Jan 10th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 9 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in stage 8 & Nasser Al Attiyah finished 5th. Cars begin stage 9 at 7:54am/et (9:54am local). Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 9 TRACKING


STAGE 9: Antofagasto > Iquique

Connection 9km | Special Stage 556km | Total 565km


COURSE OVERVIEW

A two-part stage will keep the competitors busy who continue the climb to the north of the continent, between oceans and mountains. Two sections separated by a neutralization are on the agenda with varied features and landscapes. At the beginning of the day, the competitors will pass through canyons, drive on clean tracks and sink in the fesh fesh?! The second special stage will call upon the drivers' and co-drivers' navigational talents, who will have to make a decision based on the very limited landmarks, while remaining focused on the WPM. To reward them for this intensive endeavour, they will drive down the steep descent to Iquique, already featured on the 2010 Dakar route, to the shores of the Pacific Ocean.




STAGE BY STAGE RESULTS

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Biggins on January 10, 2012 at 6:54pm

Robby should get Mark to drive the 2nd Hummer next year

Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 10, 2012 at 7:20pm

x2

Permalink Reply by Scott B on January 10, 2012 at 6:03pm

It never ends...the 2nd support truck has gotten stuck...RG is trying to get it out now.

Permalink Reply by will on January 10, 2012 at 6:13pm
Permalink Reply by Scott B on January 10, 2012 at 6:13pm

Robby got it out! :)

Permalink Reply by will on January 10, 2012 at 6:14pm
Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 10, 2012 at 6:15pm

Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 10, 2012 at 7:04pm

entering on driver's side is going to be a big jump now!

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 10, 2012 at 6:10pm

Past Stage Victories:
2005 Stage 1 VW
2005 Stage 4 VW
2007 Stage 6 Hummer
2008 CER Stage 5 Scratch 1 winner (1/2 stage) Hummer
2010 Stage 4 Hummer

Permalink Reply by GTX - HEMI on January 10, 2012 at 6:40pm

NASSER quote "why would you drive a VW when you can drive a ZO6 with wheel travel".

Permalink Reply by roy on January 10, 2012 at 6:54pm
In the most recent video, where he threw in the towel, he said said he plans on coming back next year to win but "not in a hummer"
Permalink Reply by Brett Crawford on January 10, 2012 at 6:56pm

That's fine. He can run really fast and wreck someone else's stuff.

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