Jan 5th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 22nd in Stage 2, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 33rd. The special section of Stage 3 is 314km. Robby Gordon start time: 9:42am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 9:51am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2016 Dakar Rally.

2016 Stage 2 Photos

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: TERMAS DE RIO HONDO > SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

Connection 349km | Special Stage 314km | Total 663km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The format is tighter for the day’s race against the clock... as are the mountain tracks featuring in the special section. Experts in sliding and on the road will be able to showcase their skills here, as long as they stay constantly focused. Those hunting down the leaders will be on high alert during this route, which has been designed for opportunists. But the programme could also be transformed by any rain: even the strongest competitors do not necessarily perform well on heavy ground.

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 Mike Kenyon on January 5, 2016 at 2:46pm

like more than 1 year

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Permalink Reply by Tooltime on January 5, 2016 at 1:49pm

LMAO

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Permalink Reply by Michael Keith on January 5, 2016 at 12:49pm

I'm always super impressed that a privateer even attempts the Dakar and Robby doing it in the pro car class is even more impressive. As much as Peugeot improved last year during the year, I wasn't expecting Robby to be racing for the overall win. I'd love to see him win a stage, though, and it would be fantastic if he was on or close to the overall podium.

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Permalink Reply by Shane on January 5, 2016 at 12:53pm

I'm not as concerned with the 5-9 minute gaps as I am 10-12 of the good drivers ahead of him. I would be less concerned if he were 2 hours back and was in third than I am being 27 min back with that many good teams/drivers ahead of him. As it stands now you have to rely on so many teams to run into problems.