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2016 Dakar - Prelude To Stage 1
Once again, it's getting close to the start of greatest race in the world, the 2016 Dakar Rally! In the days leading up to the start of stage 1, there will be many events taking place. Robby Gordon is already in Argentina, has picked up the support vehicles and will retrieve the race cars from the airport today (Dec.30). The 2nd team driver, Sheldon Creed, will arrive today as well.
The #TeamSPEED compound will be setup, and work on the vehicles leading up to Scrutineering (Tech inspection). Scrutineering takes place from Dec. 31st to Jan 1st in Buenos Aires. On Jan 2nd, the teams will parade to the 'opening ceremonies ramp' and all the drivers will be introduced. There will be links to the "LIVE TV FEED" available on Jan. 2nd.
Also taking place on Jan. 2nd is "The 15 Minute Warmup" - Buenos Aires to Rosario. This will set the lineup for stage 1.
The competitors are timed over a distance which is long enough to separate them into a logical starting order for the next day, but not really long enough to talk about a first day of competition. The mini-special section and the liaison section to the light bivouac of Rosario should not cause any damage... unless drivers are really unlucky and/or reckless!
Stage 1 begins on Jan. 3rd, 2015. As always, we will have live raceday chat, stage threads, in-action updates, photos, videos, etc. The guys on the crew will also be sending us updates from the frontline.
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Permalink Reply by R.R. Bell on
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The 337 Gordian is not listed in competitors on the DAKAR site. Is it still planning to start??
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Permalink Reply by TOG on
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Removed because of Johnny Campbell listed.
They probably just never got around to updating it to Creed/Street. No biggie.
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Permalink Reply by Kurt Poehlmann on
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They're not going into chili so it's not going to happen...
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on
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from Klaus at RDC
Tomorrow will start with the iconic presentation of all entries at the Technopolis fair grounds in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This will most likely play live on various local TV channels that should be accessible through each networks own streaming service without any DRM blockage. Tune in and enjoy the podium part live.Each team is assigned a scheduled time to appear on stage. Robby Gordon is scheduled for 08:15 while the Peugeots will appear at 10:30. The local time here is: UTC/GMT -3hours or 5 hours ahead of pacific time.
Afterwards it's a 3h / 296km liaison to Rosario for a quickie special of 11km. (1.6km is approximately 1mile)
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on
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This photo is from Facebook but it gives you a good idea of how the Gordini compares to the Pugs and Minis in size. The Gordini is the true mini.
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Video of Sheldon talking about scrutineering.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1063537320343855&id...
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nice find
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Podium, Prologue and night at the “light bivouac” in Rosario
•The podium at Tecnopolis: Following a morning briefing session for the competitors, the podium is not simply for protocol, but will be an integral part of the liaison section leading to the prologue.
•The Prologue: Taking place close to Buenos Aires, the main purpose of this ten kilometre route, which will count towards the general Rally standings, is to establish the starting order for the following day.
•Night at the “light” bivouac in Rosario: After this long day, competitors and their assistance teams will spend the night in Rosario, heading towards Villa Carlos Paz and the first “real” day of the race.
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from DAKAR.com
notice the wet pavement? there was rain in the area today, it will be interesting to see if it affects the course a couple of hours away from Buenos Aires tomorrow
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