This stage looks deceptively easy, but there are two dangers lurking beneath the surface: on the one hand, the length of the road section and the very early start, which will sap the energy of the entrants; on the other hand, the return to the sea of dunes of the Empty Quarter, where each kilometre in a special hurts twice or thrice as much. The average speed will nosedive once the field enters the realm of sand. Only a handful of competitors will make it to the bivouac in Shubaytah before the sun goes down.
➡️LA 508,00 Km
✅Special 118,00 Km
⬅️LB 19,00 Km
Total – 645,00 Km
Departure Bivouac (SAST – South Africa Standard Time)
– Bikes -> 03:45
– Cars -> 06:25
Departure DSS (SAST – South Africa Standard Time)
– Bikes -> 09:50
– Cars -> 12:15
Starting Order For Stage 5 (SAST)
** Courtesy of SADG @sa_dakargroup **
– Bikes
Pos Bib Drivers DSS
P004 #046 🇧🇼Ross Branch – 09:59:00
P026 #018 🇿🇦Bradley Cox – 10:43:00
P028 #073 🇿🇦Charan Moore – 10:45:00
P036 #103 🇿🇼Ash Thixton – 10:53:30
P082 #100 🇿🇦Stuart Gregory – 11:18:00
P084 #127 🇿🇦Ronald Venter – 11:19:00
Starting Order For Stage 5 (SAST)
** Courtesy of SADG @sa_dakargroup **
– Dakar Ultimate Cars
Position Bib Drivers Bivouac
P016 #243 🇿🇦Guy Botterill & 🇿🇦Brett Cummings 07:04:00
P020 #209 🇿🇦Giniel de Villiers & 🇿🇦Dennis Murphy 07:12:00
P048 #258 🇿🇦Hennie de Klerk & 🇿🇦Juan Möhr 07:45:00
P079 #225 🇿🇦Gareth Woolridge & 🇿🇦Boyd Dreyer 08:00:30
P107 #226 🇿🇦Saood Variawa & 🇫🇷Francois Cazalet 08:14:30
P166 #219 🇿🇦Brian Baragwanath & 🇿🇦Leonard Cremer 08:44:00
