Jan 9th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 14th place finish in stage 4, and is now 4h16m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 5 is 211km, followed by a 111km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 246km (527km total).

2014 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: CHILECITO > TUCUMAN

Connection 384km | Special Stage 527km | Total 911km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.

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 Tim Nation on January 8, 2014 at 11:33pm

aviation gas some of the best you can buy.... that's what we used back in the day

Permalink Reply by m0ut33 on January 8, 2014 at 11:56pm

Quotes from the site :

Wide band O2 sensors provide the capability to use 87 octane auto gas up to 100LL aviation fuel.
This is the only helicopter available that provides sea level performance to 12,000 feet with a piston engine using auto gas.

They obviously have this figured out..............

or else they would not offer this setup in a heli.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2014 at 12:26am

this
"or 'production rule'"
aftermarket or non-production parts would have been better? also

Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 9, 2014 at 2:28am

wow impressive

Permalink Reply by Jason Patrick on January 8, 2014 at 11:18pm

I dont know about anyone else but I'd love to see 20 mins and + of in car vid. Of any stege for that matter.

Permalink Reply by Al Robinson on January 8, 2014 at 11:29pm

So 6:30 pst??

Permalink Reply by speedy7 on January 8, 2014 at 11:35pm

What is local time, EST or Argentina time ??

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 11:41pm

I guess the majority have said 6:59am/et is when RG starts...

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 8, 2014 at 11:47pm

Ugh, still too early for us left-coasters. I'll check at the office.

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 8, 2014 at 11:58pm

I reject that conitation, left signifys the degradation of our once fine western states. lol

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 9, 2014 at 12:37am

Left. As in West Coast, when viewed from a map...

Permalink Reply by speedy7 on January 9, 2014 at 12:55am

What if the maps upside down?

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