Jan 11th, 2014 Dakar Rally REST DAY

No racing on Saturday, January 11th. Stage 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally is on Sunday, January 12th. Even though it's rest day, the crew will finally have a full day to work on the HST. We'll have photos & updates from the team on rest day.

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Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 11, 2014 at 1:55pm

Redesign on the fly. Awesome.

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 11, 2014 at 2:10pm

Glad to see that 100% chance of rain has held off!

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Permalink Reply by will on January 11, 2014 at 2:25pm

Most likely from yesterday afternoon. The guy on the far left is staking down the ground covering still and most of the pictures from other teams show rain today.

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Permalink Reply by Rob on January 11, 2014 at 2:19pm

Rain you say?

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2014 at 2:28pm

It's raining there right now.

Stage 6 team video going up here soon. RG explains a few changes being made on raceday.

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 11, 2014 at 2:51pm

Bummer. I was hoping

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Permalink Reply by mj on January 11, 2014 at 2:30pm

WHO THE HELL ARE THESE ASS CLOWNS ON THIS RACING INSIDERS SHOW ON MAVTV ? If he knew 1/2 of what he was saying he'd be a genius . Talking bout how on just day 1 Robby was already out of contention . How the problem with American drivers in Dakar is that they attack it like an offroad race then stated that it wasn't an offroad race . What an assclown obliviously don't know shit ! Guess the guys name is Bill Wood .

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 11, 2014 at 2:37pm

I was cursing the TV also, I now worry what Michelle's first sentence will be.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Phillips on January 11, 2014 at 2:44pm

The fellow working on the hood is cutting the vents open that were solid, so it will cool in the front.

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Permalink Reply by mark roye on January 11, 2014 at 3:55pm

With luck this will permit rear deck to be re-fitted, restoring the aerodynamics. Retaining the mid-mounted radiators would allow the forward radiator to be bypassed if damaged, dropping the rear deck and proceeding as per the prior stages. Should allow more aggressive use of the throttle!

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Permalink Reply by mark roye on January 11, 2014 at 4:07pm

Yes weight could be a factor, although the aluminum radiators themselves are fairly light. At 8 pounds per gallon for the water, a couple gallons may not be too prohibitive a weight penalty. I noted on the SMG site that those buggies had a fuel capacity of 140 gallons---1,000 pounds of fuel!! I would expect the Gordini to be similar, although fuel needs would be calculated for each stage, and not always at capacity. So a couple extra gallons of water shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just hope there's no hassle with "scrutineering" and rules at this point in the event.