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 Carl Abrams on January 9, 2014 at 10:46am

For him to win the stage would have been a long shot but Pecker and Nasser could have lost a ton more time.

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 9, 2014 at 10:44am

Carlos is in +1:14:51

OUCH!

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 9, 2014 at 10:49am

I popped open a can of SPEED earlier and waalaa good results , now everyone pop open your cans. NOW!!!

Permalink Reply by bighead on January 9, 2014 at 10:47am

Wonder if New Jersey's Govenor had anything to do with this...

Permalink Reply by John Carrington on January 9, 2014 at 10:48am

Lol

Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 9, 2014 at 10:54am

Leave my governor alone.

Strange, the protest were supposed to happen when we entered Bolivia by the natives to protect their salt flats. Argentinian don't protest anything except for the Falkland Islands

Permalink Reply by David Z on January 9, 2014 at 10:49am
Just got back from the kitchen. TRACKER LOOKING GOOD.
Permalink Reply by Barb on January 9, 2014 at 10:49am

Have been checking in on and off this morning, holding my breath every time! wow...

Permalink Reply by Arts on January 9, 2014 at 10:49am

they talked already couple weeks ago that there could be some protests

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 9, 2014 at 10:51am

In Bolivia

Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 9, 2014 at 10:58am

I assure you that Bolivia will have problems, because those people over there is very rebellious and we like traveling through paths according to them belongs to the people of South bolia do not care that the rally passes through there, which supported this campaign was going through Bolivia smart people, but not to speak ill in BOLIVIA there are many rebellious people, and you may be mindful of me that will have problems

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 9, 2014 at 10:51am

Is this the area where the achient artifacts were in question last year?

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