Jan 18th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 13 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 13 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in Stage 12 , and is now 16th overall. Gordon will get a great starting spot for stage 13 in an attempt to win his second stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 13 at 10:06am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section at 10:09am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally.

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STAGE 13 TRACKING

STAGE 13: COPIAPO > LA SERENA

Connection 294km | Special Stage 441km | Total 735km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The schedule has taken the meteorological characteristics of the area into account. The “Camanchaca” will be very dense during the first part of the morning. So it will only be once this stubborn fog has lifted that the first motorcyclists will set off to tackle the last dunes of the rally. The sandy part, where an attack is still feasible, represents a third of the special stage. To discover the end of the stage, the competitors will have to head south, on wide tracks which can nevertheless conceal stones which can shatter dreams. When they reach La Serena where the rally’s last bivouac will be situated, they will be awarded highly prized additional points.

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Permalink Reply by shorty on January 17, 2013 at 9:53pm

I think Robby gave us a hint for next year sticker "I think they squat to Pee!" only RG

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Permalink Reply by natron008 on January 17, 2013 at 10:02pm

Just found thus amazing on-board truck footage...
http://youtu.be/gBGNB2OF_Ig

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Permalink Reply by MTwomn on January 17, 2013 at 10:31pm

Intense. Thanks for posting.

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Permalink Reply by John Schulte on January 17, 2013 at 10:59pm

Hey TOG, your intro for the this discussion states that Robby is 19th overall and will have a great starting spot for stage 12. If I am not mistaken it should be 16th overall and a great start for stage 13. Thanks for this great site! I am around the same age as Robby and became a fan way back when he started driving his Dad's Gordon Feed Class 1 car in the desert.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 18, 2013 at 12:06am

cut and paste fail from me from stage 12 thread. Thanks for the heads up!

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 18, 2013 at 12:06am

2 more stages......

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 18, 2013 at 8:16am

Then you can finally rest.

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Permalink Reply by nickspeed on January 18, 2013 at 12:16am

2 Wins to get...

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 18, 2013 at 8:03am

Good Morning. Bikes have started. Kurt Caselli starts 18th and Johnny Campbell starts 48th.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 18, 2013 at 8:50am

Thru WP 1 Caselli is 3rd 9 Sec down and Campbell is 48th 5 Min 38 Sec down

Thru WP 2 Caselli is tied for 2nd with Despres and Faria 15 seconds down. Johnny started later so he will not be thru WP 2 for a while.

Keep it up Kurt to win your third stage of the rally and show them that you're for real (which you already have). I think they screwed you for penalizing you 3 hours and 20 minutes for missing one crummy way point. I could see a penalty of 30 minutes or even a full hour, but 3 hours 20 minutes is a little excessive...