Jan 10th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 6 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon rebounded in stage 5 with a very nice 3rd place finish. Gordon is still down over 5 hours in the overall and will try to win as many of the remaining stages as he can. The rally now makes its first start in Chile. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 6 at 8:33am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section around 8:39am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

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STAGE 6 TRACKING

STAGE 6: ARICA > CALAMA

Connection 331km | Special Stage 454km | Total 785km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The first special stage held in Chile will take competitors back to the Atacama Desert: they will be faced with sand and dunes for two thirds of the distance. But two specific sections of the stage will be timed: the latter will allow them to rediscover fesh fesh, which is unlikely to enthuse them. Overall, the day will be very long, at a stage where the competitors’ bodies will start to suffer from the lack of sleep, particularly for those who have experienced some incidents. At the head of the race, a ranking which is already probable is taking shape: the real candidates for the Top 10 are apparent.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 10, 2013 at 8:39am

Kurt leading CP2

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Permalink Reply by Pete Petree on January 10, 2013 at 8:14am

Is this the right place?

Calama, Chile Weather
Today's Forecast
Today's Forecast
Updated: Jan 10, 2013, 10am Local Time

68°FFair Feels like 68°F

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 10, 2013 at 8:18am

wp2 Caselli 1st

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 10, 2013 at 8:19am

Thru WP 2 Caselli is FIRST 37 seconds up

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 10, 2013 at 8:20am

Go Kurt!!

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 10, 2013 at 8:28am

I recommend everybody pop out the chat feature to its own window.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 10, 2013 at 8:28am

Johnny Campbell also in WP2 5:42 back, currently showing 28th.

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Permalink Reply by will on January 10, 2013 at 8:28am

The three injured R2R team members were transferred to a local hospital and later flown from Tacna by an Antonov aircraft to hospital in Lima where they are said to be ‘stable and conscious.” Their injuries were described as “non-life-threatening.” Their families have been informed of the accident by other team members.
“This is obviously a huge shock but we know that we have the blessing of the injured. They want the team to finish,” Tony said.
The accident is being investigated by the local police in Peru and the team is being supported by the race organisers.

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Permalink Reply by will on January 10, 2013 at 8:29am

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Race2Recovery/111342852293073

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Permalink Reply by will on January 10, 2013 at 8:31am

Casteau and Pedrero are opening the road (close together) thru WP2 with Pain and Botturi together about a minute back...

Caselli is leading on corrected time by virtue of his 20th start pos. he has come up on the leaders (timewise), but is stilly physically back in 18th position on the road.