Jan 7th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon had more vapor lock issues during stage 2, and now finds himself over 3h45m behind. The cars are scheduled to begin the 433km special section at 9:00am/et, Robby Gordon will be the 30th car off the line, beginning his stage at 9:52am/et.

2014 Stage 2 Photos

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: SAN RAFAEL > SAN JUAN

Connection 295km | Special Stage 301km | Total 596km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The competitors of the 2014 Dakar will experience their first taste of the mountains by passing through the Pre-Andes. The Aconcagua Volcano stands 6,962m high and will observe the progress of the vehicles, of which a part will rehearse their high mountain driving techniques. The motorcyclists will climb up 4,300 metres during their special stage, on a ridgeline where they will have the impression of towering over the whole of America! The descent will bring them back to the tough reality of the drivers of the Dakar, as they will only have finished the first part of this marathon stage. They will have to ensure the mechanics for their own vehicles at the isolated bivouac which has been set up for them.

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 Dan Frantz on January 7, 2014 at 12:27pm

300 Mini Peter hasn't made it to the ASS yet ?

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 7, 2014 at 12:31pm

in 28:27 back of Roma

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 7, 2014 at 12:31pm

yes

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Permalink Reply by Goya born on January 7, 2014 at 12:30pm

Pos

Name

Make

ASS

1 (4) 304 - NANI ROMA (ESP) MINI 2h58m52s

2 (6) 307 - ORLANDO TERRANOVA (ARG) MINI +00:04:54

3 (5) 301 - NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) MINI +00:10:09

4 (3) 302 - GINIEL DE VILLIERS (ZAF) TOYOTA +00:13:32

5 (2) 303 - CARLOS SAINZ (ESP) SMG +00:15:53

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Permalink Reply by Dan Frantz on January 7, 2014 at 12:31pm

300 in 28 min back

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 7, 2014 at 12:32pm

Don't worry, if Peterhansel comes in way behind the ASO will call the stage invalid and correct the times!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2014 at 12:33pm

1 304 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 002:58:52 00:00:00
2 307 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) MINI 003:03:46 00:04:54 00:00:00
3 301 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) MINI 003:09:01 00:10:09 00:00:00
4 302 DE VILLIERS (ZAF), VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) TOYOTA 003:12:24 00:13:32 00:00:00
5 303 SAINZ (ESP), GOTTSCHALK (DEU) SMG 003:14:45 00:15:53 00:00:

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Permalink Reply by Dan Frantz on January 7, 2014 at 12:33pm

ok so 20 mins or so for RG ??

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 7, 2014 at 12:34pm

The Mini team’s Spaniard has won for the first time this year on the Dakar, with a total time of 2:58’52' and a lead of 4’54' over Orlando Terranova. Nasser Al-Attiyah has finished third, 10’09' behind Roma, but we are still awaiting other finishers, such as Holowczyc and Gordon to provide more detailed standings.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 7, 2014 at 12:42pm

Am I missing something or just delusional? After 5 cars getting to ASS, the winner is declared? There are no WP or CP to give us an indication of whether or not someone else is on pace to beat Nani's time so why say that he won? This organization drives me crazy.