Jan 17th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 12 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 12 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded his first win in Stage 11 , but remains 19th overall. Gordon will get the holeshot for stage 12 in an attempt to win his second stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 12 at 10:08am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section at 10:08am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally.

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STAGE 12 TRACKING

STAGE 12: FIAMBALA > COPIAPO

Connection 396km | Special Stage 319km | Total 715km

COURSE OVERVIEW

This time the competitors will cross the Andes Cordillera from east to west, by the Paso San Francisco, and return to the Atacama Desert to experience every kind of difficulty that exists in a long-distance rally. The major sections of dunes are situated right in the centre of the special stage: the participants will have to climb the “cathedral” dunes and avoid entering the basins which are just as big. It won’t be any easier on the tracks, where rocks and stones, despite being scattered around, can immediately bring the fastest of them to a halt. Those who reach Copiapó with a perfect performance will score points for the overall standings.

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 17, 2013 at 11:45am

Chabot is at wp3 and still no RG

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Permalink Reply by Jon Abbey on January 17, 2013 at 12:14pm

use this timing. See map on top of this page to see where CP's are. http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2013/us/stage-12/live-timing/sector-2-cp...

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Permalink Reply by Shadey on January 17, 2013 at 12:15pm

RG up by 6:39 at CP2

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Permalink Reply by Ray Therat on January 17, 2013 at 12:19pm

This is insane. Or maybe I otta just say that it's snafu. The "official" tracker doesn't even show RG anywhere.

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 17, 2013 at 12:43pm

At the half-way point, Robby Gordon has the lead again in front of Stéphane Peterhansel by 1’53', Nani Roma by 3’41', Giniel de Villiers by 3’59', Orlando Terranova by 5’50' and Carlos Sousa by 06’01'. Guerlain Chicherit, who achieved an excellent time on the first section, is at a standstill in the sand, shortly after 121 km.