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 Head Held High on January 8, 2014 at 5:25pm
Permalink Reply by David Z on January 8, 2014 at 5:30pm

I wish I understood what he was yelling at him

Permalink Reply by Pierre Labat on January 8, 2014 at 5:46pm

Left! Left!
What a dumbass!
Fuck! That's not possible to make a mistake like that, that's not possible.
That's incredible!

Permalink Reply by David Z on January 8, 2014 at 5:56pm

Thank you for the translation sir, even if you just made it up, it's entertaining

Permalink Reply by redlinetech on January 8, 2014 at 6:04pm

Turn left, turn left!!.. the rest doesnt really need translation..

Permalink Reply by Kevin Urie on January 8, 2014 at 5:40pm

I love the navigators reaction.

Permalink Reply by javier on January 8, 2014 at 5:44pm
This driver has 27th dakar on his back...he is the driver with more participations on the race!!! He is so tired that he can't follow the road
Permalink Reply by javier on January 8, 2014 at 5:51pm
This is the web page of the driver....amazing experience

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etiennesmulevici.c...
Permalink Reply by deantac on January 8, 2014 at 5:30pm

Wow

Permalink Reply by speedy7 on January 8, 2014 at 5:40pm

@ HHH, that's the way I drive...

Permalink Reply by BAD on January 8, 2014 at 5:46pm

Any idea what the average mph was on today's special for RG?

Permalink Reply by f1ip on January 8, 2014 at 5:53pm

6h2m48s in 657km = 67.5mph or 108.7kmh average

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