Jan 15th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 10 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. After a broken radiator ruined a top 5 finish in stage 9, Gordon looks to rebound and will be the 17th car off the line. Robby Gordon will begin stage 9 at 7:53am/et.

2014 Stage 9 Photos

STAGE 10 TRACKING

STAGE 10: IQUIQUE > ANTOFAGASTA

Connection 58km | Special Stage 631km | Total 689km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The special stage, split into two sections with very different features, will begin with the descent towards the shores of the Pacific. The advance gained in the stage the day before may will be increased in the sand during the first two hundred kilometres. Even more skill will be required to tackle the sections of fesh-fesh in the second part of the stage. Once this difficult area is behind the drivers, they will all be delighted to twist and wind along the region’s mine tracks, and in particular to be welcomed by the majestic arch of La Portuda, a stone’s throw from the bivouac in Antofagasta.

The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 15, 2014 at 6:29am

We start yet

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 15, 2014 at 6:38am

Still an hour plus to go. I can not wait (Today is going to be their day, I feel it).

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Permalink Reply by Iain Graham on January 15, 2014 at 6:42am

Just over a half hour before the first car leaves.

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Permalink Reply by Marc shakoor on January 15, 2014 at 7:07am

did robby get a penalty?, it showing a one hour penalty from yesterday and bj got 2 hours

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Permalink Reply by Mark Reeves on January 15, 2014 at 7:15am

I'm confused. There appears to be a 1 hour 3 min penalty on the stage 8 results. This was of course the stage where RG started late due to waiting to fuel up the HST. That time was given back to him and he was posted as 10th place for that stage. He is now shown in 56th for the stage. So it looks like the decision to give him his time back has been reversed. TOG?? Any news??

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 15, 2014 at 7:31am

Did they reverse one penalty only to give him another? On the bright side tracking appears to be working for the bikes.

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 15, 2014 at 7:32am

Yeah, I noticed his total penalty time and wondered where that extra hour came from too?

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 15, 2014 at 7:38am

TOG has him 23rd overall on the planets main page, but it you look at Dakars main page they have him listed as 27th overall with total penalty time of 2:32:30. If you take away an hour it would put him in 23rd. Someone must have protested!