Jan 13th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a broken studs in stage 7, and had to limp home to a disappointing 56th place finish. Gordon is now 24th overall. The rally now enters Chile, and Robby Gordon will begin stage 8 at 10:45am/et.

2014 Stage 7 Photos

STAGE 8 TRACKING

STAGE 8: SALTA > CALAMA

Connection 510km | Special Stage 302km | Total 812km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Today the competitors will cross the Andes Cordillera, to begin the Chilean part of the rally. A special transition stage has been marked out there for the last day that cars will progress without overtaking motorcycles and quad bikes. The timed section of the day will be accessible to skilled drivers who are at ease on fast tracks in a closed environment. Drivers are advised to pay attention to their position from the outset to limit the number of overtaking manoeuvres, even though the strict standards regarding the use of the Sentinel system will be carefully monitored at the end of the day.

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 Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2014 at 12:47pm

in at 2

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 13, 2014 at 12:51pm

Didn't loose much time on that stint

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 13, 2014 at 12:48pm

Made it to WP2 and only lost an additional 3 minutes. If there was a problem it was fixed and he is rolling again.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2014 at 12:52pm

the loss of 2:55 would have been a top ten area,just say'n

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 13, 2014 at 12:48pm

Al/Peter/Sainz Finished... The German Farewell?

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Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 13, 2014 at 12:51pm

Robby Gordon passes the WP2. The U.S. loses 1:05 '20'' in a section that Nasser made in 46'25''

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 13, 2014 at 12:51pm

RG's split from wp1 to wp2 was 10th fastest +2:55

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 13, 2014 at 12:53pm

10 only !? how heavy is the hst compare to the girls car ?

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 13, 2014 at 12:52pm

Three theories come to mind:

A. Robby was penalized one hour for not leaving on time.
B. The whole tracking system is jacked up and Robby start time is off by 1 hour
C. Mechanical issues before WP1

Me hopes B.