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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That's awesome!!!

I'm sure RG won't be very happy after all that. 43 mins down to another 2wd has to sting a lil.

los minis se lo van comiendo

Anyone got anything official on Robby????

finished, for now 9th 43 mins down

Thanks

least he finished

Anyone know what happened yet?

Whew, did todays section really take almost 8 hours to run ? A person has to be in shape for something like that.

Thats about the length of a run of the mill Desert Race, With only about half of it On The Gas. Did the Bivy Boys grt the cabin sealed up and the AC up and runnin?

Still lost 42 on the day, that sucks.

es demasiado tiempo la diferencia del 1ro ese coche Gordini no esta rindiendo.

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