Jan 8th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 6th place finish in stage 3, and is now 3h46m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 4 is 217km, followed by a 185km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 284km (657km total). This is the longest special since 2005.

2014 Stage 3 Photos


STAGE 4 TRACKING


STAGE 4: SAN JUAN > CHILECITO

Connection 211km | Special Stage 657km | Total 868km

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

The strategy of the motorcyclists will come into play: initially their navigational skills will be seriously tested at the beginning of the morning, and then they will be faced with the problem of worn tyres, as they have already been over-used the day before. As for the drivers of cars, they will have an even more demanding route to tackle in the countryside. The Dakar’s competitors haven’t faced a special stage this long since the historical one from Zouerat to Tichit in 2005! They will have to cross rivers, descend the canyons in a Wild West setting and beware of the other participants: as these terrains are often wide open, it will be entirely possible to overtake fellow competitors.

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 Alexis Pérez Castro on January 8, 2014 at 7:07am

RG lose 2 - 1.5 minutes in WP3

1 301 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT), CRUZ (ESP) MINI 001:20:07 00:00:00
2 307 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) MINI 001:20:31 00:00:24 00:00:00
3 304 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:21:32 00:01:25 00:00:00
4 305 GORDON (USA), WALCH (USA) HUMMER 001:24:11 00:04:04 00:00:00
5 309 HOLOWCZYC (POL), ZHILTSOV (RUS) MINI 001:25:46 00:05:39 00:00:00

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 7:08am

So Nasser got by rg

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 8, 2014 at 7:08am

RG 4 @ 3

Permalink Reply by javier on January 8, 2014 at 7:10am
Soil stones 80% and soil sand 20% for the rest of the stage. That is good for us or for the mini's?
Permalink Reply by javier on January 8, 2014 at 7:13am
A lot of flat tires for the first cars yesterday openning the road due to the soil stones.... Maybe the first mini's will have problems there
Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 7:16am

Sainz into top 5 at wp2 He's coming.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 7:19am

Stage 4 Current top 5 at KM170 of 657:

1) Al-Attiyah
2) Terranova +24s
3) Villagra +1m4s
4) Roma +1.25s
5) GORDON +4m4s
6) Holowczyc +5m39s

Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on January 8, 2014 at 7:22am

Nasser won't be carrying water for anybody

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 7:23am

KM217-372 is the 'neutral zone' ,

Permalink Reply by javier on January 8, 2014 at 7:24am
Any time limit for the neutral zone?
Permalink Reply by will on January 8, 2014 at 7:26am

Yes but I don't know where its published.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 8, 2014 at 7:28am

Good morning. Fuel could be a deciding factor today.. as in, do they have enough to make it? Nice to see we have tracking today.

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