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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dat be official?

Yes

Who on by .22 I though Chicherit was behind by a fair margin?

OK that was close!!! Chicherit, must have been flying came from nowhere.

He was coming all day and almost there at the mid point.

Dakar.com has CHICHERIT down 22 seconds to Gordon, Robby shown in first.

American Rebel....Us vs Them.....Nice Win!!....Gas on!!

Close win. Nonetheless he took the Stage.

A close win is great for the rally, especially for such a long stage

Glad he's not blowing the others out of the water, that was ASO cant make the case to restrict his speed for next year.

Whew!

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