Jan 13th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from stage 9 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. After a much needed rest day, the team is ready to score their first stage win of the rally. The special section of stage 9 is 451km long. Robby Gordon start time: 8:51am/et, and he will be the 17th car off the line. After a 43rd place finish in stage 8, Gordon sits 24th in the overall standings, 6h53m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.


2015 Stage 8 Photos


STAGE 9 TRACKING


STAGE 9: IQUIQUE > CALAMA

Connection 88km | Special Stage 451km | Total 539km

COURSE OVERVIEW

For this farewell session to the Atacama Desert, all the competitors will come together once again for the special stage, with fifty-odd kilometres over sand and dunes. They should revel in these sensations because the next stage will put both drivers and their teams into much less comfortable positions. The routes have suff ered the rages of time and will be equally harsh on them: frequent potholes and bumps combined with the narrowness of the tracks will expose their vehicles’ bodywork to scratches.

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 bighead on January 13, 2015 at 9:28am

10th car is off and running

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2015 at 9:29am

I'm off to work, see you all in a bit

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 13, 2015 at 9:30am

RG thru WP1 1:57 down. Puts him in 7th

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 13, 2015 at 9:31am

Robby 7th at wp1

Permalink Reply by Barb on January 13, 2015 at 9:34am

yes, nice to see he is through and doing well

Permalink Reply by Paul MgCinly on January 13, 2015 at 9:36am

It seems this year that speed is down compared to the Minis, RG is back in traffic today I get it, but overall when we are at the front we have not been fastest. Agree?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 13, 2015 at 10:18am

Dis-agree, we really have no idea

Permalink Reply by mark roye on January 13, 2015 at 11:52am

Outright speed has not been the issue. The Gordini is plenty fast. Reliability, as always, is the issue. None of us know what occasioned those reliability issues---component failure? damage? Certainly the Gordini, in the hands of RG, cannot said to be slow.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 13, 2015 at 9:34am

Stage 9 UPDATE: Top 5 at KM31 of 450

1) Terranova
2) DeVilliers +31s
3) Al-Attiyah +37s
4) Roma +53s
5) Peterhansel +1m3s

7) GORDON +1m57s (started 17th)

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 13, 2015 at 9:37am

Dunes should spread them out some.

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 13, 2015 at 9:37am

would someone please post NL. link?

Permalink Reply by mj on January 13, 2015 at 9:39am
Mornin all good day so far ?

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