Jan 10th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 7 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. This is the first half of the Marathon stage. The special section of stage 7 is 321km long. Robby Gordon start time: 8:44am/et, and he will be the 4th car off the line. After a 4th place finish in stage 6, Gordon sits 25th in the overall standings, 5h47m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 6 Photos

STAGE 7 TRACKING

STAGE 7: IQUIQUE > UYUNI

Connection 396km | Special Stage 321km | Total 717km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Numerous difficulties will mark the first part of the Bolivian marathon stage. The cars will tackle it first, followed by the motorcycles the next day. Right from the outset, the long liaison section will mean an early start, followed by a gradual climb to a height of more than 3,500m. Once on the high plateaux, the special stage will begin, with instructions to follow the roadbook with great care, in light of the large number of junctions on the route. One of the challenges of the day could be wear and tear on tyres. Once they have arrived in Uyuni, the competitors will only have completed half of the marathon stage.

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 10, 2015 at 8:06am

Not until RG hits the first WP

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 10, 2015 at 8:09am

thx TOG

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Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 10, 2015 at 8:07am

BbbbRrrrrAAAAAPPPPP are we makin dust yet

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 10, 2015 at 8:07am

The team finally got decent internet

We'll have stage 2 video up very soon, then the remaining stages will be up throughout the weekend.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Tuohy on January 10, 2015 at 8:10am

Thx again TOG

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Permalink Reply by T Berg on January 10, 2015 at 8:17am

This is great news. The stage 1 video was great and whetted my appetite for more. I'd love to buy a set of DVDs/Blu-Rays with lots of footage put together after rally. All those cameras are making for some awesome video!