Jan 12th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a disappointing 21st place finish in stage 6, and is now 21st overall. Robby Gordon will begin stage 7 at 7:58am/et

2014 Rest Day Photos

STAGE 7 TRACKING

STAGE 7: SALTA > SALTA

Connection 230km | Special Stage 533km | Total 763km

COURSE OVERVIEW

This mega loop with a 500-km long special stage on the agenda will test the teams’ ability to adapt to changes of pace. After stony terrains at the beginning of the day, some top speeds will be recorded in the second part of the stage, and then the drivers’ road techniques will be tested, and all of this at an average altitude of almost 3,500m. To end this highly emotional day, they will have to cross a vast salt flat extending over twenty or so kilometres: a straight stretch which will make the competitors’ heads spin.

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 Buzzzz on January 12, 2014 at 12:20pm

Actually....the tracker on my laptop seems to be working OK.....it shows a lot through WP8 but Robby is still on WP7 with a wack of cars shown as passed through.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2014 at 12:18pm

I think there are 2 issues for Robby
1 the tracker is possibly broken again.
2 he was in front of Thomasse in time but behind him on corse but neither made it to 8 so he could have stopped to help him or followed him the wrong way or or or.

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Permalink Reply by David Z on January 12, 2014 at 12:21pm

I vote for option #1

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2014 at 12:23pm

Actualli I think it is both 1 and 2 since the tracker is working up to WP 9 for everyone else.

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 12, 2014 at 12:21pm

TOG call somebody

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 12, 2014 at 12:24pm

LOL

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Permalink Reply by Gulia on January 12, 2014 at 12:22pm

I think its wrong way for Thomasse, RG and Lavieille

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2014 at 12:23pm

Agree. Or stop to help type thing and if that is the case and Robby stopped to help he should get that time back if it was an emergancy

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Permalink Reply by KTM go BRAWWWPPP!!! on January 12, 2014 at 12:24pm

But with the times up thru cp7 so close I doubt they took a wrong turn all though possible. With there rain yesterday it should be fairly easy to see everyone's line. I hoping for tracker issues...