14 + 2 = bad luck luck for Baldwin
After arriving at the bivouac having spent nearly nine hours behind the wheel at race pace and a further five hours on the 'commute' to work, Baldwin was hit with a two hour penalty for late arrival.
Adding insult to injury, Baldwins 82nd place finish after 8 hours , 28 minutes and 26 seconds of racing earned him a 2 hour penalty for late arrival. Having departed at 5.00AM for the 300km drive to the start, an understandably exhausted Baldwin and co-driver Cody were finally able to stop nearly 14 hours later.
Pictures from the stage are in the galery below now the photographer has also come in.
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- 16.01.2014Robby Gordon sole Toyo Tires driver after BJ Baldwin forced to retire
- 15.01.2014Gordon stopped just before stage end.
- 15.01.2014Robby Gordon finishes 28th
- 14.01.201414th for Baldwin on Stage 8
- 12.01.2014Baldwin 28th after difficult final sector
- 12.01.2014Rest day
- 12.01.2014Subdued end to Week one of 2014 Dakar
- 10.01.2014Technical problems for Szalay
- 10.01.2014BJ hanging in
- 10.01.2014Gordon hit with 1hour penalty
- 10.01.2014Robby Gordon 3rd on stage 5
- 09.01.2014Team Opel Dakar finish 11th
- 09.01.2014Chicherit out of Dakar
- 09.01.2014Bad luck and Trouble in Africa Eco Race
- 09.01.2014Gordon 1st Toyo Tires driver home, finishing 14th in stage 4
- 08.01.2014Chicherit stopped at Km65 for 20 minutes now
- 08.01.2014Robby Gordon reflects on the opening stages of the Dakar
- 08.01.2014BJ Baldwin before the storm
- 08.01.201442nd for Baldwin
- 08.01.20145th for Chicherit in stage 3, 6th for Gordon
- 08.01.2014Frustration for Opel Dakar Team in stage 7
- 07.01.2014Longest day for Opel Dakar Team
- 07.01.201414 + 2 = bad luck luck for Baldwin
- 07.01.2014Team Opel Dakar 2nd in stage six
- 07.01.2014Improved results for Team Toyo Tires in stage 2 of 2014 Dakar
- 06.01.2014Team Toyo Tires has a bad day at the office
- 06.01.2014Gordon finally starts special
- 06.01.2014Impatient rest day for Szalay
- 06.01.2014Dakar start for Team Toyo Tires
- 06.01.2014Huge interest in Gordon's new car.
- 06.01.2014Robby Gordon reaches Dakar
- 06.01.2014Szalay storms to second
- 06.01.2014EVR Checks in
- 06.01.2014Balzázs bounces back
- 06.01.2014Szalay Balzázs seventh overall in Africa Eco rally 2014
