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 ROBERT SAVAGE on January 9, 2014 at 8:22am

BJ thru 1 movin up

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 9, 2014 at 8:24am

Rob's got a problem of some sort

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 9, 2014 at 8:25am

noooooo

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Permalink Reply by Marc shakoor on January 9, 2014 at 8:25am

#309 is at wp2, he started behind rg

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Permalink Reply by laura_a_Robbyfan on January 9, 2014 at 8:25am

Really don't want to see a mini in first for any stage, at any wp point!

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 9, 2014 at 8:27am

Everybody - Grab a can of Speed, close your eyes and make a wish that it is only a tracking problem, then open the can and enjoy.

That might work.

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 9, 2014 at 8:29am

New car blues are about to put me down and its just day 5.

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 9, 2014 at 8:30am

BJ will honk when he goes bye

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Permalink Reply by Dinamo Ska on January 9, 2014 at 8:31am

In bikes Lopez and Coma are not showing, so maybe tracking issues… I hope :-/

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 8:34am

Right, not working for DeVillers too but it's strange that RG showed at WP1 but not thereafter leading me to believe the trouble is different. I hope I am wrong