Update 21.38: Chris and Tim are bothed finished. Chris in a nice 51st place and Tim tight behind him with a 52nd place.

Update 15.08: At the 42.0 kilometer point Tim is in 48th place and Chris in 54th.

Update 14.47: Pascal Baars is still in the desert, 5 kilometers before the finish of yesterday. Service MAN-truck is on his way to get Pascal Baars running again (two wheels are broken). Tim and Chris just started as well.

Update 10.37: Starting times announced!

42 (347) Coronel T. 010h06’00″

55 (369) Leyds C. 010h12’30″

One of the best starting times so far, hope they can continue this way.

After a rather good day yesterday, the McRae’s are heading for stage 10 today. Stage 10 runs from La Serena to Santiago and has a total of 586 kilometers. Saying goodbye to the Atacama desert, there will be a 238 kilometer special, with a very technical course.

Starting times have yet be announced.

Dakar.com says:

586 km are on the menu for the 10th stage of the 32nd Dakar, including a timed section of 238 kilometres in which the competitors will bid farewell to the Atacama and say hello to a more technical, bending and undulating route that winds through the fine landscapes of the mountains. It will be a tricky special, where competitors must be especially careful of the vegetation and in particular the many cactuses dotted over the route.