Jan 5th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 22nd in Stage 2, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 33rd. The special section of Stage 3 is 314km. Robby Gordon start time: 9:42am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 9:51am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2016 Dakar Rally.

2016 Stage 2 Photos

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: TERMAS DE RIO HONDO > SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

Connection 349km | Special Stage 314km | Total 663km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The format is tighter for the day’s race against the clock... as are the mountain tracks featuring in the special section. Experts in sliding and on the road will be able to showcase their skills here, as long as they stay constantly focused. Those hunting down the leaders will be on high alert during this route, which has been designed for opportunists. But the programme could also be transformed by any rain: even the strongest competitors do not necessarily perform well on heavy ground.

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 TOG on January 4, 2016 at 9:20pm

Stage 3 Special Section Start Times:

Robby Gordon/Kellon Walch - 9:42am/et (24th car off the line)

Sheldon Creed/Jonah Street - 9:51:30am/et (37th car off the line)

Full Stage 3 Starting Grid Here

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Permalink Reply by FayK on January 5, 2016 at 12:29am

Why does ranking for Stage 2 and Overall show Robby at position 20, but Stage 3 has him starting at position 24?

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Permalink Reply by will on January 4, 2016 at 9:22pm

Check on the weather, I'm going to try this one tonight - http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/San+Miguel+de+Tucuman+Argen...

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Permalink Reply by JerrDog on January 4, 2016 at 10:53pm

Thanks for the link will!

Looks like rain, not sure if this is good news for the Gordini unless the terrain is mostly sand dunes IMO.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 4, 2016 at 9:29pm

Weather underground is my go to. It's been the most reliable

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Permalink Reply by will on January 4, 2016 at 9:32pm

Post up your link for the stage JR! Let's compare some forecasts. I have been looking at random ones that I find, and they have been much better than my local forecasts.