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 Xracer on January 10, 2013 at 2:27pm
@geothermaljones thankx for the updates
Permalink Reply by tony kent on January 10, 2013 at 2:01pm

@ arrival

1 300 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) BUGGY 003:32:08 00:00:00
2 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 003:40:44 00:08:36 00:00:00
3 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 003:46:00

Permalink Reply by rene capdevielle on January 10, 2013 at 2:06pm

i also have no chat

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 10, 2013 at 2:06pm

Well it looks like Carlos is toast. We'lll see how that plays out with Alibaba's engine. Still 9 stages to go. ANYTHING can happen.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 10, 2013 at 2:09pm

Gordon:"We lost 5-6' in the first part on nav. It was hard to pass bikes in the dust. Engine was down on power on the altitude"

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 10, 2013 at 2:13pm

Well1360km of special stage down 2500km+ to go.

Permalink Reply by roy on January 10, 2013 at 2:15pm

the bugly put up some big gains today... again...

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 10, 2013 at 2:16pm

Fast and smooth, just not as fast as the Aiatola but almost as fast as Peterhandle , but the competition keeps falling out , who knows whom else will bite the dust plenty of time left for miracles ( no quitting please)

Permalink Reply by mj on January 10, 2013 at 2:16pm
Looks like a good run today . Just knock them off 1x1 . Still in this race !!
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 10, 2013 at 2:17pm

Interview after stage 6

Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 10, 2013 at 2:25pm

I like his shades. When are they available at the speed shop

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 10, 2013 at 3:08pm

Oakley's?

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