Jan 19th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 14 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 14 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon was the winner of stage 13, and looks to close out the rally with another stage win.Stage 14 marks the end of the 2013 edition of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 14 at 8:06am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section at 8:06am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally.

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STAGE 14 TRACKING

STAGE 14: LA SERENA > SANTIAGO

Connection 502km | Special Stage 128km | Total 630km

COURSE OVERVIEW

To reach the Chilean capital, the heroes of the 2013 Dakar will still have to remain focused on the amazing fast tracks, where the pleasure of driving will go hand in hand with their sense of accomplishment. After the journey on the road, the drivers will be expected on a show course a few kilometres long, where they will be able to delight spectators by performing skids and jumps. This will be a foretaste of the highly emotional ceremony which will be organised the next day facing the Palacio de La Moneda, on the Plaza de la Constitución.

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 19, 2013 at 10:32am

"a show course a few kilometres long, where they will be able to delight spectators by performing skids and jumps."
I wonder how high a Mini can jump??? Sounds like they might need a showman... RG perhaps?

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 19, 2013 at 10:36am

Chicherit 35 seconds ahead of RG at WP2

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Permalink Reply by redlinetech on January 19, 2013 at 10:46am

Hmm , not a stage for the Hummer

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 19, 2013 at 11:34am

Top 6 at KM111 1) Roma 2) Terranova +1m24s 3) Alvarez +1m31s 4) DeVilliers +1m57s 5) Chicherit +2m15s 6) GORDON +2m48s

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Permalink Reply by Rob Waldrip on January 19, 2013 at 11:44am

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda, Horeshoes and Hand Grenades but WTF
Going into todays stage (14), if you were to deduct Robbys mishaps from stage 1 & 4 and give him the same time as those stages winners and if my math is correct - I come up with him being 2:27 behind Peterhansel overall for the first 13 stages of the race.

I understand Peterhan.. has been taking it easy the last few stages. But then deduct Robby's 10 minutes being stuck at the dune checkpoint and if they would have not stopped his first stage win at Check Point 1 he would have put more minutes on Peterhan..maybe another 5 or so. Robby would have been very close getting the overall.

But this is why it's Dakar - all of the challenges with the terrain, elements and navigation make it a beast.

Outside of the two major unfortunate mishaps Robby's at the top and a strong second place.

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Permalink Reply by Chad on January 19, 2013 at 11:50am

As of WP3 Robby has taken about 5 minutes out of Kahle's 11 minute advantage.

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Permalink Reply by Shane on January 19, 2013 at 11:56am

Yep, looks like 14th overall. Not a bad run considering the 5 hours he spent on his lid. At least he had a good run, with no mechanical failures to speak of.

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Permalink Reply by Miffles on January 19, 2013 at 12:20pm

Or injuries

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Permalink Reply by Chad on January 19, 2013 at 12:09pm

Maybe Kahle will have something hold him up in the parade section...

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Permalink Reply by Ray Therat on January 19, 2013 at 2:01pm

Has everything come to a screeching halt? I haven't seen any updates for the last hour+ here, the "official site" nor trackingdakar.nl.

Anybody know what's going on?

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Permalink Reply by Shadey on January 19, 2013 at 2:05pm

Nani Roma takes it by 1'24' over Orlando Terranova and 1'31' over Lucio Álvarez. Stéphane Peterhansel drove cautiously and finished 3'55' behind his teammate. Now, the drivers will have to tackle a 220 km link section before the final 15 timed kilometres.

I believe that they are in the link section, plus the DAKAR updates are slow to come.