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 TRACKING

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 January 11, 2012 at 4:39pm

Sit and wait. Or rather keep the hammer down and wait. The ruling on the appeal may come down by tomorrow or it may come down after the race is done.

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Permalink Reply by Wally Meier on January 11, 2012 at 6:45pm

10-4 hyteq Thanks

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 11, 2012 at 4:37pm

I had not read that...the part with Coma. Wow , crazy stuff going on down there....

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Permalink Reply by Ben Cartwright on January 11, 2012 at 4:13pm

whatever the outcome may be, this puts a black cloud over the rally.

should Robby get DQ'ed then the dakar rally will be dead to me.

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Permalink Reply by Ron Downs on January 11, 2012 at 5:23pm

same here

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Permalink Reply by Shane on January 11, 2012 at 4:28pm

On a different note, does anyone know what happened between WP 5 and 6, which looked like it was going to be good section for Robby, with sand and soil/sand? He wouldn't have been behind Peterhansel and had the issue with him, if he hadn't fallen behind prior to 6. Know it won't matter if DQ'd, but still interested.

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Permalink Reply by Shane on January 11, 2012 at 4:44pm

So does "we got off line and he passed us" mean navigation error, or that he drove it off line?

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Permalink Reply by Pete Miller on January 11, 2012 at 4:33pm

I think the A-arm was hanging on the ground by then

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 11, 2012 at 4:43pm

the part hanging at the front was parts of the front 'splash shield'. It's the part hanging of the rear control arm that may have been a problem.
It was after cp6

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Permalink Reply by Pete Miller on January 11, 2012 at 4:53pm

Oh, well def didnt help either way

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Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on January 11, 2012 at 4:42pm

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 January 11, 2012 at 8:17pm

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.