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 Donald Robins on January 6, 2016 at 4:53pm

Thanks TOG

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 6, 2016 at 5:17pm

Still no word on the Penalty. As soon as we find out something from the team, we will let you know.

Permalink Reply by Gary Ford on January 6, 2016 at 5:20pm

I just looked at the Dakar tracking results and they must have added the 4 + minutes to Sheldon since he is now shown as 26th on the stage +21:38. Refreshed the .nl tracker and same thing.

Permalink Reply by Mark Reeves on January 6, 2016 at 5:33pm
Sheldon has been penalised 10 mins on today's stage.
Permalink Reply by Mark Reeves on January 6, 2016 at 5:29pm
The 1 hour for Robby was added to his stage 2 time and pushed him down to 68th on that stage. There were a ton of penalties on that stage but nothing for Robby until it got added earlier today.
Permalink Reply by TOG on January 6, 2016 at 5:39pm

Yeah , looks like Sheldon Creed got a 10 minute penalty in Stage 4

Now listed in 26th place, +21m38s behind

FULL STAGE 4 RESULTS HERE

Permalink Reply by Gary Ford on January 6, 2016 at 6:14pm

I was afraid that was going to happen. As much as I wanted to believe there were some good navigation skills to gain Sheldon 4 mins over the entire field between those two waypoints I had a bad feeling a penalty would be coming.

Permalink Reply by GMZ on January 6, 2016 at 5:48pm

Any hopes for a win now are over. Now hopefully the boys can pull out a stage win or two and possibly a top ten..

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 6, 2016 at 5:50pm

Not trying to be to much of a homer but the time is relative to the overall leader. Overall leaders have fallen out or have been issued penalties as well. As long as the 312 and 337 are in and running competitively there is always a chance.

Permalink Reply by Shane on January 6, 2016 at 8:50pm

The problem isn't the time they are back of the leader. The problem is the 20+ good drivers/teams ahead of Creed and 30+ ahead of RG. Even if Gordon makes up an hour on the field you still have to rely on a dozen top drivers having significant trouble. Wish it weren't so.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Rocha on January 6, 2016 at 5:58pm

What in the world would be worth a 1:04:00 penalty?

Permalink Reply by Peter Alesi on January 6, 2016 at 6:02pm

This is a joke, always against Robby.

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