Jan 8th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 6th place finish in stage 3, and is now 3h46m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 4 is 217km, followed by a 185km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 284km (657km total). This is the longest special since 2005.

2014 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: SAN JUAN > CHILECITO

Connection 211km | Special Stage 657km | Total 868km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The strategy of the motorcyclists will come into play: initially their navigational skills will be seriously tested at the beginning of the morning, and then they will be faced with the problem of worn tyres, as they have already been over-used the day before. As for the drivers of cars, they will have an even more demanding route to tackle in the countryside. The Dakar’s competitors haven’t faced a special stage this long since the historical one from Zouerat to Tichit in 2005! They will have to cross rivers, descend the canyons in a Wild West setting and beware of the other participants: as these terrains are often wide open, it will be entirely possible to overtake fellow 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 Arts on January 8, 2014 at 6:38am

Chicherit stops too

65 km into today's special, it is now Guerlain Chicherit's turn to stop in a rugged area. The reason for this is still unknown.

Peterhansel loses about 5 minutes

And now it is Stéphane Peterhansel's Mini which has ground to a halt for five minutes, just before km 28 of today's special. Is he having trouble with the course or was it simply a puncture?

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Permalink Reply by Schuk on January 8, 2014 at 6:40am

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 8, 2014 at 6:40am

he has gas problem now ... rg pied in in tank ! =)

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Permalink Reply by Alexis Pérez Castro on January 8, 2014 at 6:40am

looks like the ASO live times are not having problems today!

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 6:42am

no bueno so far for PH

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Permalink Reply by goRGgo on January 8, 2014 at 6:45am

RGthru cp 2 & 2:29 behind Nasser

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Permalink Reply by Alexis Pérez Castro on January 8, 2014 at 6:45am

WP2

Pos. N° Nombre Marca Tiempo Variación Penalización
1 301 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) MINI 001:01:49 00:00:00
2 307 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) MINI 001:02:27 00:00:38 00:00:00
3 304 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:03:06 00:01:17 00:00:00
4 305 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 001:04:18 00:02:29 00:00:00
5 309 HOLOWCZYC (POL), ZHILTSOV (RUS) MINI 001:07:34 00:05:45 00:00:00

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Permalink Reply by Michael Brettin on January 8, 2014 at 6:45am

307 - ORLANDO TERRANOVA (ARG) MINI +00:02:27 (4) 1h02m27s
304 - NANI ROMA (ESP) MINI +00:02:47 (5) +00:00:39 (2) +1:17
309 - KRZYSZTOF HOLOWCZYC (POL) MINI +00:07:09 (10) +00:05:07
320 - ERIC VIGOUROUX (FRA) JEFFERIES 0h38m48s
301 - NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) MINI +00:01:14 (2)
330 - FEDERICO VILLAGRA (ARG) MINI +00:01:57
315 - CHRISTIAN LAVIEILLE (FRA) HAVAL +00:03:08 (6)
305 - ROBBY GORDON (USA) HUMMER +00:03:11 +2:29