Jan 5th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 2 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 2 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in stage 1, and is only 42s behind in the overall standings.The special section of Stage 2 is 518km long. Robby Gordon start time: 7:10am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

2015 Stage 1 Photos

STAGE 2 TRACKING

STAGE 2: VILLA CARLOS PAZ > SAN JUAN

Connection 107km | Special Stage 518km | Total 625km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Any rest will be short-lived, because before reaching San Juan, the competitors will have a particularly busy schedule: quite simply the longest special stage in the rally, which is varied enough to unsettle even the most experienced of drivers. Hard terrain at the start of the race will be followed by dusty sections in the middle of the day and a sandy stretch to finish. This is the first real test, which can only be successfully overcome through constant vigilance.

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 yano on January 5, 2015 at 5:12pm

Bugs need to be out of the car before the start .

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Permalink Reply by Christopher Lutz on January 5, 2015 at 5:04pm

I've only been halfway able to follow today as work as commanded most of my attention....but, folks - this is an odd thread theme we have going.

RG seems to be back a ways, but - it's the 2nd stage and nearly anything can happen. It is unlikely the competition will compete problem free.

Also - there are no absolutes. Multi-car outfits carry pros and cons. I *suspect* the number of factory sponsored vehicles has more to do with economies of scale than anything else.

hard to believe there is already talk of "next year"....

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on January 5, 2015 at 5:06pm

So whats the outcome of all this, is RG still in it or not?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2015 at 5:08pm

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Permalink Reply by will on January 5, 2015 at 5:05pm

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2015 at 5:07pm

nice ditch.Happy he stood on his own

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 5, 2015 at 5:08pm

Only 49 out of 135 have finished and only 62 at WP12 so lots of issues

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 5, 2015 at 5:11pm

And our man is in !!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Kurt Poehlmann on January 5, 2015 at 5:29pm

So from what I can tell, robby waited for 2 1/2 hour's for a tow? Why? I guess we will all find out soon

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Permalink Reply by will on January 5, 2015 at 5:13pm

Reports that the bike and quad were running out of water to drink with hours left to ride tells me it was hell out there.

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Permalink Reply by ramm on January 5, 2015 at 5:11pm

For 10 years now, I wait all year for this race. Winning stages and getting all the bugs out for next years Dakar will satisfy me. Gas on team Gordon

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Permalink Reply by javier on January 5, 2015 at 5:15pm

Gas On¡¡¡¡¡
Robby is doing a good job.
Very hard stage today, Peterhanssel, Nani Roma.... a lot of top ten drivers with issues today, and with bigger budgets...so GAS ON, we support you Robby keep figthing and winning stages¡¡¡¡¡¡¡