Jan 12th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded his 3rd straight 3rd place finish in Stage 7, but remains 23rd overall. Gordon is still down over 5 hours in the overall, but will get yet another good starting spot in an attempt to win his first stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 8 at 12:05pm/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section around 12:11pm/etam/et.  Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally. UPDATE: Stage 8 will now begin at KM288.


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STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: SALTA > SAN MIGUEL DE TUCAMAN

Connection 379km | Special Stage 470km | Total 849km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Tucuman route will be divided into two timed sections with a variety of scenery. With hoodoos, canyons and cacti, the competitors will discover the red and green backdrop of Argentina’s most beautiful natural landscape, which will unfold for more than 150 km creating a Western atmosphere. During the second half of the timed section, which will take place in a region completely unknown to the Dakar, the contrast will be apparent on the sandy and sometimes tricky tracks. It may also be manifested through the weather conditions, if the wind is combined with the high temperatures which ravage the region. The rest day will rarely have been more deserved, in particular for the motorcyclists who will finish their marathon stage..



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Permalink Reply by carlos munita on January 12, 2013 at 11:01am

9º now

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2013 at 11:02am

Got lost

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 12, 2013 at 11:13am

According to a twitter post, Caselli took a wrong turn and got lost

Permalink Reply by carlos munita on January 12, 2013 at 11:16am

WP9
La clasificación para este control de paso no esta disponible ahora, espera los competidores.
Pos. N° Nombre Marca Tiempo Variación Penalización
1 015 VERHOEVEN (NLD) YAMAHA 000:56:08 00:00:00
2 009 PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA 000:56:16 00:00:08 00:00:00
3 007 LOPEZ CONTARDO (CHL) KTM 000:57:20 00:01:12 00:00:00
4 029 CASELLI (USA) KTM 000:59:46 00:03:38 00:00:00

Permalink Reply by David Z on January 12, 2013 at 11:19am

Guess the bit they did on NBC this morning on learning to navigate jinxed him

Permalink Reply by carlos munita on January 12, 2013 at 11:28am

Caselli 19º WP9

Permalink Reply by Dave Horwath on January 12, 2013 at 11:01am

The trucks are cool. Area they just a truck chassis with a cover over the back?

Permalink Reply by ramm on January 12, 2013 at 11:09am

Anyone know what Dakar pays
Where does it stop
Prestige

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 12, 2013 at 12:04pm

1. I don't know the $$ paid, but I don't think it's much & probably doesn't come close to covering expenses.
2. This years DAKAR finish is in Santiago the capital of Chile (verify)
3. Prestige is off the charts...

Permalink Reply by will on January 12, 2013 at 11:55am

http://www.dakar.fr/dakar/2013/fr/etape-8/depeches.html
All track leaders are trying to mislead the KM 118 of the special: all the competitors went to the mountains meet instead of following the course of the river which is the trace. A priori only Helder Rodrigues and Paulo Gonçalves are trying to follow the right track, while at the same time some leaders seem to turn.

Apparently raining badly on the special, and also @ASS.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 12, 2013 at 12:02pm

If you are using chat today, be sure to POP IT OUT to its own window.

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 12, 2013 at 12:38pm

@wp6 shortened race

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) BUGGY 000:13:04 00:00:00
2 309 CHICHERIT (FRA), GARCIN (FRA) SMG 000:13:14 00:00:10 00:00:00
3 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 000:13:41 00:00:37 00:00:00
4 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 000:13:48 00:00:44 00:00:00
5 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:13:50 00:00:46 00:00:00
6 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:13:50 00:00:46 00:00:00

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