Jan 13th Dakar Rally Stage 10 Race Chat

Join us for the Dakar Rally on Jan 13, 2009,right here and chat about the action during the 10th stage

Stage 10 - Tuesday, January 13

Copiapo > Copiapo

Connection: 20 km | Special: 666 km | Connection: 0 km | Total: 686 km
The day’s special is simply the longest and most difficult of the rally. As on the previous day, the competitors will face a series of dunes at the end of the day that stretch over a hundred kilometers. And in this area, even the leading specialists will be faced with something new. The Chilean dunes are veritable mountains of sand, and pilots must learn to climb and descend their sides over more than one kilometer. Another unknown: due to the extreme heat of the region, no one knows exactly how the sand will behave. In any case, remaining clear-headed will be imperative all the way to the end.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Allen"Pez Loco" on January 12, 2009 at 8:48pm

Are their hidden way pts., how long is the special, and lets hope Andy checks the notes very clearly, we don't need to lose time by getting lost. The hummers and RG's driving still should produce a stage win and,a vw failure by someone. OH yah, RG 1st by 2mins at cp 1.

Permalink Reply by CDN11 on January 12, 2009 at 8:51pm

Don't forget the Spotted Owel

Permalink Reply by Timothy Wyant on January 12, 2009 at 9:13pm

The extreme heat, the length of the stage, and the softnes of the 100km of sand will all cause ASO to shorten the stage. Count of it, its as sure a thing as a Dallas Cowboys December collapse. Even so, hopefully Robby can grab a win! A top 5 and a stage victory must be counted as a success, even if Robby expected the win. Gas on Robby!

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 12, 2009 at 9:38pm

They ARE available in stores !

Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on January 13, 2009 at 6:27am

The new slap chop sales pitch is awesome

Permalink Reply by Blues on January 12, 2009 at 9:47pm

too funny!

Permalink Reply by Tooltime on January 12, 2009 at 10:20pm

OK, Ive been wondering...If the team knows there are WRC type of terrain coming up the next day, then why dont they prep the truck differently? How about changing ride heights, and setting different spring and swaybar rates and such???From the looks of things, it appears the support trucks have everything including the kitchen sink. Just my penny's worth!

Permalink Reply by Bugeyed Earl on January 12, 2009 at 11:19pm

yeah, add a wedge and drop the tire pressure 1/4 pound!!

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 12, 2009 at 10:33pm

Yes, they ARE available in stores....but only for 20 minutes - they can't sell them all day!

Sham-wow Vince is hawking a new product called the Slap Chop. At one point in the ad he says, "You're gonna love my nuts!" Say what?

Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on January 13, 2009 at 6:29am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs

Permalink Reply by Mario on January 13, 2009 at 2:37am

I was channel surfing over the weekend and had to stop on one of the spanish channels and saw the ShamWOW ads being done in spanish. And it looks like they actually filmed the commercial with doofus there speaking spanish instead of dubbing it.

Permalink Reply by Riverside Racer on January 12, 2009 at 11:59pm