Jan 8th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 6 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 8th in Stage 5, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 33rd. The special section of Stage 6 is 542km. Robby Gordon start time: 8:25am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 9:05am/et.

2016 Stage 4 Photos

STAGE 6 TRACKING

STAGE 6: UYUNI > UYUNI

Connection 181km | Special Stage 542km | Total 723km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The longest special section of the Dakar takes place on the 6th day of consecutive racing. And that is not the only difficulty of this operation, which will take place between 3,500 and 4,200m in altitude. The pace and surfaces change constantly, alternating between sand and rock, which may be disconcerting, especially if it rains. Glimpses of the Salar d’Uyuni are but one of the visual delights on the agenda. Meanwhile, the truck category, which will race separately on this 6th stage, will visit the home town of the President Evo Morales.

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 Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2016 at 10:22am

I'm think'n 5, working the 1 minute cars

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Permalink Reply by Greg Jones on January 8, 2016 at 10:21am

does RG have any recourse for Terranova ignoring the sentinel yesterday?

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Permalink Reply by Raul Herrera on January 8, 2016 at 10:22am

Good morning folks, getting early to the office, coffe it's hot and ready, it's pay day and I have to prepare the payroll :/ well I'll pay by the end of the day ;)

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 8, 2016 at 10:22am

Remember how much Peterhansel cried when the Hummer kicked his ass and then they reinspected Robby's car and said he an illegal tire inflation system even though he had already been through scrutineering. Then they disqualified him and he still kicked their asses with the system plugged. It is way more lopsided with the Pugs. They need to disqualify them to make it a better race.

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 8, 2016 at 10:30am

French car and team,,, never happen.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 8, 2016 at 10:26am

rg down 5:03 wp4

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2016 at 10:27am

WP4-5:10

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 8, 2016 at 10:30am

Loeb lost 1:50 or so from wp4 to wp5

Went from 1st to 3hd

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 8, 2016 at 10:32am

Maybe he got word, on the in car radio they are not supposed to have, to slow down so they do not draw too much attention to the power they really have.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 8, 2016 at 10:32am

When the field loses 3 minutes between CP1 and CP2 to the Pugs, there is a clearly a disparity. Everyone is fighting for 4th on back. Anytime a non-Pug finishes on the podium for a stage, you should call it a victory.

Not to lose everyone but this is like watching a UConn Women's basketball game.