Jan 10th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 7 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. This is the first half of the Marathon stage. The special section of stage 7 is 321km long. Robby Gordon start time: 8:44am/et, and he will be the 4th car off the line. After a 4th place finish in stage 6, Gordon sits 25th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 6 Photos

STAGE 7 TRACKING

STAGE 7: IQUIQUE > UYUNI

Connection 396km | Special Stage 321km | Total 717km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Numerous difficulties will mark the first part of the Bolivian marathon stage. The cars will tackle it first, followed by the motorcycles the next day. Right from the outset, the long liaison section will mean an early start, followed by a gradual climb to a height of more than 3,500m. Once on the high plateaux, the special stage will begin, with instructions to follow the roadbook with great care, in light of the large number of junctions on the route. One of the challenges of the day could be wear and tear on tyres. Once they have arrived in Uyuni, the competitors will only have completed half of the marathon stage.

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 WJM on January 10, 2015 at 7:19pm

Video of the shunt of the car on its side in front of Campbell. May be safe assume 356 experienced a similar ride.

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Permalink Reply by Rob on January 10, 2015 at 7:26pm

Whew!! I was looking for 356 and couldn't find out what happened to them, hope they're all ok!!

Is that 336 there too?

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Permalink Reply by Rob on January 10, 2015 at 8:19pm

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Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on January 10, 2015 at 8:46pm

Too bad for Matt.

David is still going strong in the 380 though. Be nice to see one of my Canadians cross the finish.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 10, 2015 at 3:43pm

Picture of Robby Gordon having some lunch after the race

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Permalink Reply by sabreguy on January 10, 2015 at 3:46pm

Cool figured RG and Yazeed would team up somewhat

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 10, 2015 at 3:49pm

great pic .... wana see what's nasser is doing tho .. hahaha

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 10, 2015 at 3:57pm

Blowing chunks it sounds like.

Did you read his quote?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 10, 2015 at 4:05pm

Nasser quote
"The stage wasn't difficult, it was the altitude. I had to stop three times to vomit and I had a terrible headache every time we went over a bump. I've lost some time, but it's no big deal. We don't need to push our limits. The car is in good condition, so we're only going to change the tyres, check a few things and then go get a rest. First I'll go see the medical service for a check-up."