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 mark roye on January 7, 2015 at 10:27pm

These are components that have been very thoroughly tested. Same components were used on Hummer, Gordini, various Baja vehicles for many years and thousands of miles. A stuck brake caliper or a blown clutch assembly cannot be attributed to lack of testing time when they've been tested on this car and have been well proven on many, many others. Damage occurs, things fail. look at the top very well funded teams and see who else failed today.

Permalink Reply by GMZ on January 8, 2015 at 12:21am

Its actually a totally different trans and clutch between the Hummer and the Gordini. Gordini trans is fairly new with a little more than a year on it. Check some facts before you start barking on here. There are a few RG fans that know whats going on.

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2015 at 10:31pm

Tell the procedures you would use for testing a flex plate.

Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 7, 2015 at 10:36pm

were gonna test the shit out of the gordini

Permalink Reply by Mike taylor on January 7, 2015 at 10:38pm
Hope it does its job! U can't truly test that
Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2015 at 10:53pm

Exactly

Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 7, 2015 at 11:00pm

clutch swap every night man they gotta

Permalink Reply by Mike taylor on January 7, 2015 at 11:08pm
That's somewhat true like an nhra event rebuild run rebuild, still doesn't guarantee no part failure though, the part u swapped out may be ok new part may fail, but then if u add problems during the stage it may not allow u the time to rebuild, in a perfect world I would agree, but as we know Dakar is far from easy
Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on January 8, 2015 at 12:07am

im sure the flywheel/flex plate was the same from stage2 clutch issues they learn something new every time

Permalink Reply by WJM on January 7, 2015 at 10:22pm

Props to Sainz, Terranova, and Chicherit for trying to complete the stage in the dark. Racers.

Permalink Reply by Todd Shelton on January 7, 2015 at 10:23pm

7 more Cars out on stage 4. Brutal

Permalink Reply by Mike taylor on January 7, 2015 at 10:32pm
Seems tougher on cars and pilots this year so far

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