Jan 11th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion

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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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 11, 2013 at 11:59am

Nasser @WP1 27:41

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) BUGGY 000:27:41 00:00:00
2 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:27:57 00:00:16 00:00:00
3 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:28:16 00:00:35 00:00:00

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 11, 2013 at 12:10pm

1 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) BUGGY 000:27:41 00:00:00
2 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:27:57 00:00:16 00:00:00
3 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:28:16 00:00:35 00:00:00
4 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 000:28:43 00:01:02 00:00:00
5 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 000:28:49 00:01:08 00:00:00
6 307 NOVITSKIY (RUS), ZHILTSOV (RUS) MINI 000:29:09 00:01:28 00:00:00

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2013 at 12:02pm

I'm trying to get it working correctly on IPAD, and the code keeps making the site very slow. So when I 'unactivate' chat, it makes the site fast again. I need rest day to get here so I can fix it once and for all :)

Permalink Reply by Jay on January 11, 2013 at 12:04pm

Who got killed on the Bikes Today?

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 11, 2013 at 12:07pm

I believe it was a french rider on the transition stage this morning... RIP

Permalink Reply by Brad on January 11, 2013 at 12:31pm
Permalink Reply by Dustin Leger on January 11, 2013 at 12:10pm

Motorcycle rider no. 106 Thomas Bourgin (FRA) was the victim of a fatal traffic accident on the link route as he made his way to the start of the day’s special stage.

The accident took place at 08.23 hours local time on the link route on the way up to the Chilean side of the mountain range. The 25-year-old rider collided with a Chilean police car that was travelling in the opposite direction. The exact circumstances of the accident are being subjected to an inquiry.
The rally’s medical teams deployed on the ground were only able to certify the rider’s death, probably instant.

Thomas Bourgin, from Saint Etienne, where he was born on December 23rd 1987, was in 68th place in the overall ranking of his first Dakar. He had realised his passion since 2009 when he took part in the Morocco Rally, followed by a 4th place in the 2011 Africa Race and a 7th place finish in the Tunisia Rally.

The organisers of the Dakar and everyone involved in it express their great sadness to his family and friends and offer their most sincere condolences.

Permalink Reply by Brian Hartwick on January 11, 2013 at 12:13pm

That is exactly what happened in Baja to Kawasaki Remember..

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 11, 2013 at 12:12pm

What a pace these top 3 are on... wow.

Permalink Reply by Brian Hartwick on January 11, 2013 at 12:12pm

Man I Hope he doesnt push to Hard, Just Finish

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 11, 2013 at 12:16pm

@wp2

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) BUGGY 000:44:23 00:00:00
2 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:44:56 00:00:33 00:00:00
3 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:44:57 00:00:34 00:00:00

Permalink Reply by Jason on January 11, 2013 at 12:17pm

Hopefully Robby will push Nasser just enough to break the bugly

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