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 Chupakabras on January 13, 2014 at 11:59am

I see him now.

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 13, 2014 at 12:00pm

He is on the Dakar tracker now! Says he left 58th.
Robby is being tracked! Kakahhhhh

Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 13, 2014 at 12:02pm

What comment about cheating .......?........this I missed this missed I missed this I...I missed this.

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 13, 2014 at 12:08pm

on NBCS last night on the DAKAR series at the end he said that he didn't understand how the French racers always found the wp it was like the JR. RULE in NASCAR

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 13, 2014 at 12:12pm

RG said he was in the same area as Peterhansel who found the 1 mysterious WP and yet Kevin said they missed it by 1000ft

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2014 at 12:01pm

see now showing 58th off the line

Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 13, 2014 at 12:04pm

im showing jon Girard the guy from Talladega nights starting 58th

Permalink Reply by Robert Silber on January 13, 2014 at 12:02pm

ASO---what a bunch of jackbeeps---and to think that we spilled our blood to liberate them in WW2

Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 13, 2014 at 12:03pm
were screwed this is by far the worst i thought last year was bad but no this year takes the cake for worst rg dakar ever looking foward to parker to see him live kick ass like last year :(
Permalink Reply by Rob on January 13, 2014 at 12:04pm

Is he doing KOH this year?

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 13, 2014 at 12:07pm

no

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 13, 2014 at 12:03pm

Keep an eye on the Checkpoints. If RG did go off 58th like the tracking says, he should have made it to WP1 by now.

I feel like a DeVilliers fan from last week. Hopefully RG will have the same success as a phantom car.

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