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 Tim Nation on January 8, 2014 at 2:34pm

he finished the stage today.... lets just be happy about that and hope he can finish all the rest of them..... he is one of the FEW Americans in the race the rest of us are at home sitting at a computer.... I think we are all free to build our own car and try to race in the Dakar 2015 and do better.... Anyway I am just happy he finished today so we can watch him pass check points tomorrow

Permalink Reply by David Z on January 8, 2014 at 4:51pm

I miss the ole Hummer also. And I miss these...

Racing history, I love it.

Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 8, 2014 at 2:26pm

Well, Robby finishes 10th on this extra long stage....hopefully he can win a stage, he is gradually moving up the chart with top 10 finishes.

Permalink Reply by yano on January 8, 2014 at 2:32pm

in a couple of days the stages will be more to the advantage of buggies .... let's see what the orange rocket can do !

Permalink Reply by Geris on January 8, 2014 at 2:32pm

he is 14th at this moment

Permalink Reply by Kevin driskell on January 8, 2014 at 2:34pm
Yeah but it's tough having to play catch up from the get go.
Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on January 8, 2014 at 2:29pm

After 20 cars in, Robby provisional 14th.

Permalink Reply by Buzzzz on January 8, 2014 at 2:31pm

Well that sucks.....

Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on January 8, 2014 at 2:34pm

I agree ... I thought these last 2 dirt/rock stages were the ideal for the HST to shine brightly.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 8, 2014 at 2:36pm

We will have the stage 2 and stage 3 team speed recap videos available very soon!

Permalink Reply by Davin Wilson on January 8, 2014 at 2:37pm

COOL!!
Thanks

Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 8, 2014 at 2:40pm

Thank you. Hard work. Doing great.

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