Jan 7th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 7 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in stage 5 & Nasser Al Attiyah finished 11th. Cars begin stage 7 at 7:56am/et (9:56am local). Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 7 TRACKING


STAGE 7: Copiapo > Copiapo

Connection 154km | Special Stage 419km | Total 573km


COURSE OVERVIEW

The loop will be the biggest challenge of the week, although the beginning of the special stage, which will travel along tracks in the middle of the hills and cacti, might appear easy. But afterwards, the strain of the kilometres covered since Mar del Plata will begin to take their toll, exactly at the time when a great number of dunes will follow one after another. The last string of dunes to be crossed, so near and yet so far from the finish, may well resemble a bivouac which has been transported to the middle of the desert. Thankfully for the latecomers who pitch their tents, the regulations allow vehicles to be presented until 6 pm on the rest day.





STAGE BY STAGE RESULTS

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2012 at 4:34pm

Great finish going into the rest day...well, not for the crew. Major maintenance tonight and tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 7, 2012 at 4:40pm

A lot of time to make repairs, and high morale to keep the team going!! Can't say enough good things about Team Speed!

Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on January 7, 2012 at 4:48pm

Yes, I imagine morale is sky-high right about now. And good morale can do great things for a team.

Permalink Reply by Christopher Lutz on January 7, 2012 at 5:21pm

It's nice to see another 1-2 finish......BUT, I sure wish it was the orange hummer with a stage win.

Permalink Reply by Karen on January 7, 2012 at 5:34pm

Love it - Hummers at the front!! Robby is great shape - focus on the overall race finish. Want to see both on the podium at the end. This has been AWESOME!!

Permalink Reply by Kevin on January 7, 2012 at 5:29pm

Both Hummers are converted Class 1 cars with a Hummer body added. They are rear engine not mid engine.

Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2012 at 5:37pm

Yes, these Hummers could not be more rear-engined if they tried. The whole mass of the engine sits behind the rear wheels.

Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 7, 2012 at 5:41pm

Are they running Mindola (sp) boxes?

Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 7, 2012 at 5:59pm

Check in with a cracker dry "That A Way". More racing see you guys Monday morning.

Permalink Reply by Capt. Allen "Pez Loco" on January 7, 2012 at 6:22pm

Albin

Permalink Reply by Capt. Allen "Pez Loco" on January 7, 2012 at 6:22pm

Tehy are rear engines with Albi 5 speed TRans

Permalink Reply by Wally Meier on January 7, 2012 at 8:05pm

Kevin, I'm a little confused here it was my understanding that RGM built the cars from the ground up so while they are rear engined are they not rgm products? or are they a purchased chassie converted to where they are now?Other than them being rear engined they seem to differ greatly from the other class 1 cars I've seen.

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