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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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 12:34pm

Terranova lost 6 minutes between wp10 and wp11.

Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 14, 2014 at 12:35pm

ya vamos por mas de la mitad de la competencia y dejare de estar prendido del Internet los 15 dias de competencia, y continuar el trabajo y esperar que el año que viene sera mucho mejor, gracias Robby gordon por victorias de etapa

Permalink Reply by blake keithley on January 14, 2014 at 1:02pm

Robby continues the work from a year ago thanks for victories?

Sorry I do not speak Spanish, I Spanish translator for spectator video would be helpful as well. what I fund amazing is how many camera phones there are in the middle of nowhere and how many of these have young children whose hero is Robby Gordon.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2014 at 12:40pm

Peterhansel, Al-Attiyah, Roma & Terranova are IN.

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 12:40pm

Come on Robby hold onto 5th!

Permalink Reply by Randy FATKAT Fountain on January 14, 2014 at 12:41pm

RG in at WP11

Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 14, 2014 at 12:41pm

RG through WP11, 17:59 back

RG should be flying down the hill in the next 5-10 minutes

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2014 at 12:44pm

Stage 9 UPDATE:

Robby Gordon has passed through KM410 of 422 (WP11) and is in 5th place, but has a 1m40s lead over 6th place DeVilliers

Permalink Reply by Bad Chad on January 14, 2014 at 12:46pm

Who's faster Toyota or Gordini?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 12:53pm

HST

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 12:48pm

Have you guys seen how close the overall is in the Truck race. the start of the day it was 30 or so minutes difference, now just 18. Quite a battle there too. They are right behind the front cars at wp10

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 14, 2014 at 12:49pm

DeRooy still pulling that train?

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