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STAGE 7: Iquigue > Antofagasta

Connection 37 km | Special Stage 600 km | Connection 4 km | Total 641 km

Course Overview

The longest special of the rally is also the most varied. When leaving Iquique, one always has regrets but the splendour of the landscapes will motivate the competitors just as much as the fun they will witness in the sand dunes they will have to swallow in the first part of the day. The ideal technique will be a lot harder to find when having to cross a salar, of around 3 kilometres. On this extent filled with huge blocks of dry salt, certainly never seen by most of the competitors, the speed will drop down to under 10 km/h! Once that's digested, the tracks heading to Antofagasta are, in majority, fast and open. The menu will be generous in terms of sand and kilometres. The rule book will allow the bikers and crews to reach the bivouac before 6:00 PM on the following day, during the rest day.

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Robby is running with a little "BAM" today...............
It's gonna be a while till the next numbers come in. Look at those elevation changes!
Peterpencil @ 355
Where is all the RG fans? This page is dead today. Robby and Andy are currently showing in 1st at CP3.
probably in the chat
All of a sudden they are all coming in on my tracker. No RG just yet.
Robby needs to get Peterhansle in a Hummer, that dude is fearless behind the wheel............
I think that Andy McMillin would be the best canidate! Keep it all American.
RG started 27 min back of Peter
CP4 had him 6 min ahead, so he should hit cp5 in about 15min
less if he's gaining...
After last cp Robby had moved to 4th overall
Getting close Robby was 25 min behind Chilet on track at last cp
You may be right on getting peterhead in a hummer.
Not due to being fearless but instead maybe he can show Robby the secret of knowing ahead of time where the hidden wp's are at as well as the tricky tips he took from the VW team to the BMW team.
How many times over the last 3 years have any of the VW's gotten lost?

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