Jan 5th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 1 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon will drive the #305 Speed Energy/Traxxas/Toyo Tires HST.  The special section of Stage 1 is 180km long. The parade leading up to the start of stage 1 will be televised and we will have coverage here.  Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2014 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.


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STAGE 1 TRACKING


STAGE 1: ROSARIO > SAN LUIS

Connection 629km | Special Stage 180km | Total 809km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The competitors will wake up early to set off along the road in the region of Cordoba and start the race on some narrow tracks which will require the utmost vigilance. Each one will still be very fresh allowing them to tackle the stony sections or the blind jumps serenely. The competitors’ driving skills will be rewarded at the finish, where they will have already clocked up 800 kilometres. Although the gaps will not be significant at this stage of the race, it is nevertheless important to maintain their position in the part of the standings that they are aiming for!

 


 The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

 

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This for what it's worth is a screwy timing thing with what i'm looking at.............An unspeakable truth that the first day would be such a massive undoing and i'm sure there is a coming wedge to be driven between the stage winning hopes and the abandonments in whole. If there are high grade issues it is only right to say get in without disqualification and "prove our metal with what is left of our time down there. Suffice to say Vapor lock in whatever form is the result of unmanagable happenings both real and imagined.

BJ in 52 mins down shows something wrong with this stage, Chicherit down alot. HST Vapor Locked? That would be an issue for an beginner amateur maybe, not for an operation like RG's.

RG in 2 hrs down but in

IN 105th 2:8 back
So he lives to run another day

2:08 back sorry

wow...just wow. Work it out and get on the Tele now! Win as many stages as you can and see what happens!

Wow..I dont know what to say, or what Robby's response will be. This must be a huge disappointment for him and the team. I told everyone I talked to that had at least some understanding of off -road racing that he was s gonna..ah never mind. :o(

RG is in!!

wow, cool. hope they get tpo work right away on the car, find out the issues and get cracking tomorrow!!!!!!

+1

were in 2-08 back

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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