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 Rob on January 9, 2014 at 2:07pm

Whew, it's a finish!!

Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 9, 2014 at 2:06pm

Was there ever a solution for why no WP2 checkin this morning by RG? !!

Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 9, 2014 at 2:12pm
He went thru it so fast, the system did not pick it up.
Permalink Reply by Bonzai on January 9, 2014 at 4:05pm
He missed wp2. I think he will have 2h of penalties.
Permalink Reply by SlyFoxx on January 9, 2014 at 2:06pm

Humm big gap after De Villiers. Oh well, solid run.

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 9, 2014 at 2:06pm

Nice race today, seems like the car was strong and so was the navigation. Have to wait to see what he says in his video.

Permalink Reply by Ray Therat on January 9, 2014 at 2:07pm

Outstanding! Way to go RG & team!

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 9, 2014 at 2:07pm

That second half sure helped the Minis get back in and pushed a few Toyotas out.

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 9, 2014 at 2:14pm

They sure made some gains!

Permalink Reply by nickspeed on January 9, 2014 at 2:09pm

RG had it going today!!! Awesome day!

Permalink Reply by Head Held High on January 9, 2014 at 2:11pm

yeah 3rd is pretty nice to have but still getting beat by a good margin.

time for a stage win.

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 9, 2014 at 2:14pm

Big gap from 2nd back. Looks like a lot of nav issues.

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