Jan 13th Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Chat

Join us for the Dakar Rally on Jan 13, 2009,right here and chat about the action during the 10th stage

Stage 10 - Tuesday, January 13

Copiapo > Copiapo

Connection: 20 km | Special: 666 km | Connection: 0 km | Total: 686 km
The day’s special is simply the longest and most difficult of the rally. As on the previous day, the competitors will face a series of dunes at the end of the day that stretch over a hundred kilometers. And in this area, even the leading specialists will be faced with something new. The Chilean dunes are veritable mountains of sand, and pilots must learn to climb and descend their sides over more than one kilometer. Another unknown: due to the extreme heat of the region, no one knows exactly how the sand will behave. In any case, remaining clear-headed will be imperative all the way to the end.

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 13, 2009 at 12:57pm

1 301 SAINZ (ESP) 14:34:34 02:56:34
2 309 GORDON (USA) 14:37:01 02:55:01
3 308 MILLER (USA) 14:41:25 03:01:25
4 305 DE VILLIERS (ZAF) 14:43:55 02:57:55

How is Robby not P1???

Permalink Reply by Blues on January 13, 2009 at 12:58pm

i was trying to figure that earlier, didn't robby start 4 mins behind sainz?

Permalink Reply by MikeNIN7 on January 13, 2009 at 12:59pm

He is p1, thats listed in order crossed.

Permalink Reply by bighead on January 13, 2009 at 12:59pm

he is 2:55 less than 2:56

Permalink Reply by Mario on January 13, 2009 at 12:59pm

Zoomsss, you have it on "Hour", click on "Time" and it will put in the order of who's fastest so far.

Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 13, 2009 at 1:01pm

details, details... you are my savior at this dang dakar site, thanks!!

So, does anyone know where to find 'general standings' as Sainz takes that lead at CP3

18:33 - Bike

1 - Navigation error for Despres and Coma
In the lead since the start of the day’s special stage, French rider Cyril Despres (KTM) made a navigation error at km 480, and made a loop of about 23km before getting back on the right trail. Stuck in the wheel of his main French rival for the last two days, the leader in the general standings, Spain’s Marc Coma (KTM), obviously made the same mistake... Despres took this opportunity to sneak away from the Spaniard and is now fifth on trail, about 15km ahead of Coma.

18:18 - Car

301 - Sainz, provisional leader at CP3
Now that the first 5 cars have passed CP3 located at km 195 of today’s special stage, it is now the leader in the general standings, Spain’s Carlos Sainz (VW), who checks in the lead but only 4" ahead of the Hummer of American driver Robby Gordon. The 3rd fastest time goes for now to South-Africa’s Giniel De Villiers (VW), checking 1’47" behind the stage leader.

Permalink Reply by Riverside Racer on January 13, 2009 at 1:00pm