Jan 16th Dakar Rally Stage 13 Race Chat

Join us for the Dakar Rally on Jan 16, 2009,right here and chat about the action during the 13th stage.Robby improved to 3rd overall after his 3rd place finish in stage 11.Two more stages to go !

Stage 13 - Friday, January 16

La Rioja > Cordoba

Connection: 161 km | Special: 545 km | Connection: 47 km | Total: 753 km

After having swallowed thousands of kilometers, participants will face a first-class physical challenge in this next-to-the-last stage. State-of-the-art pilots must maintain their position, while amateurs must avoid an excess of confidence. Errors can leave bitter memories, since this will be the day of cacti. At the bivouac, doctors will no doubt be called on to wield the tweezers. Finally, for the experts of traditional rallies, certain routes are part of the patrimony of the World Cup that takes place every year in Cordoba. Here, aficionados will guarantee a large popular fiesta.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on January 16, 2009 at 3:49pm

I think Ronn Bailey still has the contract for the second Hummer - either he drives, or he chooses who does.

Permalink Reply by Clance' McClannahan on January 16, 2009 at 3:58pm

Here is a link to a post on the last Rally I drove in.

Permalink Reply by Ed Fifield on January 16, 2009 at 4:04pm

A third place finish would be solid! It also would be great to see either Robby or Miller win this thing.

Ed

Permalink Reply by Clance' McClannahan on January 16, 2009 at 4:08pm

Well, as we saw yesterday...accidents do happen to VW's. What a great fantasy that is for me, as long as no one gets hurt...too bad.

Permalink Reply by alan4s on January 16, 2009 at 4:22pm

Audio interview with Robby up at Dakar.com.

His throttle got stuck wide open. Twice. Had to stop to fix it. Turns out it was a rock in the mechanism.

He sounds pretty happy though, laughing and joking.

Permalink Reply by kurt kern on January 16, 2009 at 5:50pm