Jan 8th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a disappointing 47th place finish in stage 4. The special section of Stage 5 is 458km long. Robby Gordon start time: 10:49am/et, and he will be the 18th car off the line. Gordon sits 39th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.


2015 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: COPIAPO > ANTOFAGASTA

Connection 239km | Special Stage 458km | Total 697km

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is the first of the rare special stages in which all categories will compete. At the start of the race, the most confident drivers will be able to take advantage of the fast tracks to try to move up in the overall standings. But the temptation to do so may be risky, particularly in the hard-to-handle fesh-fesh areas where absolute self-control is the only guarantee of success. Overtaking here requires precision handling to the extreme.

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 Tooltime on January 8, 2015 at 10:33am

The TOOL wil be in da house all chat again today!

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 10:35am

does anyone find it's interesting the Carlos is nowhere in the overall standing? at WP8 yesterday he had lot 5:44: on the day,which should put him,Cyril,Robby all at about the same place

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 10:37am

scoring only has a 4min delay at this point of the morning

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 10:37am

Nasser to WP1 19:46

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 10:38am
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 10:40am
Permalink Reply by Rob on January 8, 2015 at 10:49am

Yeah, well done video!!

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 10:40am
Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 8, 2015 at 10:45am

?
Can they and if so did they do any internal work on the engine?
Thrashing the engines like they do if the flex plate was cracked there is a good chance the bearings at least, among everything else, took a sever beating.
I just hope it holds together.

Permalink Reply by Baja DQ on January 8, 2015 at 10:46am

Flywheel, not flexplate, si?

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 8, 2015 at 10:48am

Well I would say flywheel but they keep refering to it as a flexplate.

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 8, 2015 at 10:49am

Dang Modern technology.
Is it auto stick crossbred I don't know

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