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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 timothy price on
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robby tell the ASO TO BEND OVER AND TAKE IT DEEP
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Im sorry i just voice my opinion
That is why i have a broken hand right now
At 55 yrs old i can still deliver a knock out punch 1st blow
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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on
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I kinda felt at the time this would happen when he didn't snag that waypoint.
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Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on
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I guess this means tracking was working when he reappeared at the next one
oh well tomorrow he will try again and you still had to finish today to be able to do that
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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on
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Lets look at the glass as half full. In my mind did blowing 1 or 2 WPs help him get the top 3 spot he had at the unofficial end of the stage? I don't know. Are these WP things making you go around your elbow to get to your ass hole? I don't know. Is a 1 hour penalty going to drive the nail deeper? I don't know. It's a long way to go still and showing that the team is of respectible repute from here on out if not before this latest setback remains one of the primary goals and thus kicking the ground............you know it's late.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on
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I'd like to thank Sebestyen Sandor #390 ,again for his help on day one.His team finish 52nd today.
http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2014/us/rider/390.html
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Who helped us on Day two.... it is about sportsmanship and glad the #390 is still in it
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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on
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The is unfortunate for Robby in that the penalty revokes his podium finish. But in terms of the core of his program for the remainder of the Dakar, the penalty is inconsequential. Robby had a good run today. Robby and team are still in the race. We focus on what we can - and do, achieve every day.
As MK told me a couple of night ago, "Shit! I'm just glad the engine ran well today!"
The one I'm most bummed about is Sainz. I still want his Cheby V8 SMG to win this thing!
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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on
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BJ was able to find that waypoint, he is very happy because he was not penalyzed, it only toke him like 3 hours to find it, Lol,.
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if you removed the penalty Nasser would be 2nd right now and moving up from 5th but Sainz currently 6th would still be 5th so while it has hurt him he was still behind some
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About those tricky way points. Remember last year in Stage 1, when several racers missed the way point? I remember Peterhansel seemed to motor right through it, when many other struggled to find it. I think it was Sainz that protested, and was allowed to miss it without penalty.
I remember thinking that something seemed fishy about this too. But I have no evidence, and it's not received well when something - anything - does not go your way, and the first thing you do is proclaim, "Somebody is cheating!" So I just leave it in the category of "Things that make you go 'humm?' "
Peterhansel, Roma, and others seem to have an instinctual sense about this race. They are strong in all the elements that make up this race. I truly believe this. This is not hard to believe. It's pretty obvious, but every once in awhile something happens and the skeptic in me says, "humm?"
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