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Jan 12th Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Chat
Join us for the Dakar Rally on Jan 12, 2009 , right here and chat about the action during the 9th stage
Stage 9 - Monday, January 12
La Serena > Copiapo
Connection: 88 km | Special: 449 km | Connection: 0 km | Total: 537 km
We are at the first step of a decisive trilogy. The reputation of the Atacama Desert, known as the world’s driest, will be tested by the competitors. Those who hope to find dunes will be rewarded. But they will also be fed a generous helping of rocks. This stage is typical of the Dakar 2009, with numerous changes of terrain. The positioning of difficulties, with long stretches of dunes at the end, will require pilots to conserve their strength. They must show themselves to be both multi-talented and with a firm sense of how to manage their efforts.
Stage 9 - Monday, January 12
La Serena > Copiapo
Connection: 88 km | Special: 449 km | Connection: 0 km | Total: 537 km
We are at the first step of a decisive trilogy. The reputation of the Atacama Desert, known as the world’s driest, will be tested by the competitors. Those who hope to find dunes will be rewarded. But they will also be fed a generous helping of rocks. This stage is typical of the Dakar 2009, with numerous changes of terrain. The positioning of difficulties, with long stretches of dunes at the end, will require pilots to conserve their strength. They must show themselves to be both multi-talented and with a firm sense of how to manage their efforts.
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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on
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Genital's interview was on todays Dakar.com site-audio interview section
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Permalink Reply by jack on
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07:10
Route modification
Due to very soft sand at the end of the day’s stage, caused by the heat, making it very unstable, and the risk of it becoming nothing more than a giant trap for competitors already tired by a stage which today promises to be very long, the organizers have decided to shorten this 9th special stage by 20km. The finishing line is now at the 430-km mark. -
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Bummer...
07:15 - Bike
26 - It’s all over for Street
Having won his first special stage on a Dakar during the 5th stage, American amateur Jonah Street (KTM) has decided, as a precautionary measure, to not take starter’s orders for the 9th stage this morning, due to a very painful injury to one of his wrists. -
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Permalink Reply by Janet B on
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Morning, Jack! Are we the only ones up so far? :D
Poor Jonah - I broke my wrist 2 years ago & it still makes me cringe just thinking about it. -
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I would say yes.. we are the only ones.. for now.. I"ve been up and on here for a while...
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