Dakar 2018 Stage 8: Kolomy 5th. Stage 9 cancelled due to weather conditions in the area.

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Stage 9 cancelled

Martin Kolomy managed 5th in the 8th stage of the Dakar without his clutch! Teammate Martin Soltys managed 12th spot.

The organisers of the Dakar have no choice but to cancel stage 9, which was supposed to take place between Tupiza and Salta on Monday. Weather conditions in the area in the last few days are preventing assistance crews from refurbishing race vehicles for tomorrow’s stage after the demanding marathon stage. The field of the Dakar will therefore head to the Salta bivouac by road. The rally will resume with stage 10 from Salta to Belén.

More photos of Kolomy in stage 8:   https://flic.kr/s/aHsm8KcYnq

Results stage 8:

POS. DRIVE-TEAM MARK-MODEL VARIATION
1 502 KAMAZ – MASTER
2 501 YPF INFINIA DIESEL + 00H 05′ 11”
3 507 KAMAZ – MASTER + 00H 06′ 28”
4 500 KAMAZ – MASTER + 00H 08′ 33”
5 505 TATRA BUGGYRA + 00H 12′ 11”
6 509 DE ROOY IVECO + 00H 15′ 36”
7 510 BIG SHOCK RACING + 00H 22′ 23”
8 515 KAMAZ – MASTER + 00H 25′ 06”
9 508 DE ROOY IVECO + 00H 41′ 36”
10 511 HINO TEAM + 00H 44′ 59”

Kolomy Ranking Dakar 2018

It is a real pity that Kolomy ran into trouble in stage 4, as he performed well in all other stages.

SCRATCH STAGE GENERAL
1 9 9 9
2 4 4 4
3 23 23 19
4 3 3 14
5 6 6 14
6 2 2 14
7 4 4 14
8 5 5 14
9 - - -
10 - - -
11 - - -
12 - - -
13 - - -
14 - - -