Jan 1st, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 1 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon will drive the #303 Speed Energy Hummer & Nasser Al Attiyah will drive the #300 Qatar Hummer. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 1 TRACKING

STAGE 1: Mar Del Plata > De La Pampa

Connection 763km | Special Stage 57km | Total 823km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The seaside resort of Mar del Plata brings to mind lazing around, especially after the competitors have mingled with the crowd during the public presentation ceremony on 31st December. For the short warm-up special stage, they will nevertheless be allowed to pass by the seafront, where the small dunes to be crossed will represent the first hurdle. In this simple exercise, the fastest time will establish a first winner and determine each competitor's position in the rankings. After this challenge, there will be a long liaison section to be covered to Santa Rosa de la Pampa.

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Nicky Schacht on December 31, 2011 at 1:18pm

Did the other support truck make it?

Permalink Reply by speedy7 on December 31, 2011 at 3:10pm

Seen this Question everywere, but no answer anywere???????

Permalink Reply by Xracer on December 31, 2011 at 3:26pm

I'm sure that some one is waiting at the port after Intro's today, I believe that as long as the truck makes it to the bivouac tomorrow things will be OK, but then again I'm not there. BEST OF LUCK!!!

Permalink Reply by Vlad Rogers on December 31, 2011 at 3:44pm

I just want to thank the ASO for yet another year keeping the Dakar in South America. Since I have zero combat training, I have a strict rule of staying out of war zones, and Id like to think RObby does too.

Permalink Reply by will on December 31, 2011 at 4:00pm