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 Carl Abrams on January 7, 2015 at 12:20pm

Hey Will.
It is not looking good for sunderland.
Ivan Jakeš is finally back on the move, whereas Sam Sunderland is still stopped at km 67. The Slovak lost some serious time there.

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Permalink Reply by will on January 7, 2015 at 12:22pm

May have been an off. (?)

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2015 at 12:24pm

Been stopped over 20 min.

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Permalink Reply by will on January 7, 2015 at 12:25pm

Most likely mechanical, seeing as how Jakes moved on.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2015 at 12:27pm

Yup not looking good.

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2015 at 12:30pm

Nice to see us among the drivers that leave at 2 min intervals today. That should give Robby less traffic and a little more breathing room I would think.

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Permalink Reply by roy on January 7, 2015 at 12:30pm

how long until the first cars start?

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 7, 2015 at 12:32pm

:34 on the hours, real quick here

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2015 at 12:33pm

Rider Frank Verhoestraete (#88) went down on the connection before the Special and was evacuated by helicopter.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 7, 2015 at 12:42pm

they've started

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2015 at 12:43pm

Two-time stage winner Orlando Terranova has started the special and is aiming for a hat-trick. The Argentinean can afford to take risks because he's already 18 minutes behind in the general classification.