Jan 9th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 14th place finish in stage 4, and is now 4h16m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 5 is 211km, followed by a 111km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 246km (527km total).

2014 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: CHILECITO > TUCUMAN

Connection 384km | Special Stage 527km | Total 911km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.

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 8, 2014 at 10:48pm

6:59 est minus 3 for pst, ya 4:00 am in the damn morning left coast time,I hope I'm wrong

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 8, 2014 at 10:51pm
I get up 4 anyway. Sweet
Permalink Reply by speedy7 on January 8, 2014 at 10:55pm

My head hurts, what time here in the cold Midwest--CST

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 8, 2014 at 10:56pm

Ugh. I'll check when I get to the office.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 10:59pm

That is for the liason - The special starts at 10:30am local time

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 8, 2014 at 10:59pm

Well that's better.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2014 at 11:27pm

I really hope so, like I said, the dog or Michelle will be up,either way

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 8, 2014 at 11:41pm

I'm sorry man.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 8, 2014 at 11:32pm

Hmmm.. well either way see u in the morn.

Permalink Reply by BUTLER BUILT on January 8, 2014 at 11:05pm

Love to see Robby keep this up and break into the final top 10.

Permalink Reply by m0ut33 on January 8, 2014 at 11:11pm

I wonder if these LS7s have vapor lock issues?

LS7 Heli

 

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2014 at 11:29pm

they don't have a 'fuel rule' or 'production rule',

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