Jan 6th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 16th in Stage 3, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 25th. The special section of Stage 4 is 418km. Robby Gordon start time: 8:04am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 8:14am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2016 Dakar Rally.

2016 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY > SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

Connection 201km | Special Stage 418km | Total 619km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Marathon 1: No Mechanics! On many levels, the competitors face their first real test here. The special section takes place at an average of 3,500m altitude, with incessant changes in pace resulting from alternating sandy and rocky terrain. This grueling route will be on the agenda when everyone already has 2,500km in the saddle or bucket seat, which is already exhausting for the lower placed drivers. First and foremost, this is the start of a very particular marathon stage, with a closed area for the vehicles... and for the 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 WJM on January 6, 2016 at 9:59am

Chicherit up on the wheel.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2016 at 10:00am

Made a hugh jump start to wp1

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Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on January 6, 2016 at 10:01am

Banning, didn't feel it here in the dez

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Permalink Reply by JerrDog on January 6, 2016 at 10:01am

I remember during and throughout most of Stage 3 Gordon and Creed were consistently 21 thru 24 position respectfully, then toward the end Robby jumped to 16th....so unfortunately, I think the penalty is going to stick.