Jan 15th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 10 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a very nice 4th place finish in Stage 9 and moved up to 19th overall. Gordon is still down over 5 hours in the overall, but will get yet another good starting spot in an attempt to win his first stage of the rally. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 10 at 8:43am/et and Robby Gordon will begin his special section around 8:55am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally.

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STAGE 10 TRACKING

STAGE 10: CORDOBA > LA RIOJA

Connection 279km | Special Stage 353km | Total 632km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The masters of the handlebars and the steering wheel will be most at ease when faced with the challenge of the day. Although the cars and trucks will be separated from the motorcycles, their respective programmes will have similar features. Winding tracks will be interspersed with fast ones, as the competitors pass through a succession of landscapes from wooded areas to barren plateaux. The whole setting may remind the most open-minded participants of Ireland in some places!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Lister on January 15, 2013 at 9:29am

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:17:55 00:00:00
2 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 000:18:07 00:00:12 00:00:00
3 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 000:18:19 00:00:24 00:00:00
4 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 000:18:30 00:00:35 00:00:00
5 308 SOUSA (PRT), RAMALHO (PRT) GREAT WALL 000:18:32 00:00:37 00:00:00
6 307 NOVITSKIY (RUS), ZHILTSOV (RUS) MINI 000:18:36 00:00:41 00:00:00
7 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:18:38 00:00:43 00:00:00
Thru WP1

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Permalink Reply by Steve Lister on January 15, 2013 at 9:46am

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 000:42:59 00:00:00
2 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 000:43:44 00:00:45 00:00:00
3 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 000:43:47 00:00:48 00:00:00
4 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 000:43:59 00:01:00 00:00:00
5 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 000:44:33 00:01:34 00:00:00
Thru WP2

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Permalink Reply by Cosmic Arkie on January 15, 2013 at 10:25am

WP3

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty
1 313 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) BMW 001:07:55 00:00:00
2 305 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:08:50 00:00:55 00:00:00
3 301 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 001:09:13 00:01:18 00:00:00
4 308 SOUSA (PRT), RAMALHO (PRT) GREAT WALL 001:09:18 00:01:23 00:00:00
5 302 PETERHANSEL (CHE), COTTRET (FRA) MINI 001:09:39 00:01:44 00:00:00
6 307 NOVITSKIY (RUS), ZHILTSOV (RUS) MINI 001:10:13 00:02:18 00:00:00
7 315 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 001:10:17 00:02:22 00:00:00

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2013 at 10:28am

such a tough stage for 2WD

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2013 at 10:55am

At KM145 of 353, Robby Gordon is currently in 5th place, +3m42s behind Terranova

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Permalink Reply by natron008 on January 15, 2013 at 11:33am

Looks like Nassir is officially out??

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 15, 2013 at 12:17pm

Apparently he is out because of "a broken water pump"....rather than the tree he clipped, as reported earlier.

There's a mechanical lesson there somewhere, I suspect.

Sad to see him out though : Looks like they assigned him 25th starting position today, but that for whatever reason he's chosen not to start.

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Permalink Reply by kurt kern on January 15, 2013 at 2:26pm

Hummmmm.......Reminds me of the time when Porshe DNF'd at LeMans due to "electrical failure." What they didn't say was a connecting rod had exited the block and severed some electrical wires.

Did a tree have anything to do with Nasser's "failed water pump?" Just asking......

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Permalink Reply by kurt kern on January 15, 2013 at 2:27pm

Actually.....don't answer that.....who cares?

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2013 at 11:35am

Current top 5 at KM215 of 353

1) Terranova 2) Roma +1m21s 3) Peterhansel +2m21s 4) DeVilliers +2m49s 5) GORDON +5m22s

Next update at KM255

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 15, 2013 at 11:59am

Current top 5 at KM255 (WP7) 1) Terranova 2) Roma +1m39s 3) Peterhansel +1m59s 4) DeVilliers +3m39s 5) GORDON +6m4s

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Permalink Reply by John on January 15, 2013 at 12:26pm

Nassir is on the withdrawl list for not showing up to start this morning. Would have have been cool if he was only down 5:50. Could have seen some good battles. Assuming he wouldn't just quit and go home ig he was down that far.