Jan 11th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 11th in Stage 5, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 21st. The special section of Stage 8 is 393km. Robby Gordon start time: 7:26am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 7:48am/et.


STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: SALTA > BELEN

Connection 373km | Special Stage 393km | Total 766km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The change of terrain which marks the entry into the second part of the rally should also mark a change in programme for the drivers, who will face the first dune sections of the 2016 edition. Experts in dunes crossing will have an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and even gain an advantage. They will also notice the navigational difficulties which have been introduced this year to complicate their existence. Louds of minutes could be lost by vehicles blocked in the sand.

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 Robert Ryan on January 11, 2016 at 3:00pm
Going to Bivoac for repairs
Permalink Reply by Rick_G on January 11, 2016 at 3:03pm

under tow?

Permalink Reply by Levi Pal on January 11, 2016 at 2:59pm

As of now the penalty still appears in the rankings...

Permalink Reply by Gary Ford on January 11, 2016 at 3:02pm

Robby used the Mulligan later - Stage 5 I think. The penalty was assessed for stage 2, but only showed up during stage 4. If they had assessed it immediately then he would have started way further back on stage 3, or used the mulligan then.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 2:58pm

Sheldon is about 50km from WP5.

Had a clutch issue

Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 11, 2016 at 3:03pm

♫"Staying alive staying alive !!♫ ha ha ha .... ♫

Permalink Reply by Michael Keith on January 11, 2016 at 3:07pm

LOL

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 3:01pm

I must be lost... Where does it say RG got his time back? All reports I have seen he has said he "was confident" he WOULD get his time back. But as of the start of Stage 8, he still shows the 1h4m penalty attached to his overall time and is now over 5h behind when you factor in todays stage

Permalink Reply by yano on January 11, 2016 at 3:02pm

A vid on RD.com ?

Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 11, 2016 at 3:03pm

watch the latest RG Vimeo Video from today or yesterday

Permalink Reply by Luis Fernandez on January 11, 2016 at 3:04pm

I didn't hear anything.

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 11, 2016 at 3:06pm

Doesn't matter if he got the penalty rescinded, He gave it all back to them today plus interest.

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