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 jeff.2066 on January 14, 2014 at 9:45am

I see. And I see him now... 4.21 behind. GO RG

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 9:40am

at 3 -4:21

Permalink Reply by roy on January 14, 2014 at 9:41am

Is there a tracker that shows position on course?

Permalink Reply by Head Held High on January 14, 2014 at 9:42am

ok good luck RG - I'm currently in jury duty. FML. I hope when it's over RG gets himself a stage win.

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:44am

that's no fun

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 14, 2014 at 9:44am

Guilty.....

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 14, 2014 at 9:54am

Best way out of sitting on a jury... Wear Camo every day.
I was interviewed early for 3 different cases & was rejected everytime.
spent the weekday mornings watching TV & reading until they booted out all the 'rejects'

Permalink Reply by David Z on January 14, 2014 at 10:14am
Only called for that once, but I was living on Guam and couldn`t make it to Texas. Pretty much exempt now.
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 10:18am

I was called once,I had just got'n a concussion the previous weekend,I barely knew my own name,they said that was not a good excuse.I didn't go.

Permalink Reply by Dave Horwath on January 14, 2014 at 10:55am

Didn't you have drinks with the prosecutor last week;) Worked for me!

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 14, 2014 at 9:43am

must be hard to pass and got stuck behind the HRX

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 14, 2014 at 9:51am

yes, that could have been the hold up

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