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 pdxracefan on January 9, 2014 at 11:36am

Shirley?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 11:42am

Think Leslie Nielsen in Airplane

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Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 9, 2014 at 11:16am

Early Rest day?.... 1/2 Day ?.....Extra time to do some tunin to HST SPEED Wagon

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Permalink Reply by OSCAR on January 9, 2014 at 11:19am

no chat today?

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Permalink Reply by German Ali on January 9, 2014 at 11:21am

i think.... Its a good day to win...

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 9, 2014 at 11:23am

For safety reasons, the day’s special stage has been halted at the end of the first half after 211 km for the bikes and quads. The competitors will head to the bivouac via the link stage. For the moment, the rest of the special stage is maintained for the cars and trucks.