Jan 11th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 8 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 11th in Stage 5, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 21st. The special section of Stage 8 is 393km. Robby Gordon start time: 7:26am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 7:48am/et.


STAGE 8 TRACKING


STAGE 8: SALTA > BELEN

Connection 373km | Special Stage 393km | Total 766km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The change of terrain which marks the entry into the second part of the rally should also mark a change in programme for the drivers, who will face the first dune sections of the 2016 edition. Experts in dunes crossing will have an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and even gain an advantage. They will also notice the navigational difficulties which have been introduced this year to complicate their existence. Louds of minutes could be lost by vehicles blocked in the sand.


The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

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Pedro, It looks like the Pug is lifting its RF due to lateral acceleration. The Gordini picks it up because of torque to the rear wheel.

another reason to go IRS

Oscar, The Gordini is a Solid/Live axle. It uses an SST sourced part/design. There are a ton of test miles on this package. No reason to change if RG doesn't think there is one. RG ran a rear engine Class 1 style buggy for 8 years. If he thought IRS was the best for him and his program he would have built another one.

Now when you enter the Dakar you are free to choose. In many ways IRS has benefits, I would recommend it for you, Robby has enough experience, race team economics and management to decide for himself.

When you go 4wd and Diesel I would warn you that the $/performance ratio is very steep. There are a bunch of 4wd cars with high 300 and 400#s that do not come close to equaling the Gordini.

sorry i have to disagree , the hummer was a much better car

RG thru WP6 +01:16:41

shit .... he'll be racing with the trucks now huh !?

Yes. He went thru WP6 5 secs behind the 3rd place truck.

I love the trucks, talk about hauling the mail...
Europeans have a thing with Heavy Trucks. Unbelievable congestion in some countries( Yes I have been around most of the US) and a lot of manufacturers and specialised ones. No wonder Mercedes( Daimler) and Volvo are No 1 and 2 Globally

no bueno being behind this big boys ... crap

watch that the other day. How does he tell them to stop??? Crazy. watching him put the helmet on was scary

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