Jan 6th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 16th in Stage 3, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 25th. The special section of Stage 4 is 418km. Robby Gordon start time: 8:04am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 8:14am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2016 Dakar Rally.


2016 Stage 3 Photos


STAGE 4 TRACKING


STAGE 4: SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY > SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

Connection 201km | Special Stage 418km | Total 619km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Marathon 1: No Mechanics! On many levels, the competitors face their first real test here. The special section takes place at an average of 3,500m altitude, with incessant changes in pace resulting from alternating sandy and rocky terrain. This grueling route will be on the agenda when everyone already has 2,500km in the saddle or bucket seat, which is already exhausting for the lower placed drivers. First and foremost, this is the start of a very particular marathon stage, with a closed area for the vehicles... and for the competitors.

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 jeff.2066 on January 6, 2016 at 3:56pm

I hate to see Tom Coronel out. Is his brother Tim still running?

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2016 at 4:00pm

yes,65th today

Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 6, 2016 at 4:01pm

Thanks Mike.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 6, 2016 at 3:43pm

How much time has RG actually spent racing off-road with wet conditions? Guessing since he is in the South West he hasn't spent much time actually racing in these conditions, let alone this terrain in the wet. At least not compared to the WRC guys. Seems like WRC is always in wet and gravelly conditions.

Permalink Reply by BAD on January 6, 2016 at 3:46pm

Don't forget a few years back the rally was moved to Europe and it was wet

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 6, 2016 at 3:48pm

Oh yeah in the Hummer. He did rather well on that almost pure rally race if I remember correctly. Especially since he was driving a beast.

Still barely any experience compared to the WRC guys.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2016 at 4:04pm

or racing a 8-9 hundred horse power Indy car in the rain.Rain, non issue. Now if we where talking motorcycle road racing , non dirt track SoCal guys suck, but we're not

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 6, 2016 at 4:07pm

Good point. Forgot about Indy as well.

Permalink Reply by Javier Cancino on January 6, 2016 at 3:49pm

WRC runs with AWD.

Permalink Reply by GTX - HEMI on January 6, 2016 at 3:57pm

For all you "the sky is falling" types so far we have roads to follow.... stage 6 is open to navigation...this will separate the men from the boys.....RG & SC are moving up to take advantage of the open stages.....

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 6, 2016 at 4:02pm

It's a long rally, and I would be amazed if all the PUG's made it until the end. Did that ever even happen for VW?

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 6, 2016 at 3:57pm

Yes I understand that difference for the guys in the PUGs but they still know the conditions very well, and how to work the corners in these conditions. 4WD is not autopilot, especially in a WRC car.

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