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 Paul Tuohy on January 7, 2016 at 11:11am
Can someone enlighten me on this penalty I have been lost for the last few days with people takling bout it . What's it for and how big is it
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 7, 2016 at 11:11am

no real answer to give at this point

Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 7, 2016 at 11:14am
Ya that's the answer I keep getting but some people say it's an hour and 4 mins. Where did u hear about it
Permalink Reply by yano on January 7, 2016 at 11:12am

1 HOUR = SPEEDING

Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 7, 2016 at 11:14am
Rumor is that the two on board GPS units have conflicting data on speeding in the control areas. Easy to validate, you just overlay the data on a grid map and do the math. Apparently ASO doesn't know that old Indian trick!
Permalink Reply by yano on January 7, 2016 at 11:13am

RG must have blast thru a speed zone like big time

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 7, 2016 at 11:17am

1hr 4min. For reasons yet unknown. I can say IT WASNT THE TOW.....

Permalink Reply by Rob on January 7, 2016 at 11:20am

Whatever caused it...Sheldon has a water carrier in his first Dakar. ;-)

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2016 at 11:14am

13:01 : Cars: Gordon’s back

The American behind the wheel of his Gordini seems determined to let his engine do the talking today. At CP2, he is in 5th position, 15 seconds behind Stéphane Peterhansel. In front of the Frenchman the trio of Loeb, Sainz and Al Attiyah is unchanged

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 7, 2016 at 11:15am

2016 Dakar Stage 5 UPDATE at KM130 of 327:

1. Loeb
2. Sainz +1m14s
3. Al-Attiyah +1m17s
4. Peterhansel +1m23s
5. ROBBY GORDON +1m38s

* SHELDON CREED was 13th at the KM100 waypoint. Both cars running great so far today!

Permalink Reply by yano on January 7, 2016 at 11:16am

Robby in fire ....

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 7, 2016 at 11:15am

creed in 14th place -6m12s go man go

at wp4

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