Jan 12th Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Chat

Join us for the Dakar Rally on Jan 12, 2009 , right here and chat about the action during the 9th stage

Stage 9 - Monday, January 12

La Serena > Copiapo
Connection: 88 km | Special: 449 km | Connection: 0 km | Total: 537 km
We are at the first step of a decisive trilogy. The reputation of the Atacama Desert, known as the world’s driest, will be tested by the competitors. Those who hope to find dunes will be rewarded. But they will also be fed a generous helping of rocks. This stage is typical of the Dakar 2009, with numerous changes of terrain. The positioning of difficulties, with long stretches of dunes at the end, will require pilots to conserve their strength. They must show themselves to be both multi-talented and with a firm sense of how to manage their efforts.

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Permalink Reply by wilks7 on January 12, 2009 at 8:13am

morning peeps....RG was very disapointed yesterday just flat out got out ran....hopefully today is a different story

Permalink Reply by Racingwench on January 12, 2009 at 8:14am

morning no update on Robby yet. Devilliers # 1, Sainz #6 3 minutes down.

Permalink Reply by IndyTim on January 12, 2009 at 8:14am

not looking like it so far....

Permalink Reply by IndyTim on January 12, 2009 at 8:14am

well...Robby has physically been passed already this morning.....I say we come in about 10 minutes off........not the start my foul mouth needed on a Monday.......

Permalink Reply by Ex Desert on January 12, 2009 at 8:14am

groan

Permalink Reply by Racingwench on January 12, 2009 at 8:16am

thru 5 m 43s back in 8th

Permalink Reply by wilks7 on January 12, 2009 at 8:16am

5min back.....

Permalink Reply by Rob Harris on January 12, 2009 at 8:17am

not so good only 57km into the special...might be a long day

Permalink Reply by wilks7 on January 12, 2009 at 8:19am

too early to tell.....still not a very good start

Permalink Reply by IndyTim on January 12, 2009 at 8:21am

kind of the way the whole Rally has gone.....

Permalink Reply by jack on January 12, 2009 at 8:17am

8th place.. 5,43 behind leader

Permalink Reply by Racingwench on January 12, 2009 at 8:18am

I have what might be a dumb question. Is there a way in the car for Robby or Andy to tell them what position they are in or the time that they are behind?