Jan 13th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a broken studs in stage 7, and had to limp home to a disappointing 56th place finish. Gordon is now 24th overall. The rally now enters Chile, and Robby Gordon will begin stage 8 at 10:45am/et.

 

2014 Stage 7 Photos


STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: SALTA > CALAMA

Connection 510km | Special Stage 302km | Total 812km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

Today the competitors will cross the Andes Cordillera, to begin the Chilean part of the rally. A special transition stage has been marked out there for the last day that cars will progress without overtaking motorcycles and quad bikes. The timed section of the day will be accessible to skilled drivers who are at ease on fast tracks in a closed environment. Drivers are advised to pay attention to their position from the outset to limit the number of overtaking manoeuvres, even though the strict standards regarding the use of the Sentinel system will be carefully monitored at the end of the day.

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 ROBERT SAVAGE on January 13, 2014 at 7:27pm

HE needs to do his own trick like a back flip or something unique

Permalink Reply by Poncho Villa on January 13, 2014 at 8:30pm
BJ is that pathetic chick at the party wanting so bad to be Hot! , She's not... Every time he opens his yap he comes off like the BIGGEST WANNABE . BJ ...enough said
Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 14, 2014 at 12:04am

Do not throw too much mud the Rally Raid is not over yet. BJ has been improving.

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 14, 2014 at 12:12am

Well he did get a 1 hour penalty, and lost 1000 euro's after the stage today.

Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 13, 2014 at 7:54pm

What's up with that? Come on BJ if your going to try an show Rocket Rob up you better puts some wings on that lame effort.

Permalink Reply by Al Robinson on January 13, 2014 at 7:59pm

So what time is Robby off tomorrow. I'm liking there sorting things out most excellent!!!

Permalink Reply by Charlie on January 13, 2014 at 8:16pm

Didn't get a chance to be around the computer for today's stage but I'm glad he had a great run today, Robby must have passed a ton of cars on the course today and can't wait to see the stage recap video.

Just wondering, but what was the issue with scoring? Was there a reason for an hour difference or were the trackers just screwed up and the timing officials fixed the problem?

Permalink Reply by Pete Petree on January 13, 2014 at 8:16pm
I will snore with a smile on my face tonight, thanks all that make this ride happen!
Permalink Reply by ktm pilot on January 13, 2014 at 8:22pm

Well, that just made my day! I was bummed when I left work.
Looking forward to tomorrow,,, hopefully trackers are accurate.

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 13, 2014 at 9:10pm

Good thing I was too busy today to grow an ulcer over the phantom hour...
Glad it's been corrected and RG has a 2nd great stage.
Had to change my pic in honor of the upcoming Sno-Drift Rally

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 13, 2014 at 9:16pm

Just got home and haven't read the thread yet but it looks like there were some horrifying tracking issues for RG today that have been resolved in a positive way. I too wonder how many cars he passed today. Top ten finish. Can't complain. Looking forward to tomorrow. Hope someone has a camera on the downhill section at the end of the stage.. time for RG to open it up!

Permalink Reply by Greg Jones on January 13, 2014 at 10:01pm

way cool - the mystery hour disappears!

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