Jan 5th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 2 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 2 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in stage 1, and is only 42s behind in the overall standings.The special section of Stage 2 is 518km long. Robby Gordon start time: 7:10am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.


2015 Stage 1 Photos


STAGE 2 TRACKING


STAGE 2: VILLA CARLOS PAZ > SAN JUAN

Connection 107km | Special Stage 518km | Total 625km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Any rest will be short-lived, because before reaching San Juan, the competitors will have a particularly busy schedule: quite simply the longest special stage in the rally, which is varied enough to unsettle even the most experienced of drivers. Hard terrain at the start of the race will be followed by dusty sections in the middle of the day and a sandy stretch to finish. This is the first real test, which can only be successfully overcome through constant vigilance.

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 Blain on January 5, 2015 at 10:25am
Holding fairly steady over the last few WP's
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 5, 2015 at 10:30am

Stage 2 UPDATE

Robby Gordon has passed through KM185 of 518 and remains 49 minutes behind.

Next update at KM230 #TeamSPEED

Permalink Reply by Bonzai on January 5, 2015 at 10:37am

WP8 : RG +49min36

Permalink Reply by natron008 on January 5, 2015 at 10:37am
11:48 Cars: Gordon in trouble

Having started in 2nd place, Robby Gordon is having a complicated day. The American has already lost around 40 minutes attempting to fix a problem due to overheating brakes and has still not reached CP1. This stage could compromise his ambitions in the general standings…


12:23 Cars: Gordon reaches CP2

Trailing by 50 minutes, Robby Gordon has finally reached the 2nd intermediate point. The American seems to have rediscovered his normal pace but has lost time which will be difficult to claw back over the next few days…

Permalink Reply by Rob on January 5, 2015 at 10:54am

I seem to remember Robby fiddling with the brakes last week after driving around town, might have tweaked a bit too much.

Permalink Reply by Eddie Lujan on January 5, 2015 at 10:40am
So much for 43 seconds behind lol
Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 5, 2015 at 10:51am

AHHAHAHAHAHH!!!!!! NOOOO

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 5, 2015 at 10:40am

Stage 2 UPDATE:

Robby Gordon has cleared KM230 of 518, and is now 49m36s behind.

Next update at KM275 #TeamSPEED

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 5, 2015 at 10:58am
Dang just hopped on. I was worried about altitude. 6'500 ft is high for a long period of time. Anywhere in the states that you can test for that altitude and temperature together?

Dakar podium is still within sites but can't have any major issues from here on out.
Permalink Reply by Bonzai on January 5, 2015 at 10:59am

RG at WP9 : + 50min36s

Permalink Reply by Bob on January 5, 2015 at 11:05am

I hate to say it, but this is the kind of stuff you get when the car's not finished until right before you put it on the boat. :-(

Permalink Reply by Jeff Upp on January 5, 2015 at 11:08am
Uninformed. Please go away

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