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 Thomas Engrav on January 14, 2014 at 1:03pm

S***

"After 396 km in the dunes south of Iquique, the Hummer driven by Robby Gordon has been at a standstill for the last 20 minutes. The nature of his problems is as yet unknown."

Permalink Reply by Gulia on January 14, 2014 at 1:04pm

waiting #390

Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 1:08pm

Where do you see this?

Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 14, 2014 at 1:08pm
Permalink Reply by Blain on January 14, 2014 at 1:03pm

These two are tied exactly in the overall, Crazy.

4 301
AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP)
MINI 035:15:23 00:59:46 00:00:00
5 302
DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)
TOYOTA 035:15:23 00:59:46 00:00:00

Permalink Reply by blake keithley on January 14, 2014 at 1:04pm

I have been re watching video from last year and 2012, Man he was flying through the dunes

Permalink Reply by geothermaljones on January 14, 2014 at 1:06pm

Did Chat die? or just me?

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 14, 2014 at 1:06pm

Stopped 16 miles from the finish

Permalink Reply by Steve Lister on January 14, 2014 at 1:08pm

Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 14, 2014 at 1:08pm

ASO wants robby to wait for the chopper got video

Permalink Reply by blake keithley on January 14, 2014 at 1:09pm

They are not stupid, they know what that orange blur through the dunes means in PR dollars.

Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 14, 2014 at 1:10pm

Got to clear the way

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