Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 7 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded his 2nd straight 3rd place finish in Stage 6, moving up to 23rd overall. Gordon is still down over 5 hours in the overall, but will get yet another good starting spot in an attempt to win his first stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 7 at 10:51am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section around 10:56am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.
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STAGE 7 TRACKING
STAGE 7: CALAMA > SALTA
Connection 534km | Special Stage 220km | Total 754km
COURSE OVERVIEW
The ascent of the Andes Cordillera will be in the small hours, taking all the drivers and teams in convoy for a liaison stage finishing at a record altitude of 4,975 metres, at the top of Argentina’s highest mountain pass. During the special stage, the needle of the altimeter will fluctuate between 3,400 m and 4,000 m, but the speedometer will rarely go below 100 km/h, despite the lack of power which will affect all the vehicles. Still on the subject of figures, at this time of the year and at the highest altitude, the thermometer will display an average temperature of 15 degrees. When all is said and done, the biggest difficulty will be for motorcyclists to maintain their stamina. They will be welcomed in a bivouac which has been relocated for the first part of their marathon stage.
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So sad. Condolences to all of his friends and family.
Caselli keeping it up at wp2.
Yep waiting to see if the riders further back caught up to see if Kurt's position holds... easier following a trail than blazing it. Nice to see an American out front in the moto category!
JC loosing ground started 24th or so and 41st at wp1.
Back to 47th at wp1
Caselli 1st of 3 at wp3.
Off topic questions about the Rally - who feeds the crews? How do they get their meals and are they any more than cold sandwiches and C rations? Thanks!
They show some of the mess hall setup here -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfS8Xi0qY-8&feature=youtu.be
Thanks Will. I don't know why that popped into my head - the mother hen syndrome I suppose.
Miffie, not a bad question at all. There 1000's of lesser stories surrounding the "Gas On" story. In years past there were videos and commentary that covered the very topic you bring up. It's a huge undertaking to transport the bivouac everyday.
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