Jan 10th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 6 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon rebounded in stage 5 with a very nice 3rd place finish. Gordon is still down over 5 hours in the overall and will try to win as many of the remaining stages as he can. The rally now makes its first start in Chile. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 6 at 8:33am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section around 8:39am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

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STAGE 6 TRACKING

STAGE 6: ARICA > CALAMA

Connection 331km | Special Stage 454km | Total 785km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The first special stage held in Chile will take competitors back to the Atacama Desert: they will be faced with sand and dunes for two thirds of the distance. But two specific sections of the stage will be timed: the latter will allow them to rediscover fesh fesh, which is unlikely to enthuse them. Overall, the day will be very long, at a stage where the competitors’ bodies will start to suffer from the lack of sleep, particularly for those who have experienced some incidents. At the head of the race, a ranking which is already probable is taking shape: the real candidates for the Top 10 are apparent.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Keith on January 10, 2013 at 11:41am

trackingdakar.com shows fast Al as the first to WP6, 6:21 up on Peterhansel

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 10, 2013 at 11:22am

Robby at the transition section of Stage 6

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 10, 2013 at 11:31am

One of the support trucks, the #550 driven by Michel BouCou, has withdrawn. The #544 is still in the running.

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 10, 2013 at 11:36am

17:07 Cars: Sainz close to dropping out?

Carlos Sainz is at a standstill after 181 km of the special stage and is having mechanical problems with his buggy. The Spaniard has signalled that it is an engine problem that neither he nor co-pilot Timo Göttschalk can repair.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 10, 2013 at 11:41am

Shit happens.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 10, 2013 at 11:43am

- End of section 1: Al-Attiyah dominant...

With Nani Roma dropping down the field due to being stuck in the dunes and Sainz losing time due to a broken engine, the team-mate of Carlos “El Matador”, Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar Red Bull), is out in front in the car special stage with a total time of 2:27'24". He leads Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini) by 6'24", Robby Gordon (Hummer) by 8'18", Leonid Novitskiy (Mini) by 12'53" and Giniel de Villiers (Toyota) by 14'25". However, Guerlain Chicherit, who started in 24th place this morning, has still not finished the first portion and could sneak into the top 5.

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 10, 2013 at 11:44am

What I find interesting is RG has 8 years developing the restricted LS-x power plant he is running and The Buglys come out of the gate with what seems even power with only 6 months development. And when I say intersting I mean they are fucking cheaters.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Keith on January 10, 2013 at 11:48am

Does anyone have a link to the specs of the Buggys? I couldn't find much. How much support are they getting from VW?

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 10, 2013 at 11:53am

They aren't VW they are LSx engines.

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Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on January 10, 2013 at 12:05pm

Go figure, so RG works out the spec's. for the LS-x engine for the Dakar and has an engine builder put it together and then Nasar buys a bunch to the same spec from the same builder.