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 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.

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..

Permalink Reply by ktm pilot on January 9, 2014 at 8:59pm

Ya, I think he was close enough to the waypoint that it registered, but he thought they didn't find it.
Good Luck tomorrow!

Permalink Reply by Al Robinson on January 9, 2014 at 8:56pm

I heard he was within a 1000 ft from it and just didn't say fuck and smoked on, excellent!!

Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on January 9, 2014 at 9:14pm

The wait is over ... 1 hour penalty.

Permalink Reply by Craig Veld on January 9, 2014 at 9:22pm

Bummer

Permalink Reply by Al Robinson on January 9, 2014 at 9:13pm

So what time I am getting up tomorrow morning pst time?

Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 9, 2014 at 9:17pm

early!

Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 9, 2014 at 9:17pm

Well, I guess he got the 1 hour penalty and now he is 24th overall.....not 19th.....too bad, but thems the rules!

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 9, 2014 at 9:57pm

where are you?

Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 9, 2014 at 10:50pm

Comox....BC. Canada

Permalink Reply by Al Robinson on January 9, 2014 at 9:18pm

That sucks!!

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