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 Mike taylor on January 8, 2015 at 3:20pm
Wow what a squat, flat gettin it!!! Great pic
Permalink Reply by John Schulte on January 8, 2015 at 3:31pm
Nice pic! Looks like Robby has it setup for Drag Racing. Good weight transfer.
Permalink Reply by Mike taylor on January 8, 2015 at 3:09pm
Is it safe to say my tracker crashed
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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 8, 2015 at 3:14pm

Mine's looked like that quite a bit... just hung

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 8, 2015 at 3:09pm
Sucks waiting......knowing that Nassir started 48minutes ahead of Robby
Permalink Reply by Robert Sandoval on January 8, 2015 at 3:10pm

tracking still does not show him at the finish yet .nevermind it just updated,, 3rd it looks like .

Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 8, 2015 at 3:12pm

Russ got him by :20......haha

Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 8, 2015 at 3:13pm
1:25 back
Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 8, 2015 at 3:13pm

RG Fini 1:25 back PODIUM!

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 8, 2015 at 3:16pm

Vlad 4:19"18'
Yaz 0"20" back
RG 1:25' for 3rd

Permalink Reply by mark roye on January 8, 2015 at 3:21pm

Gaining back the navigational time loss, in "fesh fesh", should put the lie to those whining about the selection of 2wd vs. 4wd. Traction has never been the issue. Sheer speed comes from the inherent better handling with the greater suspension travel, larger tires and engine size afforded by the 2wd rules. Now it's a question of reliability.

Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 8, 2015 at 3:13pm

So far.... Robby 3rd at ASS... 1:25 back *happydanceinsues!!!*

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