Jan 7th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a respectable 15th place finish in stage 3. The rally moves into Chile, and the Gordini should be very strong in the Atacama Desert. The special section of Stage 4 is 315km long. Robby Gordon start time: 1:11pm/et. Gordon sits 40th in the overall standings, 4h24m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: CHILECITO > COPIAPO

Connection 594km | Special Stage 315km | Total 909km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The competitors will have to prove they are worthy of entering Chile! A very early start and a climb to a height of 4,800 metres will precede the border crossing at Paso San Francisco. The really challenging section will begin with a gradual warm-up on the mining tracks, before drivers are faced with the reality of the Atacama Desert. The route here is open and sandy. Over the course of the last 40 kilometres, the giant dunes and basins of Copiapo will have to be tackled and for many this will be at night. Overcoming them will require finesse and instinct.

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 Chupakabras on January 7, 2015 at 3:06pm

he is back on track.

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2015 at 3:08pm

Yeah, both timing sites seem to be on the fritz, so it's impossible to tell what's going on right now. Chat has not been working for me for the last 40 minutes or so, despite restarting my computer a bunch of times.

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 7, 2015 at 3:16pm

Are you using the chat tab at the top of the page? It should pop open a new window/tab for you

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Permalink Reply by Marcelo A. Suvelza on January 7, 2015 at 3:09pm

man, that another 40+ minutes to overcome!!

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 7, 2015 at 3:12pm

From the Dakar home page you can click on the cars CP1, CP2 etc and it works. CP1 is 139km in, CP3 is 187, CP4 is 251, CP5 is 261. Robby is not at CP1 because he has not made km 139 yet.