Jan 9th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 6 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had an excellent 3rd place finish in stage 5. The special section of Stage 6 is 255km long. Robby Gordon start time: 9:57am/et, and he will be the 3rd car off the line. Gordon sits 32nd in the overall standings, 5h45m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 5 Photos

STAGE 6 TRACKING

STAGE 6: ANTOFAGASTA > IQUIQUE

Connection 392km | Special Stage 255km | Total 657km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The route will then climb up the Pacific coast towards Iquique. The motorcycles and quad bikes will cover a few extra kilometres as part of the special stage: a detour will take them into endurance-type terrain and onto mountain ridges with views over the sea. All the competitors will then explore the dunes which run alongside and dominate the coastline. But they won’t arrive at the bivouac via the famous descent. For the first time, the half-way point in the race will be marked on a podium in the centre of Iquique. The encounter between drivers and their fans will be emotional, following the earthquake which affected the region at the start of the year.

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 Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2015 at 5:45pm

We had a 2:10 start once already and wait till Sunday it's 2 something AM left coast start time

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2015 at 5:51pm

Sunday is a 2:20 AM/PT start !!!!

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Permalink Reply by David Z on January 9, 2015 at 6:03pm

Right about the same time I also go to work.

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Permalink Reply by Rob on January 9, 2015 at 6:35pm

What does stage 7 look like? Do we start off racing right off the bat or can we swing by McDonalds for an Egg McMuffin first?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2015 at 7:08pm

63 mile connection to the start of the special. McD's doesn't work for all

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2015 at 10:17pm

ThDouble entendre start for us in central time!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 9, 2015 at 11:41pm

Thanks Mike I been back and forth to Dr's and getting Medical leave shit straight so missed the end.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Reeves on January 9, 2015 at 5:42pm

A great day for Team Speed. I believe there will be a stage win this year. The Gordini is proving to be fast and if the reliability of the last 2 stages can be maintained then some good stage results should come. The work done in the last year is bearing fruit and the naysayers will be silenced!