Jan 7th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 5 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 5 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 10th in Stage 4, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 26th, after receiving a 10 minute penalty for speeding. The special section of Stage 5 is 327km. Robby Gordon start time: 9:21am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 9:47am/et.


2016 Stage 4 Photos


STAGE 5 TRACKING


STAGE 5: SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY > UYUNI

Connection 315km | Special Stage 327km | Total 642km

COURSE OVERVIEW

All round vigilance is required for this second part of the marathon stage: in addition to managing mechanics, particularly the tyres, all the drivers will have to pay attention to their own bodies’ reactions. Entry into Bolivia is also marked by an abrupt increase in altitude, rising to 4,600m –the higher point in Dakar’s story- during the day’s special section. Technically, it is also in this stage that the rally steps up a gear, with the first off-piste sections as well as some navigational gems which might be a headache for some navigators…

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 roy on January 7, 2016 at 9:29am

peter in at wp1 30;47

Permalink Reply by bighead on January 7, 2016 at 9:35am

when do they get to the sand and off the roads

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 7, 2016 at 9:36am

later in this stage

Permalink Reply by yano on January 7, 2016 at 9:37am

looks like the only sand/off piste they'll get is in el rio for small bunch of kilometers , no ?

Permalink Reply by Stephan on January 7, 2016 at 9:39am

Regarding the mysterious penalty that RG seems to have...

This accident with Peterhansel DID NOT give him any penalty at all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVdYs3sXVw8

Elegantly solved by ASO giving the bike rider a time
reduction instead, unfair game beyond belief.

Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 7, 2016 at 9:41am

I wish they would identify the type of soil with elevation map as they used to do.

Permalink Reply by joseph on January 7, 2016 at 10:07am

agreed

Permalink Reply by yano on January 7, 2016 at 9:44am

Loeb had trouble yesterday with his onboard "sentinelle" ..... let see today .

Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 7, 2016 at 9:46am

DAKAR TRACKER useless for me. Reload till i'm blue in the face.

Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 7, 2016 at 9:48am

Did BTV miss Sheldon, too?

Permalink Reply by Shadey on January 7, 2016 at 9:51am

Looks like it, thought he was up next then it skipped him, or I just missed it.

Permalink Reply by George Barnes on January 7, 2016 at 9:53am

yes

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