Jan 11th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 8 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. This is the second half of the Marathon stage. The special section of stage 8 is 781km long. Robby Gordon start time: 5:25am/et, and he will be the 9th car off the line. After a 9th place finish in stage 7, Gordon sits 23rd in the overall standings, 5h48m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.


2015 Stage 7 Photos


STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: UYUNI > IQUIQUE

Connection 24km | Special Stage 781km | Total 805km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Dakar bows to the laws of nature. Hence, the weather will decide which route will be taken to leave Bolivia. If it’s dry, the start could take place in the Salar de Uyuni, for a 100km route across a smooth road of white salt: full throttle and foot to the floor! The route then slows down abruptly, with the longest part of the special stage taking place on more technical mountain terrain. The day will end with more than 40km of dunes, concluding with the vertiginous descent to Iquique.

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 Hyteq Redneq on January 11, 2015 at 8:14am

Ack, chat just went away on me

Permalink Reply by KTM go BRAWWWPPP!!! on January 11, 2015 at 8:16am

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=761011563972995&fref=nf

not sure how recent this is but if this is last night then it could make for a long day.

Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on January 11, 2015 at 8:23am

Wasn't last night I don't think, spent the night in a military barracks

Permalink Reply by KTM go BRAWWWPPP!!! on January 11, 2015 at 8:34am

Wasn't sure I know its recent though

Permalink Reply by Justin Banner on January 11, 2015 at 8:29am

Damn, I refresh and lost chat. How do I get it back up again?

Permalink Reply by patricio garcia on January 11, 2015 at 8:38am

could it be over already? watching boliviatv and the have yazeed, terranova, holowyics, roma.

Permalink Reply by Justin Banner on January 11, 2015 at 8:39am

I believe they are at the boarder of Bolivia and Chile.

Permalink Reply by Panos Papanicolaou on January 11, 2015 at 8:41am

Aloha from Athens, Greece. 3:41pm here.Not a smooth day for the Gordini.
Hats off to Xavier from Spain with the Toyota.Where did he come from to claim best times at the first to WPs?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 11, 2015 at 8:46am

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Permalink Reply by patricio garcia on January 11, 2015 at 8:44am

quality is not the greatest, but bolivian TV has live coverage of stage 8, right now the start of bikes.
http://www.boliviatv.bo/sitio/

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 11, 2015 at 8:47am
Permalink Reply by Tooltime on January 11, 2015 at 8:51am

So mike is it over? just waking up here out west

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