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 speedy7 on December 31, 2011 at 7:21pm

Wow, anybody besides RGM having this problem????

Permalink Reply by WJM on December 31, 2011 at 9:31pm

TeamDakar GB had all their gear, spares, and tools stolen while they were at scrutineering. They have bikes and helmets but that's it.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on December 31, 2011 at 9:43pm

That sucks, Their on KTM's.The motorbike community is kind to there own.Toby Younger (No. 187) and Jago Pickering(No. 180)

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on December 31, 2011 at 9:00pm

Hey TOG!!

Does anybody know what is on the 2nd truck?

Anything that may be a showstopper if they break something?

Permalink Reply by Vlad Rogers on December 31, 2011 at 9:34pm

Good ole RG luck.. o well, im sure it will be fine

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on December 31, 2011 at 10:22pm

TeamDakar will work on this and make some adjustments and make it work. That is one of many strengths of this group....

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on December 31, 2011 at 11:05pm

Let us hope. We know they are good at coming back from setbacks.

Permalink Reply by AZBadseed on January 1, 2012 at 6:34am

Any word on what happened with Quinn's bike? I saw something on facebook about "the bike got lost"....is everything okay there?

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 1, 2012 at 7:56am

cody 6th wp1

Permalink Reply by will on January 1, 2012 at 7:59am

After his big pre-race scare, after his Honda motorcycle was shipped by air from the USA to Peru by mistake, American Quinn Cody has started the rally in a spectacular fashion, climbing to a provisional third place in the GC of the 2012 Dakar. Since the last time check, positions have changed behind the Top 3, with López and Coma at the helm. The American's no. 9 Honda, currently in third, is immediately followed by the KTMs of Kuba Przygonsky (POL) and Ruben Faria (PRT). Cyril Despres lies seventh, ahead of Portugal's Hélder Rodrigues (Yamaha) and Paulo Gonçalves (Husqvarna).

Permalink Reply by will on January 1, 2012 at 8:00am

Showing 4th now.

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 1, 2012 at 7:59am

looks like cody 4th street 10th so far