Jan 4th , 2011 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2011 Dakar Rally.Robby Gordon will start at 8:39am/et & Eliseo Salazar will start at 8:40am/et. Raceday chat will also be available throughout the entire 2011 Dakar Rally.

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: San Miguel de Tucuman>San Salvador de Jujuy

Connection 231km | Special Stage 500km | Total 731km

COURSE OVERVIEW

To reach Jujuy, the special stage has been split into two parts, separated by a neutralised section. On the first part, the bikers will again be racing on their own track, plunging into the desert canyons where the red of the sand and cliffs is the dominant colour. There is a striking contrast with the second timed portion: the race moves to earthen tracks and the vehicles will disappear into thick green forest. The trucks have been excused from this challenge, deemed too dangerous for the windscreens which are at the same level as tree branches.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 4, 2011 at 6:46pm

Jonah: "Long story about today. Rode very well even though it doesn't show in the results. Results might change though. The bivouac buzz is finally not loud to me. Think I will sleep good tonight. Off to Chile at 4:30 tomorrow." His GPS did not pick up a waypoint even though he was there, so he wasted time trying to get his GPS to register it. Hopefully he can get the time wasted on the tech problem credited back.

Permalink Reply by Jaci on January 4, 2011 at 9:16pm

Bad news for a couple of the bike riders (Chaleco & Bounds) http://twitpic.com/3n452a