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 David Z on January 9, 2014 at 1:26pm
.updated +17:07
Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 9, 2014 at 1:26pm

Gained 1 min at WP8

Permalink Reply by tony kent on January 9, 2014 at 1:26pm

ROBBY 2ND @ WP8

Permalink Reply by Bad Chad on January 9, 2014 at 1:27pm

Yaa Baby

Permalink Reply by Carlos Durazo on January 9, 2014 at 1:27pm

yes but De Villiers should be 2nd....

Permalink Reply by Cosmic Arkie on January 9, 2014 at 1:28pm

And still ~10 minutes up on Peckerhead. 8^)

Permalink Reply by Bad Chad on January 9, 2014 at 1:29pm

That tracker almost gave me the big one twice today.

Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 9, 2014 at 1:30pm

did Roma really Turtle and still in the lead

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 9, 2014 at 1:31pm

no it was a bmw 334

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 9, 2014 at 1:30pm

Me Likey!!!

Permalink Reply by Carlos Durazo on January 9, 2014 at 1:30pm

RG sholud be now in the top 15 in the overall..

Permalink Reply by Jeepcain on January 9, 2014 at 1:30pm

DEvillers at Arrival 4:20min behind Roma

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