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 geothermaljones on January 7, 2016 at 1:18pm

7th

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 7, 2016 at 1:21pm

8th

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 7, 2016 at 1:19pm

should be an interesting story

Permalink Reply by pedro santos on January 7, 2016 at 1:19pm
Sorry, don´t leave but let the men do their job...
Permalink Reply by pedro santos on January 7, 2016 at 1:19pm
Sorry, don´t leave but let the men do their job...
Permalink Reply by Rob on January 7, 2016 at 1:22pm

No hole in the wind screen.

Permalink Reply by J.R Ramirez on January 7, 2016 at 1:23pm

Right, there was no broken windshield

Permalink Reply by Matthew Reeder on January 7, 2016 at 1:24pm

yup, looks ok

Permalink Reply by Levi Pal on January 7, 2016 at 1:22pm

Robby 8th now... seems like he lost a bunch of time on the final navigation section.

Sheldon should hit WP7 soon

Permalink Reply by Javier Cancino on January 7, 2016 at 1:24pm

Creed is the one with the broken windshield,. maybe that's why he is loosing too much time.

Permalink Reply by Rob on January 7, 2016 at 1:28pm

Should always have goggles in the desert, even for changing a flat in the wind.


Hope it's not an injury.
Permalink Reply by Rob on January 7, 2016 at 1:24pm

That's what B-TV said earlier, tricky navigating near the end.

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