Jan 4th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 5th in stage 3 & Nasser Al Attiyah finished 3rd. Al Attiyah begins this stage at 10:33am/et & Gordon starts his at 10:39am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: San Juan > Chilecito

Connection 424km | Special Stage 326 | Total 750km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The most experienced drivers will be able to enjoy counting the dried-up rivers that they will cross during the day. They will also have time to admire the spectacular canyons of the Province of Rioja, but it is in their best interest to remain extremely vigilant. Nobody will be able to keep up a steady pace during the special stage. Whether it be the navigational subtleties at the end of the route or the small hurdles to overcome, there will be many occasions to lose time here. It is likely that once the rally has reached Chilecito, one or two of the competitors will have already been eliminated from the battle for the title.

STAGE BY STAGE RESULTS

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 3, 2012 at 8:52pm

looks alot like stage 3 just a little dirt

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Permalink Reply by BajaTuner on January 3, 2012 at 8:52pm

Looks similar to today. Guessing slow start fast finish. The "off track" will be a test for JC.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 3, 2012 at 8:53pm

added a stage by stage results link at the bottom of the map.

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 3, 2012 at 9:04pm

cool but it would be nice for your finger to get stuck on 1 for a few stages

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on January 4, 2012 at 12:21am

Haha, 1s and 2s

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 3, 2012 at 9:10pm

and just like that we have converted into Stage 4 mode

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Permalink Reply by Bonzai on January 3, 2012 at 9:22pm

Very difficult stage for navigation. Nasser and Robby should be very cautious.

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Permalink Reply by Pierre Labat on January 3, 2012 at 9:25pm

I noticed in one of the today photos, that the Robby truck has a small camera on the roof just above the windshield. Will we get some videos from this in car camera? I enjoy video from in car camera a lot and watch the Baja/parker 425 ones often.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 3, 2012 at 9:28pm

Yes sir! The roofcam footage is included in the SPEED Energy daily stage recap videos. We should see the recaps of stage 2 & 3 when they get a chance to upload it.