Jan 6th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. After issues with the brakes and a stalled car, Robby Gordon finished 50th in stage 2, and is over 4hrs behind in the overall standings. The special section of Stage 3 is 284km long. Robby Gordon start time: 6:22am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

2015 Stage 1 Photos

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: SAN JUAN > CHILECITO

Connection 258km | Special Stage 284km | Total 542km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The pressure which competitors faced the day before (and late into the night for some of them), will partly ease off on the road to Chilecito. The shorter and less intense stage will allow them to enjoy their majestic surroundings. The red earth tracks, overlooking steep peaks and plunging down into canyons, will take the Dakar through one of the most beautiful regions of Argentina. But no-one should be tempted to sit back and enjoy the view, particularly on the motorcycle and quad bike routes which include some gruelling sections. With thousands of stones to be avoided, it will only take one to ruin this magnificent day!

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 Robert Valentine on January 6, 2015 at 12:38pm

Thanks for sharing, I had not seen this angle yet. Great to see world wide fan coverage.

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Permalink Reply by Speed Freak 7 on January 6, 2015 at 12:48pm

RG and JC can't go anywhere without being mobbed!

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2015 at 12:56pm

Quotes are sure slow to show up today.

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Permalink Reply by Neilden Round-miller on January 6, 2015 at 1:23pm

Looks like a decent day for the gordini. 15 Place on the day and just over 3min out of first

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2015 at 1:34pm

I think you read the times incorrectly.
He lost 21+ min today

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 6, 2015 at 1:43pm

I was thinking he was at the bottom of the page and seen where he finished mistaking the 003:19:24 stage time to be 3:min lost.

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Permalink Reply by patricio garcia on January 6, 2015 at 2:08pm

He is using a hylux v8 this time......

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Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 6, 2015 at 2:38pm

yo creo y estoy convencido, no deberían usar neumáticos grandes, ya que le quita velocidad al coche, los mini y toyota usan neumaticos pequeños,

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 6, 2015 at 3:43pm

traen pequeños ellos por ser 4x4 no les permiten mas grande, son rapidos por ser 4x4, les permite mejor agarre, el tener llantas mas grandes tiene otras ventajas.