Jan 6th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 2 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 2 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had vapor lock issues during stage 1, and finds himself over 2 hours behind. The cars are scheduled to begin the 433km special section at 8:55am/et, Robby Gordon will probably begin the stage at 9:36am/et (Subject to change) Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2014 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

2014 Stage 1 Photos

STAGE 2 TRACKING

STAGE 2: SAN LUIS > SAN RAFAEL

Connection 365km | Special Stage 433km | Total 798km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The fastest special stage of the rally, at least for its first part, will also be the one where drivers will have to face the first dunes. And it won’t just be a brief encounter with sand: in the last 100 kilometres, the exploration of the grey dunes of Nihuil will be even more intensive than during previous visits. The sand is more firm there, but the experience will provide a great deal of insight about each of the competitors’ technical skills. In short it will be a veritable test.

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 WJM on January 5, 2014 at 10:27pm

500 miles.

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 5, 2014 at 10:28pm

Do we know for a fact that he found and fix the problem yet? any insider here?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2014 at 10:34pm

no,just the blind optimism because he drove it to the Biv.

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 5, 2014 at 10:37pm

I bet the wheels in Robby's mind were turning all the way to the Bivouac on what to do. I predict a long night ahead for everyone!

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Permalink Reply by robbyfansinceimsa on January 5, 2014 at 11:43pm

Best thing about Dakar, another race tomorrow, do not have to wait til next week.

matt

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 6, 2014 at 12:28am

and best of all, he will start 17th.

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Permalink Reply by roy on January 6, 2014 at 12:36am

What time do the first cars start the special for stage 2?

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Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 6, 2014 at 12:40am

9:36 am est is the word on the street

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Permalink Reply by javier on January 6, 2014 at 12:56am

NEVER SURRENDER!!! Everything will go downhill from now towards. The bad luck portion for Robby is over. GAS ON!!!

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Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 6, 2014 at 1:33am

kudos to car 390 mercedez from argentina

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 6, 2014 at 5:50am

Just happy that he was able to make it to the finish. Hopefully the crew will be able to figure out why it happened so Robby won't have it in the back of his mind. I look forward to the rest of the race and every stage that he is able to compete in. Thanks Robby and team for giving me a reason to continue to follow the race. Thanks also to Tog for all the work you do on this site to keep us fans informed. Gas On!!

Good Luck Today