Jan 5th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 1 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon will drive the #305 Speed Energy/Traxxas/Toyo Tires HST.  The special section of Stage 1 is 180km long. The parade leading up to the start of stage 1 will be televised and we will have coverage here.  Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2014 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.


2014 Prep Photos


STAGE 1 TRACKING


STAGE 1: ROSARIO > SAN LUIS

Connection 629km | Special Stage 180km | Total 809km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The competitors will wake up early to set off along the road in the region of Cordoba and start the race on some narrow tracks which will require the utmost vigilance. Each one will still be very fresh allowing them to tackle the stony sections or the blind jumps serenely. The competitors’ driving skills will be rewarded at the finish, where they will have already clocked up 800 kilometres. Although the gaps will not be significant at this stage of the race, it is nevertheless important to maintain their position in the part of the standings that they are aiming for!

 

 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 joseph on January 5, 2014 at 12:45pm

bikes 4:30 back was 69th at way point 1 at finish 4+m in top 10

Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 5, 2014 at 12:52pm

i think bikes run a different course after cp1. nice thought though.

Permalink Reply by Chet Raschka on January 5, 2014 at 12:46pm

Time to Donate for bandwidth

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 5, 2014 at 12:51pm

yes

Permalink Reply by Xracer on January 5, 2014 at 12:46pm
@TOG so what your saying is we really don't know for sure
Permalink Reply by joseph on January 5, 2014 at 12:46pm

keep the faith

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 5, 2014 at 12:49pm

pic.twitter.com/y62hMaW9au

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 5, 2014 at 12:50pm

temperature problem

Permalink Reply by Head Held High on January 5, 2014 at 12:54pm

I was afraid of that.... the thing is sooo compact that it's hard to get cool air back there.

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 5, 2014 at 12:56pm

hope they have a fix for it

Permalink Reply by roy on January 5, 2014 at 1:01pm
Permalink Reply by Bob on January 5, 2014 at 12:50pm

Sounds like tracker problems at the start, and then engine issues before the beginning of the special. Whatever the case, we don't need this kind of character-building so early in the game.

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