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 zoomsss on January 13, 2009 at 2:23pm

:) PST notation, I love it.... Hummertime ..... :)

Permalink Reply by landshrk on January 13, 2009 at 2:18pm

Okay, I have seen another post with what his opinion was of this section. If I am not mistaken, according to the current race order, Robby has made it through CP 4. If this CP is actually located at KM 463 and the section goes to KM 607 then the segment is actually 144 KM. That is slightly over 87 miles for us US'ers. This is going to be a while in this terrain.

Permalink Reply by Racingwench on January 13, 2009 at 2:20pm

summary page says one is thru CP5 but no details

Permalink Reply by Doug on January 13, 2009 at 2:20pm

Sainz in at CP5

Permalink Reply by Greg Jones on January 13, 2009 at 2:20pm

I know Coma got lost but he still hasn't made it to 530 - at least 1'45 behind

Permalink Reply by Eric on January 13, 2009 at 2:20pm

sainz at cp 5

Permalink Reply by landshrk on January 13, 2009 at 2:22pm

Damn... Thought Robby would physically over take him in this segment. DUNEs TO COME!

Permalink Reply by Eric on January 13, 2009 at 2:24pm

Yeah I thought RG could have had a bigger lead...

Permalink Reply by jack on January 13, 2009 at 2:20pm

sainz just went thru CP5

Permalink Reply by Davin Wilson on January 13, 2009 at 2:22pm

Grrrrrr - I need to get some work done and cant with this unknown status & suspense.
Good news in that three days I'll be pretending I'm Robby - Glamis bound.
ps - Nice weather here in SD. hehe

Permalink Reply by Eric on January 13, 2009 at 2:22pm

1 309 GORDON (USA) 16:17:30 04:35:30
2 301 SAINZ (ESP) 16:14:20 04:36:20

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Plowman on January 13, 2009 at 2:23pm