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 kory on January 12, 2013 at 8:18pm

Race the course that's given.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2013 at 8:20pm

Any way anything plays out I only wish Alibaby would be busted for being the cheat that he is.

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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on January 12, 2013 at 8:22pm

(1) Is it known for sure that Nasser called in and warned of the high water?

(2) Do we know that he did this at the time of being stuck in the rut?

From what I know, it's possible these two events happened, but not at the same time.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2013 at 8:25pm

If they were not at the same time then he had already lost all the time he was stuck before he called in and before they stopped the fucking race so he should have finished behind all that passed his punk ass.

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Permalink Reply by Ray Therat on January 12, 2013 at 8:36pm

Exactly!

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Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 12, 2013 at 8:47pm

alibaby calls in everything in as always he also snitched RG last year

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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on January 12, 2013 at 8:35pm

Carl, you have a point, but if they are two separate events, at least Nasser did not lie, and affect the outcome of the day by lieing to the officials.

How about this:
(1) Nasser gets stuck. Looses significant time getting going again.
(2) Arrives at waters crossing and sees that it is dangerous to cross. Water rises quickly in a flash flood. It also subsides quickly. Even within an hour. So we give him this. But I do wonder how many minutes behind Robby he arrived at the water crossing. I'm pretty sure it was just minutes.
(3) Nasser - knowing how to play the game - calls in the dangerous water.
(4) Yet, do we have others crossing while Nasser is calling? Interesting!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2013 at 8:41pm

Well I am going by the integrity that I have seen from Nasser all along and with this being the case it is very hard to give him the benifit of the doubt.