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 Jamie LaVelle on January 13, 2014 at 11:35pm
Permalink Reply by Kurt Poehlmann on January 14, 2014 at 12:17am
That's the stage but not the one I'm looking for. It's got to be out there somewhere!
Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 14, 2014 at 12:20am

i think you want "downhill fast"

Permalink Reply by Gearhead on January 13, 2014 at 10:40pm

I vote for a go pro on top of the air scoop.

Permalink Reply by Xracer on January 13, 2014 at 10:50pm
NO go pro use a REPLAY XD1080
Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 13, 2014 at 11:03pm
Yes Replay XD
Permalink Reply by Jeb on January 13, 2014 at 10:56pm
Off subject: ordered 3 bottles of Tatanka Hot Sauce, don't forget to support our Planet Sponsors . Rob will have a good stage tomorrow. Starting 10th will make life a better. FAITH!!!
Permalink Reply by Kurt Poehlmann on January 13, 2014 at 11:11pm
Thanks JR
Permalink Reply by Kirk G on January 13, 2014 at 11:32pm

Whatever happened to the rear wing downforce popup? was it ever a real thing?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2014 at 11:40pm

it was along the same lines as the exhaust out the middle of the rear gate

Permalink Reply by Kathy Kubara on January 14, 2014 at 12:32am

haha speculation. it's the way we roll here

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 14, 2014 at 12:47am

[snark]The air-brake worked so well it was preventing air from going through the radiator.[/snark]

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