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 joseph on January 4, 2010 at 9:04pm
thanks
Permalink Reply by Bob on January 4, 2010 at 9:06pm
"The Vanguard Hummer cracked a transmission case.....They fixed the crack with JB Weld and used motor oil to fill the transmission."

Good old JB Weld !
Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 4, 2010 at 9:11pm
Memo to the team ,pack trunk with duct tape and a hot glue gun in case the cyl heads crack.
Permalink Reply by Scott B on January 4, 2010 at 9:38pm
So is Team Chile gonna get the DQ?
Permalink Reply by Gerardo on January 4, 2010 at 9:44pm
Carlo Will be penalized for sure, not DQ
Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 4, 2010 at 10:02pm
Not sure the rule says he can be towed or pushed by another competitor on the same itinerary. 528 meets that requirement. The question is did they hit all the points? If they were towed by a non competitor its is a DQ. NOT Running under it's own power is a 1hr penalty but only in certain areas. Bump starting is a penalty for both the tower and the towee. I would suspect there would be a 1hr hit for not running at the end of the stage during the scoring area. Plus a penalty for missing way points. I think 3 is the limit of missed waypoints on a stage but I am not sure.

You can glean some info from Ramses blog:

"The #326 Chile Hummer also suffered severely in the special. Carlo lost a clutch, which made it impossible to drive to the dunes, Luckily the Mercedes 4X4 race/support truck was behind them and managed to tow them to the end finishing 34th with a time 5 hours 55 minutes 55 minutes. 3 hours 3 minutes and 36 seconds, behind the race winner."

No mention of penalty, appeal, set backs in scoring at all and he is there. I think by not mentioning it, it would mean, perhaps no DQ penalty.
Permalink Reply by Dave Shaw on January 4, 2010 at 9:52pm
WOW STLL LOTS RACE CAR NOT IN
Permalink Reply by Saint Yukon on January 4, 2010 at 9:57pm
Permalink Reply by CaptainVT on January 4, 2010 at 10:11pm
Anybody know what happened?
Permalink Reply by R Nadeau on January 4, 2010 at 10:18pm
Could you be more specific...when, where, to whom...
Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 4, 2010 at 10:23pm
302 Blow tire inflator, Nav issues, stuck - 54 min
cause? Heavy right foot
326 Clutch failure towed to end by 528
cause heavy left foot
351 Cracked transmission case. limped out under own power, JB Weld, motor oil and 30 weight ball bearings fixed it
cause both feet weigh a ton
Permalink Reply by Scott B on January 4, 2010 at 10:27pm
hahahahaha that was great...and sooo true.

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