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 Rick_G on January 11, 2016 at 11:04pm
TURBO!
Permalink Reply by Bob on January 11, 2016 at 9:14pm

Nasser takes the first non-Pug stage win of the Dakar, finishing 14 seconds ahead of Sainz, and 31 seconds ahead of not-yet-penalized Peterhansel. Nasser now just 12 mins behind Sainz in the overall, if the Peter-penalty turns out to be real.

Permalink Reply by Gary Ford on January 11, 2016 at 9:16pm

Assuming tracking (at the finish at least) is still working then this stage is a real car killer. 12+ hours after they started and there are still 25 cars out on the course!

Permalink Reply by Bob on January 11, 2016 at 10:04pm

Yeah, it sounds like it was a real killer alright. And more of the same in the offing I guess in the stages to follow.

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 11, 2016 at 9:18pm

hope everybody is ok .good times dont mean anything with out bad ones . here is tomorrow being the best one yet''''''''go teamspeed .....................................ps i hope there is a 2017 come back shane come back

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 11, 2016 at 9:23pm

showing 37th and 42nd overall

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 9:24pm

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 11, 2016 at 9:29pm

Just missing a few bits and pieces.

Permalink Reply by Don Brown on January 11, 2016 at 9:33pm

...and 1 light out.

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 11, 2016 at 9:48pm

hey tog im guessing everybody ok, any word would be thankful ...ps thanks to you and everybody for all the help

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 11, 2016 at 10:03pm
Great news !
Permalink Reply by Gary Ford on January 11, 2016 at 9:25pm

Loeb did a half ass attempt at a yard sale with the car today. Maybe Peterhansel will get a big fat penalty and tomorrow Sainz can do a proper yard sale (as long as no-one gets hurt) like he did once before and there will be no pugs leading the rally.

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