Jan 18th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 13 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 13 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in Stage 12 , and is now 16th overall. Gordon will get a great starting spot for stage 13 in an attempt to win his second stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 13 at 10:06am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section at 10:09am/et.  Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally.


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STAGE 13 TRACKING


STAGE 13: COPIAPO > LA SERENA

Connection 294km | Special Stage 441km | Total 735km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The schedule has taken the meteorological characteristics of the area into account. The “Camanchaca” will be very dense during the first part of the morning. So it will only be once this stubborn fog has lifted that the first motorcyclists will set off to tackle the last dunes of the rally. The sandy part, where an attack is still feasible, represents a third of the special stage. To discover the end of the stage, the competitors will have to head south, on wide tracks which can nevertheless conceal stones which can shatter dreams. When they reach La Serena where the rally’s last bivouac will be situated, they will be awarded highly prized additional points.






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Permalink Reply by Ken deubel on January 18, 2013 at 5:34pm
Alright I'll agree with that, maybe a second Hummer next year might help. Robby's the best out there
Permalink Reply by Dave Horwath on January 18, 2013 at 5:43pm

I'm not sure if the second Hummer is a double edged sword or not. I kida feel the same way about 4wd....

Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 18, 2013 at 10:30pm

I think 4WD would be the way to go, but as lot more engine restrictions(smaller engines for a start) and he would have to build a totally different car. Too expensive at this point in time. The Diesels have been "choked" this year, next year more freedoms perhaps?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 18, 2013 at 10:51pm

diesels require factory involvement IMO and honestly ,they're a shitty sounding engine.
I don't see Robby ever going to 4wd becouse of the 300mm travel rule.Robby got bite in the ass the 4th stage? of 2005 .If Robby can lobby for a 39mm restrictor and get it.why reinvent the wheel and change the chassis contruction.

Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 18, 2013 at 5:03pm

where you purchased the remote control car RG Dakar 2013 edition

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 18, 2013 at 5:10pm
Permalink Reply by mj on January 18, 2013 at 5:46pm
Also at tower hobbies
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Permalink Reply by John on January 18, 2013 at 5:25pm
Anyone using the dakar android app notice they post drivers pictures for all the news bits......except for Robby?
Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 18, 2013 at 6:36pm

Really ???

Permalink Reply by Kirk G on January 18, 2013 at 5:34pm

is there a multiplier for stage 14?

Permalink Reply by GLL on January 18, 2013 at 7:14pm

Fantastic run today. And up to what, 14th overall in Car. Way to hang in there.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 18, 2013 at 7:34pm

Quote from Robby after his stage win today:

Any time you don't win you're going to have some regrets

Guerlain finished second and it will be interesting to see. I think starting from the back has some advantages, but for us the most important thing is we just want to continue and finish the rally. We have nothing really to gain. I know Chicherit's buggy has a bigger restrictor. It has 39 mm and we're on 37 so he should be faster on tracks like this. But it is what it is… Hopefully next year we'll get the 39 mm restrictor too. Any time you don't win you're going to have some regrets and I guess the first regret was being too conservative on day one, because that got me stuck and from there we never recovered – we just put ourselves in worse positions.

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