Jan 6th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 2 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 2 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had vapor lock issues during stage 1, and finds himself over 2 hours behind. The cars are scheduled to begin the 433km special section at 8:55am/et, Robby Gordon will probably begin the stage at 9:36am/et (Subject to change) Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2014 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

2014 Stage 1 Photos

STAGE 2 TRACKING

STAGE 2: SAN LUIS > SAN RAFAEL

Connection 365km | Special Stage 433km | Total 798km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The fastest special stage of the rally, at least for its first part, will also be the one where drivers will have to face the first dunes. And it won’t just be a brief encounter with sand: in the last 100 kilometres, the exploration of the grey dunes of Nihuil will be even more intensive than during previous visits. The sand is more firm there, but the experience will provide a great deal of insight about each of the competitors’ technical skills. In short it will be a veritable test.

The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2014 at 9:31am

to bad scoring sucks again this morning.Look for CP1/WP4 around an hour from now

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 6, 2014 at 9:29am

Top ten have left the starting line. RG will be up in a few minutes. Maybe only one update today before the finish. We will see.. car route slightly different than motos but WayPoints may be the same.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2014 at 9:29am

11:22 Cars: Still possible?
For Giniel de Villiers, starting in 27th position this morning 15’57 behind the leader, there is still hope It will be tough, however, for the “Americans”: in the Chevrolet buggies made by California-based Eric Vigouroux, Guerlain Chicherit, lying in 114th, suffered worse luck than his American team mate Robert Baldwin who starts today in 98th place. As for Robby Gordon, 2:08’06' behind in 133rd place, he will no doubt be determined to prove that his potential is still intact in spite of all his problems.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2014 at 9:32am

Well we all know Robby's potential is for sure intact, the question is wheather the potential of the equipment is.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 6, 2014 at 9:34am

American Dakar challenge winner Peter Hajas will be starting 139th in the Brenthal car #346. American bike riders Kevin Muggleton (120th), Mike Johnson (140th), and Peter Hardy (155th) will still be contending against the challenging Dakar