Jan 18th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 13 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 13 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in Stage 12 , and is now 16th overall. Gordon will get a great starting spot for stage 13 in an attempt to win his second stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 13 at 10:06am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section at 10:09am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally.

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STAGE 13 TRACKING

STAGE 13: COPIAPO > LA SERENA

Connection 294km | Special Stage 441km | Total 735km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The schedule has taken the meteorological characteristics of the area into account. The “Camanchaca” will be very dense during the first part of the morning. So it will only be once this stubborn fog has lifted that the first motorcyclists will set off to tackle the last dunes of the rally. The sandy part, where an attack is still feasible, represents a third of the special stage. To discover the end of the stage, the competitors will have to head south, on wide tracks which can nevertheless conceal stones which can shatter dreams. When they reach La Serena where the rally’s last bivouac will be situated, they will be awarded highly prized additional points.

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:02am

@wp02
Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 000:38:34 00:00:00
2 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:39:17 00:00:43 00:00:00
3 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 000:39:33 00:00:59 00:00:00
4 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:39:37 00:01:03 00:00:00
5 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 000:42:31 00:03:57 00:00:00

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 18, 2013 at 11:16am

he will overtake Terranova over the next 40KM

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:20am

He should be getting some power back as they hit the lower elevations too... rock on!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 18, 2013 at 11:37am

You're right TOG.. RG 1st at WP 3

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Permalink Reply by steve wilson on January 18, 2013 at 11:25am

Some cool pics of rally posted on CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/13/motorsport/gallery/dakar-rally-2013/i...

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:42am

@wp3

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 001:03:55 00:00:00
2 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 001:04:09 00:00:14 00:00:00
3 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 001:05:31 00:01:36 00:00:00
4 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 001:05:38 00:01:43 00:00:00
5 308 SOUSA (PRT), RAMALHO (PRT) GREAT WALL 001:05:57 00:02:02 00:00:00
6 306 ALVAREZ (ARG), GRAUE (ARG) TOYOTA 001:08:01 00:04:06 00:00:00
7 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:11:59 00:08:04 00:00:00

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:42am

RG thru wp4

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:44am

w/cruella 2:45 down

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:45am

@wp4

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 001:17:54 00:00:00
2 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 001:19:20 00:01:26 00:00:00
3 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 001:20:39 00:02:45 00:00:00
4 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 001:23:18 00:05:24 00:00:00
5 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:32:53 00:14:59 00:00:00

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Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 18, 2013 at 1:24pm

Terranova's BMW is a 3 Litre Diesel and old but it has some pace.

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 11:51am

RG @5

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 18, 2013 at 12:02pm

@wp5

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 001:28:48 00:00:00
2 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 001:30:01 00:01:13 00:00:00
3 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 001:31:49 00:03:01 00:00:00
4 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 001:34:20 00:05:32 00:00:00
5 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:44:04 00:15:16 00:00:00