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 Bad Chad on January 14, 2014 at 10:00am

Give him the crome horn.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 10:05am

the ASO doesn't like that.THey fined BJ 1000e and an hour penalty for it

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Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 14, 2014 at 2:18pm

The driver he hit was not very happy about it and confronted BJ after the stage.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 10:01am

I think we're past the 311

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 10:02am

Yesterday? DeVilliers was complaining about #314 Vasilyes blocking,Holo is falling back pretty fast

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 10:06am

going to become a Mini traffic jam

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Permalink Reply by Cluworks on January 14, 2014 at 10:21am

Pretty sure that is why they brought 11 Cars to the Rally. Teammate Traffic Jam.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 10:27am

I thought it was 12

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 10:01am

pretty sure he got past him already

314 is the next victim

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Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 14, 2014 at 10:04am

Looks like we're down around 3000 feet where the beast can finally breath fire the rest of the way. Should be fun from wp11 to A as they drop from 1000m to 200m. hope the ripcord works.