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 Geris on January 7, 2016 at 3:43pm

[Image:http://cdn-3.motorsport.com/static/img/amp/600000/660000/666000/666...]

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 7, 2016 at 3:55pm

Gordon. : What is tha cloud of dust

Mini : It is the Peugeot 2008 prancing

Toyota : although there are smoking us with their timid approach we should be wary of them

According to google translate

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Permalink Reply by Geris on January 7, 2016 at 4:56pm

Something like that. Cirebox is a french cartoonist who parody motorsports results week after week like F1, Nascar, Indycar, Le Mans series... It's often very funny with offbeat humor, far from the wrinkled aspect of pilots..

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Permalink Reply by Ruben on January 7, 2016 at 3:57pm

That was funny!!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2016 at 3:50pm

“50 kmph for around 100 km”

“The car is working: there's oil, diesel and water. It must be an electronic problem, because we haven't managed to go faster than 50 kmph for around 100 km. We stopped and tried to find what the problem was, but we couldn't. We stopped a second time and Romain Dumas gave us a tow to get up a slope. But the Dakar isn't finished, it's only the 5th day. In any case, we didn't know what we were aiming for… now we know that we're 22nd, there you go”.