Jan 5th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Stage 5 Discussion, 2012 Dakar Rally

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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 5, 2012 at 3:15pm

Very true. Robby built this car from scrach and know its heart beat. If something is amiss, he would react right away to it. Nasser has no testing with the hummer and has not clue what to expect. At the same time, his style has never been conservative. Normally a lose spare wheel should make a lot of noise. Nasser did not notice it till the damage was done.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 5, 2012 at 3:25pm

Not sure if you could hear it over the roar of the LS1

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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 5, 2012 at 11:00pm

I disagree alittle. Nasser is not making alot of mistakes overtly. He is driving very hard indeed, he is agressive by nature. But his misfortunes are not all the result of driving hard. Spare tire comes loose and breaks a coolant line? Not his mistake. Unless the frame got bent in the almost-rollover, and it didn't look like damage was done. Maybe not tied down tight enough? They are employing great strategy I'll admit.

In the words of Timo Salenen, "Driving like hell".

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Lutz on January 5, 2012 at 3:12pm

Bottom line: This is exciting stuff - I realize I (and the rest of here) are biased...but, when you compare this to a Nascar Race, it's hard to understand why EVERY race fan isn't glued to this race every year.

The bikes are interesting, the coverage is pretty exciting (though I'd like another 30 mins a day) and the video footage is incredible.

I love this stuff and while I (of course) want RG to win - I just love seeing the competition and having Team Speed competitive.

Looking forward to the stage 5 video summary!