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 GDS on January 9, 2014 at 11:57am

That's hilarious.

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Permalink Reply by Rob on January 9, 2014 at 11:54am

Roma is about to GO again.

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 9, 2014 at 12:00pm

Will RG start behind DeVILLE?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 12:06pm

I would imagine he will

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 9, 2014 at 11:59am

Stage 5 Recap: Robby Gordon is currently in 3rd place, 18m45s behind leader Nani Roma.

The stage has been reduced to 428km (From 527km) and the cars should begin the 2nd half of stage 5 very soon. The next 'true' scoring update will come at KM362(WP7)