Jan 15th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 12 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 12 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon start time: 10:26am/et, Sheldon Creed will not start, due to disqualification in stage 8.


STAGE 12 TRACKING


STAGE 12: SAN JUAN > VILLA CARLOS PAZ

Connection 450km | Special Stage 481km | Total 931km

COURSE OVERVIEW

There is more than 900km to cover on the day before the finish, including more than half in the special section, with the exception of the trucks, whose dimensions are not suitable for some of the tracks on the agenda. In this semi-mountainous terrain, the vegetation which lines their edges might be a bit tight for them! This means that the other vehicles will also have to show dexterity. Fans of pure driving will be at ease, but they’ll have to watch out for blunders: at this stage in the game, a mistake could cost them dearly.

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 FayK on January 15, 2016 at 4:54pm
Thanks for hanging in there for another day, Gordini! One more to go! Go Robby, Go!
Permalink Reply by joseph on January 15, 2016 at 5:13pm

night all

Permalink Reply by Gary Ford on January 15, 2016 at 5:33pm

I'm gonna be off the grid the next few days so won't get to follow along for tomorrows stage. Good luck Robby - finish strong. See all of you next year back on Planet Robby.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 15, 2016 at 6:13pm

I am not fully caught up with today's convo, but I am sure it was more bring back the Hummer, We need Diesel, drive for the PUGS conversation.

With that said what series would you like to see RG compete in that he hasn't yet? I would love to see him in WRC. You?

Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 15, 2016 at 6:54pm

Naaaah.. stick to whats best, and what hes best at >> big woops ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^, big horsepower, big travel, big truck, big air, big fun, big entrys DESERT RACIN !!!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 15, 2016 at 9:18pm
Yeah it the requirement was something he hasnt done yet.
Permalink Reply by ChevyTT77 on January 15, 2016 at 9:24pm

yes I'd love to see the #1 plate back on his TT.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2016 at 6:28pm

Gonna try to fire up chat for the final stage of the rally.

Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 15, 2016 at 6:56pm

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2016 at 9:09pm

7 minute penalty for Loeb in Stage 12, so RG gets 12th place

Permalink Reply by FayK on January 15, 2016 at 10:37pm
Yeah!
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 17, 2016 at 8:56pm

Twelfth Place Finish for Gordon in Stage 12, as Team SPEED

heads to Final Stage of Dakar Rally

VILLA CARLOS PAZ, Argentina (January 15, 2016) – Robby Gordon and navigator Johnny Campbell moved another step closer to completing the 38th Dakar Rally on Friday by finishing twelfth in Stage 12 with a time of 5 hours, 47 minutes and 33 seconds.

Starting in the eleventh position, Gordon’s run on Friday saw him trade positions on course with top-Argentina competitor Orlando Terranova multiple times as the two would keep a consistent pace of the leaders throughout the stage. Continuing to drive in a conservative manor through the narrow mountainous terrain, Gordon would finish the special in 5 hours, 47 minutes, and 33 seconds just 13 minutes, and 16 seconds back of Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen who claimed his first stage win of the rally.

Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed the second spot with a time of 5 hours, 34 minutes, 26 seconds just 9 seconds behind Hirvonen. Leeroy Poulter of South Africa rounded out the podium with a time of 5 hours, 35 minutes, and 2 seconds. Fellow South African Giniel De Villiers was credited with fourth in a time of 5 hours, 35 minutes, 14 seconds, with Spainard Nani Roma claiming a top-five with a time of 5 hours, 37 minute, and 26 seconds.

After twelve stages of the 2016 Dakar Rally, the overall remains the same with Peterhansel holding the lead going into the final stage over Al-Attiyah by 40 minutes, and 59 seconds. De Villers continues to hold the third position 1 hour, 7 minutes, 16 seconds back, while Hirvonen claims the fourth position 1 hour, 11 minutes, 42 seconds behind. Poulter rounds out the top-five trailing Peterhansel 1 hour, 41 minutes, and 6 seconds.

Robby Gordon’s twelfth place finish today moves him to twenty-sixth in the overall standings in twenty-fourth 10 hours, 41 minutes, and 6 seconds behind the winning pace of Peterhansel.

Saturday’s final stage will offer competitors the shortest special of the 13 stages, with 180 km’s of twisty sandy and rocky roads. For Gordon and Walch the final stage will not be an easy task, as they will need to make sure they conserve their equipment to get the HST Gordini to the finish. Once arriving in Argentina’s third largest city, a massive celebration is planned with several hundred thousands fans on hand looking to cheer on their favorite drivers as they cross the finish line.

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