Jan 13th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 10 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon start time: 8:41am/et, Sheldon Creed will not start, due to disqualification in stage 8.

STAGE 10 TRACKING

STAGE 10: BELEN > LA RIOJA

Connection 485km | Special Stage 278km | Total 763km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Fiambala dunes have become one of the decisive stages of the Dakar. This year, they feature at the heart of the most critical rally sequence, when drivers and their vehicles will have to demonstrate their aptitude for extreme endurance. Moreover, the day’s stage presents the longest dune section in the shared history of the Dakar and Fiambala, off-piste for most of the time. In short, an open door for desert specialists.

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 Southern Yooper on January 13, 2016 at 11:15am

Agreed Sheldon is/was great support for RG in this Rally. Circumstances bit him. It is a long rally as it has been said before. Ultimately it seems he did the right thing skipping the way points to get service. If he hadn't he may not have made service at all or so late that the repairs couldn't be completed to make the start. As it was, skipping the waypoints, he was late to his start time (and was penalized for that.) That is until a day later they caught up to him and said the WP skipping caused a expulsion.

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Permalink Reply by Bricoop on January 13, 2016 at 11:17am

Yup, Creed got stuck and burnt up the clutch, RG's done the same thing in the past.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2016 at 12:16pm

many have

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 13, 2016 at 11:22am

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13:13 : Cars: Sainz at a standstill

The clouds are gathering over Carlos Sainz (Peugeot). The Spaniard, who was already losing over 20 minutes to Stéphane Peterhansel, is reported to have stopped on the dunes near km 213. Is the Dakar being decided before our eyes?