Jan 4th 2010 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

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STAGE 3: La Rioja > Fiambala

Connection 259km | Special Stage 182km | Connection 0km | Total 441km

Course Overview

It'll be on the third real day of racing that the competitors will have to deal with a first test. The change of context will be radical: with a switch from earth to sand and especially a dune portion of close to 30 kilometres. Other than their dimension that suits perfectly a first part of rally, these dunes are noticeable thanks to their white colour. In this new landscape, the crews will enjoy off-piste. They will also have to adapt to a change of climate and especially sand storms that are frequent in the area.

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Permalink Reply by Will Higman on January 4, 2010 at 12:36pm

Meters!

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 4, 2010 at 12:45pm

OOPS! should have my conversion site open too! LOL
Sure going to miss your pics this year!

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on January 4, 2010 at 12:48pm

I guess with the temps they have been having, there won't be snow... try more like 6500-ish feet!

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Permalink Reply by Saint Yukon on January 4, 2010 at 12:17pm

@ 17:15

79 of 127 has cleared KM 38....No Carlo or truck.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Waldrip on January 4, 2010 at 12:25pm

Robby was 18 minutes behind #314 at KM 117. I'm hoping we see him soon..

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Permalink Reply by Saint Yukon on January 4, 2010 at 12:22pm

14:20 - Car

301 - "Peter" takes control!

Now that the first 5 cars have finished the day’s special stage, Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel (BMW) has been credited with the best provisional time of 2.55:19, 5’44 better than Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW), who in turn beat his Qatari team-mate son Nasser Al-Attiyah (VW) by 4’17. More importantly, this 19th special stage victory in the car category on the Dakar, his 52nd stage victory in all (a record), has allowed the Frenchman to take control of the general standings, 4’33 ahead of Sainz.