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 3:07pm

Looks like BJ finished +1:05:33

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Permalink Reply by Drone637 on January 8, 2014 at 3:15pm

He did the last stage 20 minutes faster then RG. It will be interesting to see what caused the delay.

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 8, 2014 at 3:23pm

yes, the 20mins RG lost at the end,. do we know yet what happend at the end?

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 8, 2014 at 3:40pm

Well I can't wait to see the recap of this stage, Robby is still 14th on the day, BJ is 25th at 1:05 behind Sainz and only 31 cars in so far!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 8, 2014 at 3:50pm

I don't know what this is but it says stage four and shows Robby. I'm in a meeting so can't watch, but am checking the Dakar. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19e45d_us-onboard-camera-best-of-...