Jan 2nd, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 2 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 2 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 5th during stage 1 & Nasser Al Attiyah came home 38th. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

 

STAGE 2 TRACKING

 

STAGE 2: De La Pampa > San Rafael

 

Connection 487km | Special Stage 290km | Total 777km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

 

The competitors will have an early start and a long way to go to join the start of the special stage. But the pace that the drivers will have to keep up on the first very fast part of the route will immediately ensure that they remain extremely focused. After the big, fast bends negotiated on firm ground, the entrance in a backdrop of dunes will significantly slow down their progress. In Nihuil, the grey-coloured sand bears witness to the intense volcanic activity which occurred in the region several thousand years ago.


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Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on January 2, 2012 at 12:25am

Keep it on the road and maintain contact, then kill 'em in the last 30 miles of sand.

Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 2, 2012 at 1:15am
If Robby wins stage 2 order him a birthday cake
Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on January 2, 2012 at 10:20am
Aww yeah. I forgot yesterday was his b day.
Permalink Reply by Wesley Murrey on January 2, 2012 at 3:16am

What is the best place to watch video coverage of the Dakar this year and is there any place to follow it live?

Permalink Reply by Drone637 on January 2, 2012 at 3:50am

Versus/NBC Sports (they changed the name today) has a 30 minute update every night for the two weeks at 1:30 EST, 10:30 PST. You can catch the Eurovision updates live usually on Justin.tv. They normally show up on the torrent networks a day late or so.

Permalink Reply by Wesley Murrey on January 2, 2012 at 4:09am

Thanks Kris. I knew about those, just wondering if there was something more detailed and live in the way of coverage this year. I keep waiting for a real 12 or 24hr following of the race, but I guess maybe the Dakar isn't as big in the USA as us off road racers would want it to be. We can't even get real TV coverage of the Baja 500 or 1000, so I'm probably hoping for way to much.

With all the crap reality shows on TV today, you would think that there would be a market for a real, no bullshit balls to the wall type of sport like off road racing. I guess there isn't enough crime or overpaid ignorant athletes for us to keep the average moron tuned in to watch.

Permalink Reply by George Barnes on January 2, 2012 at 9:45am

Apparently the 'soccer moms' don't want real reality in their TV!

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 2, 2012 at 9:51am

They would rather wath Jersey Shores.
That is far more acceptable that hearing someone slip and put a dammit or shit on the air in a race.

Permalink Reply by Drone637 on January 2, 2012 at 9:59am
At least the coverage has improved a bit over the last 5 years. I agree with the coverage issue, but when your running a long distance race it is hard to find time to send out updates. The web site gives you checkpoint updates through the run, maybe we need to get teams sponsored by a satellite tracking firm...
Permalink Reply by joseph on January 2, 2012 at 7:24am

good morning glad to see alls good with the 300. Nasser has a problem like that and also ran strong all day and is only 9m back sounds like jimmy jonson luck to me he should feel a lot better this morning. I got a good feeling about today i think robbys birthday is going to be very{ special } about 290km worth

Permalink Reply by Peter Cain on January 2, 2012 at 7:47am

I'm so excited about today and the rest of the rally...

Hammer down, Robby!

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 2, 2012 at 7:50am

Robby Gordon will begin his stage 2 Special section at 10:47am/et & Nasser Al Attiyah will begin at 11:21am/et

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