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 Rob on January 14, 2014 at 12:52pm

Karginov

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 12:56pm

Karginov is winning today but as of right now De rooy still has the overall.

Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 14, 2014 at 2:33pm

In the Australian IVECO Powerstar see my Gif. They call it the "Long Bonnet IVECO" on the European call.

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 14, 2014 at 12:55pm

Yep

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2014 at 12:55pm

DeVilliers in IN

Permalink Reply by blake keithley on January 14, 2014 at 12:58pm

before us?

Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 14, 2014 at 12:59pm

GDV started before RG

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 1:00pm

by 9 mins

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 12:59pm

Peterhansel is only behind Roma overall by 12min 10sec now.

Permalink Reply by Rob on January 14, 2014 at 1:03pm

With any luck they will run into each other and destroy the cars...

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 1:04pm

That would be nice if they took each out or maybe Nassir will do it.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2014 at 1:01pm

RG should be finishing soon.

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