Jan 12th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 11 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 11 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 4th in stage 10 & is now down over 19 minutes in the overall standings. Cars begin stage 11 at 7:44am/et (9:44am local). Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 11 TRACKING


STAGE 11: Arica > Arequipa

Connection 120km | Special Stage 478km | Total 598km


COURSE OVERVIEW

For the Dakar's first day in their country, Peruvians will be entitled to two special stages and additional kilometres for the motorcyclists. After a day spent switching between off-piste sections and areas interspersed with rivers, they will benefit from a moment of camaraderie?: a specific bivouac will be set up for them before they continue exploring Peru. The concept, which had not been tried out again since the camp of Foum Zguid in Morocco during the 2007 Dakar, will also create a major obstacle which will affect the management of the race. The assistance vehicles will not be authorized in the maintenance area, where only the motorcyclists and quad riders will be able to help each other.




STAGE BY STAGE RESULTS

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Permalink Reply by Bob Sadowski on January 12, 2012 at 10:09am

I hope he catches Peterhensel and forgets about the button!

Permalink Reply by alan4s on January 12, 2012 at 10:12am

Better yet, hold hard on the button as he pushes the Mini off the road.

Permalink Reply by Wally Meier on January 12, 2012 at 10:23am

Thanks for the support, I'm cool just got to breath see ya in a few :-))

Permalink Reply by Goody on January 12, 2012 at 10:01am
Haha. Same thing i was thinking. I don't have access to chat and i was bummed about it but according to Wally it sounds terrible, haha.
Permalink Reply by Goody on January 12, 2012 at 10:14am
People will always be drawn to negative press. Can't allow themselves to get excited. Today is a great day!
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 12, 2012 at 10:25am

Current standings at KM135 of 478 1) GORDON 2) Peterhansel +2m52s 3) Roma +4m20s 4) Dos Santos +6m8s 5) De Villiers +8m10s

Permalink Reply by shep on January 12, 2012 at 10:25am
Robby just keeps on trying no matter what! That is why I am a fan. He never seizes to amaze me with his ability to bounce back from what ever is thrown at him. He just wants to race and entertain us, no matter the consequences. He will never become a corporate robot with "canned" interviews. He is the ultimate underdog. He can and will win this rally even if it's not official. I will send him his trophy.
Permalink Reply by bighead on January 12, 2012 at 10:34am

any updates roma and peter are at cp5

Permalink Reply by Steve Lister on January 12, 2012 at 10:38am
I think it is interesting that the "Live Comments" tab on the Dakar tracking site is rather quiet. The only thing to say would be about Robby, couldn't do that now...
Permalink Reply by Kirk G on January 12, 2012 at 10:44am

We will see something now on live comments!.. reporting only on robbys problems

Permalink Reply by Steve Lister on January 12, 2012 at 10:48am
My thoughts exactly...
Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2012 at 10:41am

Lost 8 min wp3 to wp4

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