Jan 2nd, 2010 Dakar Rally Stage 1 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 1 of the 2010 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat will also be available throughout the entire 2010 Dakar Rally.

STAGE 1: Colon > Cordoba

Connection 349km | Special Stage 251km | Connection 84km | Total 684km

RACE RESULTS

Robby Gordon - 6th
BJ Baldwin - 19th
Carlo de Gavardo - 39th

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 5:23pm

Always happens every year. Last year the Pope tried stopping the rally... Saying it was evil... LOL

Permalink Reply by Ron Downs on January 2, 2010 at 5:00pm

that kind of thing must be nerve racking for the drivers

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 5:25pm

She makes #50 in the rally history.

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 2, 2010 at 6:17pm

Ha! wasn't me but I was there, Victory to the Multicolored Bovine! FACE

Permalink Reply by maxim on January 3, 2010 at 6:21am

yeah it was i,....my mistake,..they only had lancer engines,...
i shouldn´t smoke that much,...
and wtf is a neener,...

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 2, 2010 at 5:41pm

Great day for RG in a stage that greatly benefitted the 4wd WRC style drivers!! If he can only be within a few minutes when they reach the desert Rob has a good chance to win this thing!!

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 2, 2010 at 6:21pm

Truck Status
Arrival
528 Rodriguez "King Can" 43rd +1H:41M:51S

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 6:36pm

That would be the BFC

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 3, 2010 at 8:41am

picture of Brink's Ginaf truck at finish...lot's of work
512 VAN DEN BRINK Martin (NLD)
HOL Martien (NLD)
WILLEMSEN Peter (BEL)

It's not listed at the start for the trucks today, but also not listed on withdrawls either

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 3, 2010 at 8:49am

Merry Christmas, Mr. Baldwin

A Dakar rally raid is something you prepare... way ahead of the start, but not necessarily from inside Team Robby Gordon, who had to call on a replacement driver at the very last minute for this 2010 edition. US driver BJ Baldwin, who should never have been racing in the Dakar - at least this year - was called and invited to join the team at the very last minute to replace a sick Ronn Bailey behind the wheels of one of Team Gordon’s Hummers. At the finish of the Cordoba special stage, the 2008 winner of the Baja 500 still could not believe it: "I was asked to join the Dakar on Christmas Day, so I must say I am still not completely at ease in this monster machine. I have not driven such a big car in years." Rather used to being in the Protruck or Trophy Truck circuit for Baja, Baldwin did do pretty well for this first stage that was not really made for two-wheel drive cars; he finished 19th at 13’53’’. As he stepped out of his large Hummer, the driver’s prime concern was to find a tree in the shade to discreetly relieve himself. As for his co-pilot Kellon Walch, who felt queasy, he was trying to recover from this crazy first day.