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 Crandaddy on January 7, 2015 at 2:11pm

And this is with a lot of Minis just in front of him blocking

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Permalink Reply by BAD on January 7, 2015 at 2:24pm

depends how tight the course is at the time

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2015 at 2:22pm

Oops , just lost the chat.

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Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 7, 2015 at 2:24pm

RG detenido igual que Sainz

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Permalink Reply by OSCAR on January 7, 2015 at 2:25pm

chat not working again?

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 7, 2015 at 2:29pm

still up and working.

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2015 at 2:25pm

Dutch tracking seems really slow right now. With only 18 mins between WP 2 and 3, we should be seeing more WP3 results by now.

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2015 at 2:26pm

Uh oh, many guys who were behind us are now to WP 3 before Robby. Hope there's not a problem….

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 7, 2015 at 2:28pm

yeah he might be stopped, according to Dakar website

16:21 Cars: Gordon and Sainz stop Orlando Terranova's still working on his Mini at km 72, and Carlos Sainz and Robby Gordon have also ground to a halt. Today's stage could well shake up the top of the classification.