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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Good Morning all!!!! Today's the day!!
Bummer about the hood issue yesterday,,, we could be allot closer to the front today if not for that.
Yeah - 10 or 15 minutes figuring the wires... imagine that time not lost!
cooling issue still there with the top on,,, probably will require a redesign of some kind for proper cooling.
think it's to early to pop and inspirational can of SPEED suns not up yet.
never to early for inspiration
Should have made it to WP2 by now. Something is not right.
I agree. He was right behind Drabrowski at WP1 on course
Damn, wonder what's going on with Coma?
Guess he's okay
10:24 - bike
002 - Coma finishes part 1
The Spanish KTM rider Marc Coma has just halted his stop-watch at 3:02'08", he is the first to complete the initial part of the day's special.
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