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Jan 11th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Info & Discussion
Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 10 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon was the WINNER of stage 9 & is only down 5m58s in the overall standings. Nasser Al Attiyah did not finish stage 9, so he is out of the rally. Cars begin stage 10 at 7:44am/et (9:44am local). Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.
STAGE 10: Iquique > Arica
Connection 317km | Special Stage 377km | Total 694km
COURSE OVERVIEW
The drivers will be overcome with even more intense sensations early in the morning. It is precisely at the beginning of the special stage that they will be deeply moved by a spectacular view, combining sand and waves, which continues for several kilometres. The theme will remain constant, since the most experienced experts will be able to surf on the dunes which stretch out for around a hundred kilometres. On the other hand, the difficult fesh-fesh area that will have to be tackled at the end of the special stage will bring everyone back to the tough reality of the long-distance rally.
STAGE BY STAGE RESULTS
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Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on
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Isn't that when they had the nav issues? According to PH's quote on the Dakar site "We overtook him when he made a navigation mistake"
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Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on
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Ya, he tried to pass the 9x chump...champ, sorry. Peterhandler....I mean Peterhansel also said something about as Robby was passing, he went off a small cliff & Stephanie thought he rolled it. Once Pepe Le Punkass saw Robby was still Toyo side down, he stopped giggling like a schoolgirl, realizing the American wasn't going to be done yet.
Who knows how fast Robby was going when he "clobbered" that rock, & "exploded" a rear drive wheel, after running/being run off whatever cliff. Point is, I'm amazed from that math Robby kept her right side up, & mostly together. Not to mention only losing minimal time. It's purely my opinion, but it seems the ASO is as worried as Peterhandler about the Dakar going the way of the Tour De France. Known for being dominated by a lone American who just won't quit.
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Permalink Reply by Ray Therat on
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This is my first post here. I just wanna say that there's a lotta smoke leading to the French and where there's smoke, there's usually fire.
It sounds like some very questionable calls have been made by the officials, many in favor of French teams. It's hard to know exactly what's going on, because what I see from the web and the toob is very limited. But the stuff written in the French and Spanish press seems to be VERY anti-RG and very little negative about the French teams...that's normal. But it seems like it's WAY over the top.
I have to agree with Ben Cartwright: if RG's DQ'ed, then I'll just switch the whole Dakar thing off. Probably won't make the tiniest bit of difference, but I'll feel better.
Go Robby!!!
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Permalink Reply by TOG on
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welcome! Its all just a wait & see deal now. Robby appealed. Lets see what happens.
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Permalink Reply by alan4s on
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In the Stage 10 Finish Interview thread, Linc Conrad stated that it may take up to three weeks for the appeal.
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Permalink Reply by Nate Downey on
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It boils down to this....when RG wins he will be DQ'd, if by some little peckerhansels chance he doesn't win, then he wouldn't be disqualified.
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Permalink Reply by Pierre Labat on
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Agreed.
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Permalink Reply by Bob Sadowski on
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Waiting... Patiently! Haven't had the chance to say it, but the coverage you and everyone else here has provided has been awesome. Hopefully a Stage 11 comeback is in our near future.
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Welcome Ray, I firmly agree. Allthough I'm not the biggest Tour De France fan, I like most Americans perked up an ear when I'd hear an Armstrong update. I seem to remember the ASO throwing some extra adversity his way a time or 2. & like you, without Robby I couldn't care less.
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