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 geothermaljones on January 9, 2014 at 11:44am

Tool,
How bout a brief musical interlude during the intermission...

Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 9, 2014 at 11:46am

Dust in the wind......Point of no return....?

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 9, 2014 at 11:51am

How about "Girl from Ipanema" musak ala Blues Brothers

Permalink Reply by Barb on January 9, 2014 at 11:47am

cue elevator music! lol

Permalink Reply by Barb on January 9, 2014 at 11:48am

boy, what a stage....

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 9, 2014 at 11:49am

I was thinking the Jeopardy music

Permalink Reply by Barb on January 9, 2014 at 11:50am

that too!

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 9, 2014 at 11:49am

Nice job BJ!. He is in at WP5 at +1:00:08 and only lost 3 min to the leader between WP4 and WP5 which is better than most of the competition.

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 9, 2014 at 11:51am

BJ and Quinn on their own now.

Permalink Reply by GDS on January 9, 2014 at 11:49am

Wasn't it Sainz that drove around in circles for a half hour trying to get his gps to register at the beacon last year? They gave him the time back. Wonder if there's anything like that happening today or if those guys just got lost?

Permalink Reply by Barb on January 9, 2014 at 11:51am

Oh, forgot about that. It will be interesting how this stage works out, who gets what time back...

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 9, 2014 at 11:54am

Carlos will be bitching in the front office while Red Bull is writing a check in the back office.

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