Jan 8th, 2013 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2013 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finally gets a great starting position and will roll off 2nd after his runner-up finish in stage 3. Gordon will look to grab his first 2013 Stage win, as well as cut into his 46 minute overall deficit. The cars are slated to begin the special section of stage 4 at 7:32am/et and Robby Gordonwill begin his special section at 7:33am/et Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2013 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

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STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 4: NAZCA > AREQUIPA

Connection 429km | Special Stage 288km | Total 707km

COURSE OVERVIEW

It was a painful experience for many competitors when they discovered the area last year. At the beginning of the special stage, the dunes follow one another, each one like the next, strung out in a never-ending desert capable of unsettling the best technical specialists. In the opposite direction, Stéphane Peterhansel and “Nani” Roma, both of whom are masters when it comes to crossing dunes, each lost almost fifteen minutes there, and risked missing out on the first two places of the overall standings. And the level of difficulty will be even more demanding this year! During the crucial stage of the first week, the rally will be even tougher for motorcyclists: they will quail on a 2-km slope, of which the gradient will put the descent of Iquique on a par with a gentle children’s slide.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Shaw on January 8, 2013 at 8:43pm

how are u suppost to race with these 2 bye the road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWSnzM0VgNs

lol

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Permalink Reply by RICK ALDRIDGE on January 8, 2013 at 9:15pm

I found it very "informative" (and I dont even speak Spanish!). Maybe RG lost concentration at this stream crossing. A bouncing 5-point harness can be hell on a big woody ;-)

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 8, 2013 at 9:39pm

Stop long enough to drop off some swag.

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Permalink Reply by soylent_green on January 8, 2013 at 9:48pm

Just for keeping interest on NBC-sports dakar presentation of the dakar, especially with the SST deal, i bet he pretty much has to continue.

Hope so

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Permalink Reply by PathfinderCS on January 9, 2013 at 1:11am

I think some of you might be interested in this. It's not Gordon; but here is a pic of Vigouroux towing in Sainz.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6688/vlcsnap2013010901h06m49.png

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Permalink Reply by Brad on January 9, 2013 at 1:13am

interesting. great pull on the shot.

someone setting themselves up for next year..... perhaps

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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on January 9, 2013 at 1:23am

Thx for sharing. On e thing for sure, for us at home, the 14 days of racing in South America - BFE - sure makes for great racing entertainment. I love glimpes like this - don't ask me why.