Jan 7th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 10th in Stage 4, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 26th, after receiving a 10 minute penalty for speeding. The special section of Stage 5 is 327km. Robby Gordon start time: 9:21am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 9:47am/et.


2016 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY > UYUNI

Connection 315km | Special Stage 327km | Total 642km

COURSE OVERVIEW

All round vigilance is required for this second part of the marathon stage: in addition to managing mechanics, particularly the tyres, all the drivers will have to pay attention to their own bodies’ reactions. Entry into Bolivia is also marked by an abrupt increase in altitude, rising to 4,600m –the higher point in Dakar’s story- during the day’s special section. Technically, it is also in this stage that the rally steps up a gear, with the first off-piste sections as well as some navigational gems which might be a headache for some navigators…

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 Rob on January 7, 2016 at 10:42am

Pugs are well into the bikes now, scary stuff.

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 7, 2016 at 10:43am

next to wp3 wp4 about 8m and then 2m

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 7, 2016 at 10:45am

robby should be at wp3 just waiting for tracker

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2016 at 10:46am

5th down 1:30 at wp 3.
Lost :30 form 2 to 3 that aint good

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2016 at 10:46am

lost :30 on a 7 min run

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 7, 2016 at 10:53am

Sebastian must have flown through that section. He put everyone another :30 back, not just RG.

Permalink Reply by Rod Hughes on January 7, 2016 at 10:48am

Yea, going 5 - 3 - 5 is a little downer... Was moving UP so nicely.

Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 7, 2016 at 10:49am

could be traffic there now too. Hopefully he will make it up on longer stretches.

Permalink Reply by Rod Hughes on January 7, 2016 at 10:52am

And if it is traffic and was bad for Robby, it will be horrendous for Sheldon at those tight points.

Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 7, 2016 at 10:59am
A honk..... A tap.... Then game on... WHAMM! OFF THE COURSE BITCH...
Unless it's a bike, ooh or a Kamaz
Permalink Reply by Arda on January 7, 2016 at 11:08am

None of the big boys have not started yet, so no tapping into KAMAZ

Permalink Reply by Shane on January 7, 2016 at 11:01am

He is still 57 sec behind Terranova and a minute 30 behind Roma at WP4. Still quite a distance at the speeds they are running.

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