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 yano on January 14, 2014 at 2:47pm

hopefully they can go back to racing tomorrow ...
boucou , where are you !?
long night in the speed camp .
we are with you guys !!!!!!

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 14, 2014 at 2:47pm

rg in 1hr59back

Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 14, 2014 at 2:50pm

True?

Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 14, 2014 at 2:51pm

Yep, showing on Dutch tracker

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 14, 2014 at 2:51pm

well im not there but it is on scoring page

Permalink Reply by Thomas Engrav on January 14, 2014 at 2:51pm

Not happening. The HST is the future.

Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 14, 2014 at 2:51pm

Yes, yes, yes, 27th

Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 14, 2014 at 2:51pm

which is difficult to be follower RG, shame shit, we had 5th place in the hands.

Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 14, 2014 at 2:51pm

Are the nature of his problems still unknown? Why does the ASO want Robby to wait for a helocopter? Maybe it was discussed in Chat earlier, but the reasons for what happened were not clear in the thread.

I just tuned back in from this morning and share or disappointment that is nothing like the disappointment felt by Robby and Kellen. RG is agressive and that's what we love about him. Yes it is hard to be a Robby fan sometimes, but when he is victorious it is that much sweeter.

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 14, 2014 at 2:53pm

wait for helicopter was website fantasy

Permalink Reply by Dave Horwath on January 14, 2014 at 2:56pm

Hello everyone! I was supposed to go to Boston but due to weather went home. How's RG doing? I started reading but it started going south so I was getting pissed andd stopped reading. Is it another shitty stage?

Permalink Reply by yano on January 14, 2014 at 3:00pm

yes 16 -km to finish line and he's waiting for a tow

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