Jan 9th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 14th place finish in stage 4, and is now 4h16m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 5 is 211km, followed by a 111km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 246km (527km total).

2014 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: CHILECITO > TUCUMAN

Connection 384km | Special Stage 527km | Total 911km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

After two race days with completely separate routes, everyone will gather together to tackle the longest stage of the rally. They will need to be extremely resistant to overcome these two sections of the special stage which will primarily feature sand. All day long the competitors will make headway on off-piste sections: those who have poorly assessed the limits of their engine will constantly be on the verge of overheating and all the more so, as the region’s temperatures are generally very high. At the bivouac in Tucuman, the candidates for the podium will have been whittled down to a select few, as many of them will no longer be a part of this elite group. For many others, their timing and mechanical mishaps will only become apparent in the middle of the night.

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

 

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Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 8, 2014 at 10:04pm
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Permalink Reply by Head Held High on January 8, 2014 at 10:07pm

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Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 8, 2014 at 10:07pm

just like Robby tomorrow

and here are two links while we wait
Kazahstans Proto Fire end of 2nd stage
http://en.tengrinews.kz/sport/Kazakhstans-Proto-Overdrive-burns-at-...

about ford entries
http://www.topgear.co.za/news/things-go-from-bad-to-worse-for-ford-...

sorry one more link photos (some of robby not sure if they were shared here or not yet)
http://auto.freenet.de/pictureshow/motorsport/dakar-blog-claus-mueh...

Permalink Reply by Dave-O on January 8, 2014 at 10:09pm
.....To pull a peterhansel.
Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 8, 2014 at 10:09pm

So your saying you get shoot-gun...doh!

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 10:12pm

Cool! Another tarmac section to take a halftime break.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 8, 2014 at 10:18pm

Shorter halftime though than stage 4. Hot in the desert tomorrow.. hope the cooling issues have been resolved.

Permalink Reply by Keith Pickett on January 9, 2014 at 2:55pm

as long as they keep the rear clamshell ditched, i'm betting that caused a lot of heat issues!

Permalink Reply by brewski on January 8, 2014 at 10:16pm

a lot of elevation change happens during the connection.

Permalink Reply by John Carrington on January 8, 2014 at 10:16pm

It was great getting chat today

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 10:18pm

Robby Gordon will be the 14th car off the line, and begins the special section at 9:01am/et

Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on January 8, 2014 at 10:20pm

Stage 5 Starters DF

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