Jan 7th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a respectable 15th place finish in stage 3. The rally moves into Chile, and the Gordini should be very strong in the Atacama Desert. The special section of Stage 4 is 315km long. Robby Gordon start time: 1:11pm/et. Gordon sits 40th in the overall standings, 4h24m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: CHILECITO > COPIAPO

Connection 594km | Special Stage 315km | Total 909km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The competitors will have to prove they are worthy of entering Chile! A very early start and a climb to a height of 4,800 metres will precede the border crossing at Paso San Francisco. The really challenging section will begin with a gradual warm-up on the mining tracks, before drivers are faced with the reality of the Atacama Desert. The route here is open and sandy. Over the course of the last 40 kilometres, the giant dunes and basins of Copiapo will have to be tackled and for many this will be at night. Overcoming them will require finesse and instinct.

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 will on January 7, 2015 at 12:54pm

Le Dakar est fini pour Sam Sunderland, victime d'une fracture d'une épaule dans une chute
The Dakar rally is over for Sam Sunderland, suffered a fracture to a shoulder in a fall

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 7, 2015 at 12:56pm

that's to bad

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2015 at 12:56pm

Damn.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on January 7, 2015 at 12:57pm

Hope around till chat pops up.....had to do a Airport pickup at 2 AM then travel way the hell out to "Nashville" N.y. .....no plows country qhites anddrifts .....guess I picked the wrong time to be thinking about the Dakar......the snow was turning brown....My aunt..."Slow down the ditches are deep....Self : how can I slow down when i'm out of control.....yee hah..