Jan 9th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 14th place finish in stage 4, and is now 4h16m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 5 is 211km, followed by a 111km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 246km (527km total).

2014 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: CHILECITO > TUCUMAN

Connection 384km | Special Stage 527km | Total 911km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.

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 Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 9:19am

Nasser 11 minutes back to Roma at WP4.

Permalink Reply by yano on January 9, 2014 at 9:23am
Mr. Moustache better be sharp today !
Come on guys
Permalink Reply by Dinamo Ska on January 9, 2014 at 9:23am

Where is the Toyota of Devilliers?

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 9:24am

No idea. He didn't appear on tracking yesterday either. No reports as of yet

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 9, 2014 at 9:28am

South America!

Permalink Reply by John Carrington on January 9, 2014 at 9:26am

Nasser though 4 -11.04

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 9:27am

Sainz thru 22 minutes down!

Permalink Reply by Dinamo Ska on January 9, 2014 at 9:27am

Shit

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 9:28am

Sure hope Robby didn't follow him...

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 9, 2014 at 9:29am

Doubtful. Robby started 31 minutes after Sainz so he is at least 10 minutes behind him.

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 9, 2014 at 9:31am

His tracks will still be there!

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 9, 2014 at 9:31am

If the HST doesn't get stuck and they follow the right track they could make up a lot of time

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