Jan 13th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 9 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. After a much needed rest day, the team is ready to score their first stage win of the rally. The special section of stage 9 is 451km long. Robby Gordon start time: 8:51am/et, and he will be the 17th car off the line. After a 43rd place finish in stage 8, Gordon sits 24th in the overall standings, 6h53m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.


2015 Stage 8 Photos


STAGE 9 TRACKING


STAGE 9: IQUIQUE > CALAMA

Connection 88km | Special Stage 451km | Total 539km

COURSE OVERVIEW

For this farewell session to the Atacama Desert, all the competitors will come together once again for the special stage, with fifty-odd kilometres over sand and dunes. They should revel in these sensations because the next stage will put both drivers and their teams into much less comfortable positions. The routes have suff ered the rages of time and will be equally harsh on them: frequent potholes and bumps combined with the narrowness of the tracks will expose their vehicles’ bodywork to scratches.

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 Panos Papanicolaou on January 13, 2015 at 8:16am

Good afternoon all.3:18 pm here.
Interesting to see how they all will do between WP1 and WP2 where the sand dunes are.
Go Robby!

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 8:17am

Nasser off

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 8:18am

Fastest bike to wp1 30:35

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2015 at 8:20am

and today everyone is on the same course

Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on January 13, 2015 at 8:38am

00:37 Cars: Back to work for Al-Attiyah
The day after a rest day that will have allowed both men and their machines to recover, Nasser-Al-Attiyah continues along his route, still in the position of the hunted. Among the hunters, Giniel De Villiers is probably the best placed. The winner of the previous stage, Yazeed Alrajhi, will be on the lookout for the slightest mistake from his two rivals, whilst Nani Roma, Orlando Terranova, Stéphane Perterhansel and Robby Gordon are free from general standings pressure and are all in the reckoning for a stage victory in Calama.

-Getting recognition as one of the favorites to win stages on Dakar's site.

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 8:41am

Should start hitting wp1 any time.

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 8:46am

35+ did Yazeed take a wrong turn?

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 8:46am

Or is the tracker update slowing down?

Permalink Reply by Hyteq Redneq on January 13, 2015 at 8:49am

Or is the tracker having issues, has only 9 cars starting so far & 16th should have just left

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 13, 2015 at 8:50am

Tough to open the road. Espically for a Dakar rookie.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 13, 2015 at 8:48am

Fingers crossed for Nasser to break today. Would enjoy seeing Yazzer or Giniel on top of the final podium. Anyone but Nasser. RG off the line in a couple..

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 8:48am

Terronove beat Yazeed by 2:27 to wp1

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