniz by 32 minutes overall, which is not the way that the team wanted to start the Rally. The SPEED Team and Gordon know that they cannot make any more mistakes if they want a podium finish when the Dakar Rally ends in Santiago, Chile. If there's a will which there most certainly is, Gordon will find a way.
Heading into Stage 2 tomorrow, the Rally competitors will head only 85-km outside the town of Pisco and head for the dunes, as there will be nothing but sand for a 242km Special. The stage will end back in the same bivouac from Stage 1 making Pisco a home to the competitors one more night before heading to Stage 3. This could be one of Gordon's best chances to gain time on what he has just lost.
Be sure to watch the 1st highlight show of the 2013 Dakar Rally beginning on January 6th on NBC Sports Network at 2:30AM EST/11:30 PM PST.
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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on
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TOG,
Stickers arrived today. Thank you very much for the effort!
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Permalink Reply by Stuntmanmike on
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Ordered mine, Go Robbie!!!
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