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 David on January 6, 2014 at 10:34am

what did they do for repairs ive ben absent

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2014 at 10:36am

Done did some ciphering and figurin!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2014 at 10:37am

it hasn't been covered,as we don't know

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Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 6, 2014 at 10:38am

Does anyone know which website carries live streaming video of stage 2?

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 6, 2014 at 10:54am

nasa.gov...haha

but you'll have to tap in the spy sats

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Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 6, 2014 at 11:34am

OK.....easy for you to say....lol
How do I do that?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 6, 2014 at 10:38am

Over 40 degrees Celsius (that's over 100 degrees) today so the cooling system will be getting a workout in this long fast stage.

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 6, 2014 at 10:44am

Also at 2,000 meters elevation. Will definitely test the vehicle

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Permalink Reply by Greg Jones on January 6, 2014 at 10:44am

that's hot
vapor lock can be such a weird thing to get a handle on - I hope ...

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Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 6, 2014 at 10:52am

For most of the entrants, this isn't their 1st Rally so they know what to expect and therefore hopefully are able to gear up their cars to handle all the extreme's!......But.....there is always the "but and wherefores" They always seem to rear their ugly heads at the most inopportune time. Lets hope not too many and not ones that can be overcome.