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Jan 10th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Info & Discussion
Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 9 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 2nd in stage 8 & Nasser Al Attiyah finished 5th. Cars begin stage 9 at 7:54am/et (9:54am local). Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.
STAGE 9: Antofagasto > Iquique
Connection 9km | Special Stage 556km | Total 565km
COURSE OVERVIEW
A two-part stage will keep the competitors busy who continue the climb to the north of the continent, between oceans and mountains. Two sections separated by a neutralization are on the agenda with varied features and landscapes. At the beginning of the day, the competitors will pass through canyons, drive on clean tracks and sink in the fesh fesh?! The second special stage will call upon the drivers' and co-drivers' navigational talents, who will have to make a decision based on the very limited landmarks, while remaining focused on the WPM. To reward them for this intensive endeavour, they will drive down the steep descent to Iquique, already featured on the 2010 Dakar route, to the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on
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Anyone knwo how long it takes to get through the link stage?
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Permalink Reply by Rod Hughes on
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The big tires JAM in the sand sections. Robby will use that to his advantage. The time lost in that last segment is about equal to a tire change... I wonder if he got a puncture??
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Don't know.
Have not heard yet.
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Permalink Reply by Drone637 on
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Still hasn't shown up at CP4. Without a water carrier coming up behind to help it looks like it...
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There should be a support truck come by for sure but it is a matter of ,if Nasser wants to or is capable of continuing.
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Permalink Reply by TOG on
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I seriously doubt he will continue. Kevin Wilson of SPEED Energy said he was done.
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TOG,
Can the car continue as a support vehicle with another driver?
I doubt it but i am wishful thinking.
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Permalink Reply by Brett Crawford on
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I'd expect if that were the case, that whole Grinder issue would have just been a simple replacement, not a team DQ.
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I agree but am doing the wish list thing here.
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