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Jan 8th 2010 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Race Info & Discussion
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STAGE 7: Iquigue > Antofagasta
Connection 37 km | Special Stage 600 km | Connection 4 km | Total 641 km
Course Overview
The longest special of the rally is also the most varied. When leaving Iquique, one always has regrets but the splendour of the landscapes will motivate the competitors just as much as the fun they will witness in the sand dunes they will have to swallow in the first part of the day. The ideal technique will be a lot harder to find when having to cross a salar, of around 3 kilometres. On this extent filled with huge blocks of dry salt, certainly never seen by most of the competitors, the speed will drop down to under 10 km/h! Once that's digested, the tracks heading to Antofagasta are, in majority, fast and open. The menu will be generous in terms of sand and kilometres. The rule book will allow the bikers and crews to reach the bivouac before 6:00 PM on the following day, during the rest day.
STAGE 7: Iquigue > Antofagasta
Connection 37 km | Special Stage 600 km | Connection 4 km | Total 641 km
Course Overview
The longest special of the rally is also the most varied. When leaving Iquique, one always has regrets but the splendour of the landscapes will motivate the competitors just as much as the fun they will witness in the sand dunes they will have to swallow in the first part of the day. The ideal technique will be a lot harder to find when having to cross a salar, of around 3 kilometres. On this extent filled with huge blocks of dry salt, certainly never seen by most of the competitors, the speed will drop down to under 10 km/h! Once that's digested, the tracks heading to Antofagasta are, in majority, fast and open. The menu will be generous in terms of sand and kilometres. The rule book will allow the bikers and crews to reach the bivouac before 6:00 PM on the following day, during the rest day.
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Permalink Reply by Bill McPherson on
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I think that it does that due to the number of letters in the name. Other long names do it to.
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Permalink Reply by Juan Avila on
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That is because they are changing position as more competitors are crossing that CKP. Maybe?
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Permalink Reply by Jan on
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no dont think that is it...i will check further but i believe BJ & Kellon may have taken open category again
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Robby and Andy are thru 448km- in 8th and 27'03" behind.
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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on
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Waiting on updates on this stage is about to put me to sleep! LOL
Trickling into CP7 now -
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ramsesperez After battling with the alternator all day it finally went out. They are waiting for BJ for assistance ~ tweet 4 minutes ago
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Permalink Reply by pdxracefan on
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Double crap. Chin up guys, they didn't roll it.
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dang- but ya, there could be much worse things happen...disappointing perhaps but we know how difficult it is to Robby proof these things
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Permalink Reply by Troy Frankart on
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how much bad luck does a guy have to endure before they have some good luck come their way.......damn. There are still alot of stages to go though.
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Permalink Reply by TOG on
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Hes had good luck. RG won just a few days ago, after everybody thinking he had major issues due to tracking error
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I dont attribute his wins to luck but pure skill and talent. He is the best at what he does. It just seems like there are always things that are out of his hands that give him problems.
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