Jan 8th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a disappointing 47th place finish in stage 4. The special section of Stage 5 is 458km long. Robby Gordon start time: 10:49am/et, and he will be the 18th car off the line. Gordon sits 39th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.


2015 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: COPIAPO > ANTOFAGASTA

Connection 239km | Special Stage 458km | Total 697km

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is the first of the rare special stages in which all categories will compete. At the start of the race, the most confident drivers will be able to take advantage of the fast tracks to try to move up in the overall standings. But the temptation to do so may be risky, particularly in the hard-to-handle fesh-fesh areas where absolute self-control is the only guarantee of success. Overtaking here requires precision handling to the extreme.

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 zoomsss on January 8, 2015 at 2:00pm

http://www.planetrobby.com/chat
It's still up and running

Permalink Reply by Brian Hartwick on January 8, 2015 at 2:00pm

Me 2

Permalink Reply by Ken on January 8, 2015 at 2:01pm

Even with the shortcut or better navigation, he's losing time to the rest

Permalink Reply by Clint McSorley on January 8, 2015 at 2:01pm
Anybody else curious how well RG would do in a Mini? Not that I want him to drive one but those things are impressive. Just food for thought..
Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 8, 2015 at 2:04pm

Be fun to see him test one, see if it's Robby proof.

Permalink Reply by Mikkel NJor on January 8, 2015 at 2:05pm

I still don't think he would be able to beat Nasser Al Attiayah. the year they raced in the same car Nasser was faster, even without testing it very much.

Permalink Reply by natron008 on January 8, 2015 at 2:08pm

Faster for a day or two, then he broke the thing. Although RG presses as hard as anyone, as owner of the equipment, he probably didn't care to beat the living piss out of it like Nassir did. To finish first, you must first finish and as soon as Nassir knew he wasn't going to win it all he drove it like he stole it.

Permalink Reply by Mikkel NJor on January 8, 2015 at 2:14pm

RG broke the thing two

Permalink Reply by Bricoop on January 8, 2015 at 2:11pm

C'mon...Nasser was faster, but he beat the shit outta the car until he broke it. Nasser is fast, but faster than RG in the truck RG designed, built, tested and raced in?

Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 8, 2015 at 2:22pm

nasser was down 45 minutes so he was running 100%. He was trying to gain 10 minutes a day to get back in the hunt and win stages. Had he gained the time back before breaking, he would have backed off a little….like he is today.

Permalink Reply by mark roye on January 8, 2015 at 2:06pm

He'd do fantastic----but you must be missing the point. His entire career has been about running his own team. With only brief exceptions, he's had his own CART, NASCAR and DAKAR teams. It's not about just being fast, but being EVERYTHING to the best of one's ability.

Permalink Reply by Clint McSorley on January 8, 2015 at 2:10pm
Is anything really Robby proof lol

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