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A stage on the Dakar is divided in 2 : the Liaison and the Special.  What does it mean? How does it work? Which section is timed?  Have a look at this video!    #Dakar2025  More information:  https://www.dakar.com   https://www.facebook.com/Dakar   https://www.twitter.com/Dakar   https://www.instagram.com/DakarRally     © Amaury Sport Organisation - https://www.aso.fr

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00:00Every race day in the Dakar Rally starts and ends at a bivouac and is made up of two different

00:10sections known as the Special and the Liaison.

00:13The Special stages are the most exciting parts of the Dakar.

00:17These are the competitive timed sections often off-road across hostile terrain in which competitors

00:22try to achieve the fastest time possible while trying desperately not to crash out completely.

00:28The time set in the Special stage, to which are added possible penalties determines the

00:33overall positions in the classification standings.

00:36The sections before and after the Specials are referred to as Liaison sections.

00:40For safety and security reasons, it is not always possible to begin and end the Special

00:44stage at the bivouac sites.

00:46In this case, race vehicles must proceed from the bivouac site to the Special stage start point.

00:51Crucial to success in the Special stages is navigation, as the Dakar is in a sense an

00:56orienteering race.

00:58Competitors must find their way through over and around the many obstacles of the course

01:02as quickly as possible.

01:04However, they must do so in a way that preserves both man and machine.

01:08The goal is to not make any navigational mistakes that could result in a crash, penalties, poor

01:13performances or getting lost.

01:16Speed is important, but not as important as safety and attention to detail.

01:21To aid competitors in their quest, they are provided with a digital roadbook.

01:26The roadbook is the key navigation element.

01:28It describes all the necessary information to navigate between the many waypoints and

01:32checkpoints during each stage.

01:34The roadbook is provided by the organizers and is distributed every morning, five minutes

01:39before the start of the stage.

01:41The rally route remains a secret until the delivery of the roadbook to the competitors.

01:46But even then, the roadbook only provides step-by-step instructions on how to navigate

01:51the course.

01:53An overall map remains elusive.

01:55It is only through following the instructions in the roadbook and then validating the checkpoints

02:00and waypoints during the race that the overall route of the course is discovered.

02:05The roadbook is divided into three columns and is read from left to right.

02:09On the left, the large number is the total number of kilometers into the section.

02:14The smaller number in the bottom corner is the number of kilometers from one item to

02:17the next.

02:18Notification of start and ending of speed control zones as well as checkpoint and waypoints

02:23will also appear in this box.

02:25In the middle is the tulip, which is a drawing showing the trail, terrain and landmarks at

02:30that particular kilometer.

02:32You enter each tulip drawing from the bottom of the drawing.

02:35On the right is an observation giving more information about that tulip, such as its

02:40cap or compass headings, the relevant speed for speed control zones and whether or not

02:46there is waypoint marker in that section.

02:48The observations use a lexicon of symbols established by race organizers, which also

02:53must be learnt.

02:55So as much as the race is a physical challenge for riders, drivers and navigators, it is

03:00equally a mental challenge to stay focused, alert and prepared over the two weeks in order

03:06to face all difficulties.

Special vs Liaison - Educational videos - #Dakar2025

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