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 BAD on January 9, 2014 at 8:27pm

Does anyone here follow NASCAR or read Jayski? No mention whatsoever of RG. ....Yes, we sent him a memo...

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 9, 2014 at 8:33pm

No awards for participation! LOL there probably is but until he wins a stage I'd expect nothing.

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Permalink Reply by Jamie LaVelle on January 9, 2014 at 8:47pm

Jimmy Johnson hasnt mentioned it, Soo you aint gonna hear a peep . . .

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Permalink Reply by Carrie on January 9, 2014 at 9:42pm

Robby doesn't driver NASCAR anymore. Why the hell would Jayski say anything about it? It's not like he was up and posting non-current drivers results for K&N or local races.

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Permalink Reply by BAD on January 9, 2014 at 10:19pm

No, but Jayski will mention that Mayfield pleads guilty to possession of stolen goods, Todd Parrott and his successful completion of NASCARs Substance Abuse Policy Road to Recovery Program....

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 10, 2014 at 12:14am

thank you ,I was going to say he'll shit talk drivers who haven't been to a CUP race in 10 years.And Jayski is a Planet member.

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Permalink Reply by BAD on January 10, 2014 at 4:17am

You can bet your sweet (&%$ that if there were negative news about RG he would post it in a heartbeat!

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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 9, 2014 at 8:48pm

I think Robby dodged a bullet. They would have posted the penalty by now. Maybe aso finally decided to get soft on him.

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Permalink Reply by Shadey on January 9, 2014 at 8:52pm

+1,. this may be a first for someone from the US, maybe Robby was just close enough to make it count.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 9, 2014 at 8:58pm

Why hit a man while he is Down?.................I recall there was a time when he said his "light went on" I believe and was in this missed a WP shit then........But my memory is a bit off ...I think...but I don't know...but I suspect...I think..