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 Speed Freak 7 on January 8, 2014 at 10:45am

Nasser either took a different route or he is going to break the mini!

Permalink Reply by Nicky Schacht on January 8, 2014 at 10:45am
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 10:47am

Stage 4 Current top 6 at KM425 of 657: (WP7)

1) Al-Attiyah
2) Villagra +4m53s
3) Terranova +6m18s
4) Roma +9m3s
5) Holowczyc +11m57s
6) GORDON +12m17s

Nasser is FLYING

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 8, 2014 at 10:48am

Checkers or wreckers for that guy. Downhill section between Wp7 and 9 will be telling

Permalink Reply by Cluworks on January 8, 2014 at 10:54am

Nasser could have won the rally with that move. 4 Minute chunk as of WP7 put him only :57 behind Roma

Permalink Reply by German Ali on January 8, 2014 at 10:58am

Roma first in WP8!

Permalink Reply by bighead on January 8, 2014 at 10:49am

If he would have only been a better team mate...

Permalink Reply by Alexis Pérez Castro on January 8, 2014 at 10:50am

watch out, there is sainz coming!

Permalink Reply by German Ali on January 8, 2014 at 10:55am

I have something for you Nasser, if you like fly!! XD

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 8, 2014 at 10:47am

RG made it to the summit. Awesome.

What happened to De Villiers?

Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 10:49am

not tracking

Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on January 8, 2014 at 10:49am

Said he was 3rd before the neutral zone

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