Jan 14th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 9 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. After starting 56th, Robby Gordon had a great stage 8 and finished 10th. Gordon is now 24th overall. Robby Gordon will begin stage 9 at TBA

 

2014 Stage 8 Photos


STAGE 9 TRACKING


STAGE 9: CALAMA > IQUIQUE

Connection 29km | Special Stage 422km | Total 451km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The 2014 Dakar will reach its most northern point in Iquique, where the competitors will see the ocean for the first time this year. Above all, the drivers and teams will discover the Atacama Dunes again after a first part of a special stage which will be rather tedious. Dune specialists will be in command over a distance of almost 150km. Thrills will be guaranteed at the very end of the day, on the last three kilometres of the descent to Iquique: there is more than a 30% difference in height from start to finish and it is almost not recommended to break. The law of gravitation takes on its full meaning: the bivouac is not far away!


The GREEN section of the route is the connection , the RED is the Special Section of the stage.

 

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Petter Sweater is on it. It will be a huge comeback when he wins the whole thing.

Yep, haven't seen him run this hard in a number of years, never needed to

Giniel and overcame RG WP5 and will record their 5th, 6th KRZYSZTOF HOLOWCZYC (POL) ................ where is RG

scoring is slow

sainz in trouble with suspension problems . see if robby stops and helps him again

what are a maximum RG as in Peru would say (you're a tipaso)

This beauty was tucked away a bit and made me chuckle "The comeback kid is in fifth: Robby Gordon trails Sainz by 1'38""

you guys being the experts... why was last years' car more competitive - rules are different being an FIA car? Thanks for your input.

This car seems to be smaller and more nimble...

This new car is having growing pains,,, the old car was rock solid and a beast in the dunes,,, not many dunes so far ,,, this race is much more suited for the Mini's as it is very tight and no sand for the most part.

rg into 5 6:11 down made time

TY

your tracking is way ahead of mine

Only this time, yours was faster all morning

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