Jan 13th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had a broken studs in stage 7, and had to limp home to a disappointing 56th place finish. Gordon is now 24th overall. The rally now enters Chile, and Robby Gordon will begin stage 8 at 10:45am/et.

 

2014 Stage 7 Photos


STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: SALTA > CALAMA

Connection 510km | Special Stage 302km | Total 812km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

Today the competitors will cross the Andes Cordillera, to begin the Chilean part of the rally. A special transition stage has been marked out there for the last day that cars will progress without overtaking motorcycles and quad bikes. The timed section of the day will be accessible to skilled drivers who are at ease on fast tracks in a closed environment. Drivers are advised to pay attention to their position from the outset to limit the number of overtaking manoeuvres, even though the strict standards regarding the use of the Sentinel system will be carefully monitored at the end of the day.

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 TOG on January 12, 2014 at 9:45pm

Clean slate in Chile :)

Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 12, 2014 at 9:14pm

Looks like another WRC-style stage. Stage 9 involves dunes finally, and the famous drop down to Inqique, where RG went crazy fast in 2012(and made the ASO suspicious, thereby leading him to be DQ'd).

Permalink Reply by BUTLER BUILT on January 12, 2014 at 9:27pm

Yes, this should be a good special for him.

Permalink Reply by BUTLER BUILT on January 12, 2014 at 9:31pm

Sure are a lot of RAID guys still at the top. DeVilliers is going to have to find something extra to hold them off and move up.

Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 13, 2014 at 6:40am

Interesting you have 3 Pickups in the top 13 against the horde of Mini's. The Chinese diesel, Haval which is in 13th.

Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 13, 2014 at 12:47am

The ASO description seems to indicate a narrow track…hard to pass…best use a provisional. TOG did Robby say if temps were ok before they had to back off for the wheel issue?

Permalink Reply by blake keithley on January 13, 2014 at 1:21am

The day is in the books. Gas On!

Permalink Reply by John Galt on January 13, 2014 at 2:07am

Roger that! Chili = clean slate new day (per TOG)

Permalink Reply by StefanYuhas on January 13, 2014 at 4:51am

First off, Good luck today RG... Go get'em

I have a question, are the studs which hold the wheel designed to break first to protect the wheel hub? Did RG hit something to cause the damage?

Stefan

Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 13, 2014 at 5:24am

It's 2:25am Pacific time and they are off the line already, ,. who is awake?

Permalink Reply by Ex Desert on January 13, 2014 at 8:04am

Awake, live, well and working in Hollywood Florida! GAS ON

Permalink Reply by Mark Reeves on January 13, 2014 at 5:42am

Wide awake and at work in UK! It's 10.40 am here and I can get a good amount of work done before this stage gets underway. Then it will be all eyes on the laptop!

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