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 bighead on January 7, 2014 at 4:21pm

and we wonder why the fuel is boiling...Peter has someone blocking the air intake

Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 7, 2014 at 4:39pm

WTH? How much does it cost to buy a ticket for this seat ???

Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on January 7, 2014 at 5:30pm

The only was Nassar will win if he rides along

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 7, 2014 at 4:27pm

Is that BC trying for some extreme footage.

Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on January 7, 2014 at 6:34pm

I hate it when road kill gets stuck to the car

Permalink Reply by mj on January 7, 2014 at 4:08pm
This is exactly why I keep saying don't give up on Robby . We should all know he won't give up for us .
Keep kicking ass Robby !
Permalink Reply by speedy7 on January 7, 2014 at 4:13pm

ever get an answer on the rear hatch, lost, broken, no spare one, or off for cooling reason ????

Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 7, 2014 at 4:23pm

You can see a spare in the prep photo with a cover over it. I would guess it was not priority to fix due to the fuel issue. just my speculation.

Permalink Reply by Dan Bryant on January 7, 2014 at 4:12pm

Any one have info on why RG was given a time penalty for Stage 3?

Permalink Reply by yano on January 7, 2014 at 4:15pm

why would he gets one ?
he didn't start late or missed wpt ...

Permalink Reply by javier on January 7, 2014 at 4:16pm
The penalty is the previous one for the first day, but it appears on the overall qualif. No penalty for today. Just timming chaos...
Permalink Reply by Dan Bryant on January 7, 2014 at 4:23pm

Many thanks! Cheers.

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