Jan 14th 2010 Dakar Rally Stage 12 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 12 of the 2010 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat will also be available throughout the entire 2010 Dakar Rally.

STAGE 12: San Juan > San Rafael

Connection 23 km | Special Stage 476 km | Connection 297 km | Total 796 km

Course Overview

For the longest stage of the rally, the program will be as lively as it will be spectacular. We will leave the area of dinosaurs on tracks cut by rios, surrounded by canyons and "fairy chimneys". After around 200 kilometres of special, the competitors will momentarily use the road in order to avoid a classified and protected natural site. The second part, exclusively sandy will have many jumps. The bikers can expect to have sore arms and the best of them will rarely ride at over 100 km/h. The day will be even more tiring due to the fact that it will end with a long liaison.

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on January 14, 2010 at 1:33pm

BJ is through checkpoint, 41 minutes back 14th place.

Permalink Reply by bighead on January 14, 2010 at 1:25pm

Am I reading this right? Is Robby up to 5th overall? If so great day...........

Permalink Reply by marc80 on January 14, 2010 at 1:33pm

8th overall

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2010 at 1:39pm

actully 7th overall. 3 minutes ahead of terranova

Permalink Reply by marc80 on January 14, 2010 at 1:46pm

chicherit is still on the course, +1h34m, robby was about 3 hours behind him in the standing

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2010 at 1:51pm

yeah, ok...thats right.he is having a rough day..thanks

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 14, 2010 at 2:39pm

Ramses Perez w/ Toyo via Twitter:
"I was just told by Luc Alphand that at the end of the special Sainz & Robby exchanged words. I guess it was a heated battle at the end o ... "
7 minutes ago from txt

Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on January 14, 2010 at 2:46pm

What happened to Luc Alphand. Did he drop out early or is he not entered this year?

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 14, 2010 at 3:14pm

Injured in motorcycle race last summer. Read here

Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on January 14, 2010 at 3:40pm

Thanks. That's too bad. He was a talented rallyer. Is there an update? Career ending?

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 14, 2010 at 2:45pm

per Ramses Perez w/ Toyo via Twitter: heated words exchanged between Robby and Sainz

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 14, 2010 at 2:56pm