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 Luis Fernandez on January 11, 2016 at 3:35pm

Hit by another car while parked. Is he entitled to loss minutes returned under ASO rules for that?

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 11, 2016 at 3:39pm

why was he parked

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 3:42pm

Making repairs.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 11, 2016 at 3:45pm

Working on his clutch

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 11, 2016 at 3:40pm

Looking at photos I just got (and will post soon) it looks like CREED was the car that got hit.

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

WP 8

1 302 - STEPHANE PETERHANSEL(FRA) PEUGEO 0h32m09s
2 303 - CARLOS SAINZ(ESP) PEUGEOT +00:00:22
3 314 - SEBASTIEN LOEB(FRA) PEUGEOT +00:01:18
4 300 - NASSER AL-ATTIYAH(QAT) MINI +00:01:33
5 321 - CYRIL DESPRES(FRA) PEUGEOT +00:01:50
6 301 - GINIEL DE VILLIERS(ZAF) TOYOTA +00:01:52
7 305 - YAZEED ALRAJHI(SAU) TOYOTA +00:01:52
8 319 - LEEROY POULTER(ZAF) TOYOTA +00:02:06
9 310 - ORLANDO TERRANOVA(ARG) MINI +00:02:14
10 315 - MIKKO HIRVONEN(FIN) MINI +00:02:17
11 304 - NANI ROMA(ESP) MINI +00:02:21
12 306 - ERIK VAN LOON(NLD) MINI +00:02:43
13 307 - VLADIMIR VASILYEV(RUS) TOYOTA +00:02:55
14 327 - JAKUB PRZYGONSKI(POL) MINI +00:03:39
15 313 - BORIS GARAFULIC(CHL) MINI +00:03:40
16 317 - EMILIANO SPATARO(ARG) RENAULT +00:04:15
17 323 - HARRY HUNT(GBR) MINI +00:04:32
18 312 - ROBBY GORDON(USA) GORDINI +00:04:33