Jan 8th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a disappointing 47th place finish in stage 4. The special section of Stage 5 is 458km long. Robby Gordon start time: 10:49am/et, and he will be the 18th car off the line. Gordon sits 39th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 4 Photos

STAGE 5 TRACKING

STAGE 5: COPIAPO > ANTOFAGASTA

Connection 239km | Special Stage 458km | Total 697km

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is the first of the rare special stages in which all categories will compete. At the start of the race, the most confident drivers will be able to take advantage of the fast tracks to try to move up in the overall standings. But the temptation to do so may be risky, particularly in the hard-to-handle fesh-fesh areas where absolute self-control is the only guarantee of success. Overtaking here requires precision handling to the extreme.

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 yano on January 8, 2015 at 4:45pm

thx jaci

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 8, 2015 at 4:50pm

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 8, 2015 at 4:59pm

No!

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 8, 2015 at 4:47pm

sainz out !?

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Permalink Reply by will on January 8, 2015 at 4:51pm

The Dakar 2015 was not being an easy task Carlos Sainz. In the first three stages pilot Peugeot had a discreet performance, but still the best pilot of the brand. Until then the problems were not large, since a change of car always requires an adjustment period. However, yesterday the Peugeot 2008 DKR struggled in pressure feed system , although at first it was thought that the fault was in the turbo vehicle. Carlos Sainz with co-driver Lucas Cruz were unemployed more than four hours, losing all chance of winning in this Dakar. Despite mechanical problems, the Spanish singles today go out to stage 5 with less pressure and focused and in day to day to try to win stages. Carlos Sainz today still in the usual positions he has held in this edition, prowling the ninth, when the absence of 10 kilometers from the finish has turned to his Peugeot 2008 DKR give 5 rollovers. The accident occurred at the lack visibility caused by dust kicked up by vehicles going forward. Both the pilot and copilot are well and have been taken to hospital as a precaution.
http://www.motoryracing.com/dakar/noticias/dakar-2015-vuelco-deja-f...

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Leger on January 8, 2015 at 4:53pm

And the other Peugeot is stuck

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 8, 2015 at 4:52pm

where r u getting the pix from plz ?

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Leger on January 8, 2015 at 4:58pm

Dakar.com.
15:59 Cars: Despres still stuck
Cyril Despres has been stopped for 1 and a half hours on the special attempting to fix a mechanical problem, another mishap for the Frenchman’s debut on four wheels.
Still has not made it to CP5.