Jan 6th, 2011 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2011 Dakar Rally.Robby Gordon is most likely out of the rally & Eliseo Salazar will start at 8:48am/et. Raceday chat will also be available throughout the entire 2011 Dakar Rally.

STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5:   Calama > Iquique

Connection 36km | Special Stage 423km | Total 459km


COURSE OVERVIEW

Full speed ahead! On this complete special, the riders and drivers will have to deal with a variety of terrains which each demand a special type of driving or riding. After a slow start on rocky, bad tracks, the crossing of a “salar” will also bring the average speed down: this section measuring just a handful of kilometres will keep the riders and drivers busy for about one hour. However, the day’s finish will take place on wide open off-track terrain over around one hundred kilometres. The festival of dunes is rounded off by the descent to Iquique, which promises a whole bag of thrills to all thrill-seekers. Opposite the sea, the competitors will descend a 2.3-km slope, at an average gradient of 32 %!

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Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 5, 2011 at 11:37pm
Wonder how Robby Gordon would do in this stage
Permalink Reply by Amar on January 6, 2011 at 1:41am
I don't know what we will talk about here.
Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on January 6, 2011 at 2:18am
Are you kidding, if he can run tomorrow, this place will explode!  Hope foor the best.
Permalink Reply by Bricoop on January 6, 2011 at 1:46am
Man, just got off the casino floor, what a bummer.  Won a couple bills playing number 7, couldn't hit anything on 30 or 3.  All we can do is hope for a start tomorrow, but I wouldn't bet on it.  If he makes it, the rest of the race should be GREAT entertainment with nothing to lose.
Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 6, 2011 at 8:32am

Is he in? They said last night they'd have an answer at 8:00 this morning?

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 6, 2011 at 8:36am

Guess it's over...

Have to watch Mead & the bikes.

Permalink Reply by Marcin on January 6, 2011 at 8:41am
Robby, do the stage anyway! Screw the ASO we want to see you in the rally!
Permalink Reply by MerlotMax on January 6, 2011 at 9:26am
And the 327
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 6, 2011 at 8:44am
as posted on the main page, Robby is out of the 2011 Dakar rally. thanks for all the support
Permalink Reply by PathfinderCS on January 6, 2011 at 10:25am

That is a shame that he can't continue, but it can't be helped.

 

Right now I just hope he returns for the 2012 Dakar. Judging by his comments on Marathon-Rally, he is considering not coming back...

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 6, 2011 at 1:27pm
Salazar is currently 35th halfway through stage 5
Permalink Reply by Kari Marciniak-Salazar on January 6, 2011 at 1:56pm
Thanks for the update.  It is very stressful not to know how they are doing.  The DAKAR live feed is not very reliable.

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