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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Permalink Reply by Scott on January 11, 2016 at 3:22pm

Ouch!

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 11, 2016 at 3:36pm

That was a hard crash. Hope he's okay.

Permalink Reply by Ruben on January 11, 2016 at 3:47pm
Great vid. Thank you!
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 3:22pm

Early in the stage, RG hit a rock that resulted in damage to the wheel on the right side, probably had collateral damage as well. And he was hit by another car while parked

Permalink Reply by Levi Pal on January 11, 2016 at 3:23pm

Thanks for the info TOG !

Permalink Reply by yano on January 11, 2016 at 3:24pm

thx sir

Permalink Reply by Rick_G on January 11, 2016 at 3:34pm

ho-lee crap

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 11, 2016 at 3:37pm

Can he protest to get time back from the other car hitting him? Or at this point does it even matter?

BTW, is there anything he can do to lose his Expert Driver status? He hasn't been in the top 10 in a number of years now so I don't know if he loses that or not. Or if that title is just randomly assigned based on the ASO's wishes.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 3:41pm

He's an elite driver as long as he enters

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 11, 2016 at 3:41pm

Thanks

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 11, 2016 at 3:43pm

Expert pilots are based on notoriety not on finishes. Lots of Elites fail to finish the Dakar. If Jimmy Johnson drove the Dakar he would most likely be Elite, If Tony Kanaan he would be an elite.....

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 11, 2016 at 5:07pm

not casey mears though

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