The best special in two or three years!
It was terrific! A terrific special, I think it’s the best one we’ve had in two or three years. We saw from the beginning that Karginov was too fast and we couldn’t keep up with him, so we decided to drive at our own pace, without taking any risks, especially with the tyres. Nevertheless, we were in the link section when we noticed a tyre was slowly deflating and we had to stop to change it. In the second part we overtook Karginov, who had stopped on the left side of the course with a flat tyre. We made a small navigation mistake towards the end, when everyone went right but you actually had to go left, but it was no big deal. The only mishap was when I bumped my left wrist against the steering wheel, but it’s nothing to be worried about: some ice, a cool bier and everything will be okay in time for tomorrow!
The Dakar’s competitors haven’t faced a special stage this long since the historical one from Zouerat to Tichit in 2005! They will have to cross rivers, descend the canyons in a Wild West setting and beware of the other participants: as these terrains are often wide open, it will be entirely possible to overtake fellow competitors.
Stage winner Gerard de Rooy: The best special in two or three years!
It was terrific! A terrific special, I think it’s the best one we’ve had in two or three years. We saw from the beginning that Karginov was too fast and we couldn’t keep up with him, so we decided to drive at our own pace, without taking any risks, especially with the tyres. Nevertheless, we were in the link section when we noticed a tyre was slowly deflating and we had to stop to change it. In the second part we overtook Karginov, who had stopped on the left side of the course with a flat tyre. We made a small navigation mistake towards the end, when everyone went right but you actually had to go left, but it was no big deal. The only mishap was when I bumped my left wrist against the steering wheel, but it’s nothing to be worried about: some ice, a cool bier and everything will be okay in time for tomorrow!
Best Tatra driver was Kolomy. He finished 10 min behind De Rooy. Loprais finished 23 min behind De Rooy
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | variation | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 |
IVECO |
06:06:40 | - | - | ||
| 506 |
KAMAZ |
06:08:11 | 00:01:31 | - | ||
| 500 |
KAMAZ |
06:15:44 | 00:09:04 | - | ||
| 502 |
TATRA |
06:16:58 | 00:10:18 | - | ||
| 507 |
IVECO |
06:20:46 | 00:14:06 | - | ||
| 508 |
MAN |
06:24:03 | 00:17:23 | - | ||
| 549 |
KAMAZ |
06:26:01 | 00:19:21 | - | ||
| 545 |
KAMAZ |
06:26:02 | 00:19:22 | - | ||
| 504 |
TATRA |
06:29:52 | 00:23:12 | - | ||
| 509 |
GINAF |
06:34:16 | 00:27:36 | - | ||
| 505 |
MAN |
06:36:36 | 00:29:56 | - | ||
| 529 |
MAZ |
06:39:50 | 00:33:10 | - | ||
| 510 |
MAN |
06:41:12 | 00:34:32 | - | ||
| 516 |
IVECO |
06:44:09 | 00:37:29 | - | ||
| 520 |
IVECO |
07:25:00 | 01:18:20 | - | ||
| 521 |
MAZ |
07:37:19 | 01:30:39 | - | ||
| 518 |
HINO |
07:38:33 | 01:31:53 | - | ||
| 525 |
LIAZ |
07:42:47 | 01:36:07 | - | ||
| 540 |
DAF |
07:45:12 | 01:38:32 | - | ||
| 548 |
GINAF |
07:49:18 | 01:42:38 | - | ||
| 534 |
MAN |
07:58:56 | 01:52:16 | - | ||
| 515 |
TATRA |
07:59:33 | 01:52:53 | - | ||
| 513 |
LIAZ |
08:01:05 | 01:54:25 | - | ||
| 539 |
TATRA |
08:16:31 | 02:09:51 | - | ||
| 527 |
MAN |
08:40:43 | 02:34:03 | - | ||
| 547 |
DAF |
08:42:27 | 02:35:47 | - | ||
| 533 |
MAN |
08:50:31 | 02:43:51 | - | ||
| 569 |
MAN |
50:00:00 | 43:53:20 | - | ||
| 574 |
RENAULT |
50:00:00 | 43:53:20 | - |
Categories: Racing & Rallying
January 9th, 2014