Jan 7th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a respectable 15th place finish in stage 3. The rally moves into Chile, and the Gordini should be very strong in the Atacama Desert. The special section of Stage 4 is 315km long. Robby Gordon start time: 1:11pm/et. Gordon sits 40th in the overall standings, 4h24m behind. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally.

2015 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: CHILECITO > COPIAPO

Connection 594km | Special Stage 315km | Total 909km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The competitors will have to prove they are worthy of entering Chile! A very early start and a climb to a height of 4,800 metres will precede the border crossing at Paso San Francisco. The really challenging section will begin with a gradual warm-up on the mining tracks, before drivers are faced with the reality of the Atacama Desert. The route here is open and sandy. Over the course of the last 40 kilometres, the giant dunes and basins of Copiapo will have to be tackled and for many this will be at night. Overcoming them will require finesse and instinct.

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 pdxracefan on January 7, 2015 at 2:28pm

Dakar.com tracking now noting that Robby is stopped.

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 7, 2015 at 2:28pm

16:21 Cars: Gordon and Sainz stop
Orlando Terranova's still working on his Mini at km 72, and Carlos Sainz and Robby Gordon have also ground to a halt. Today's stage could well shake up the top of the classification.

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Permalink Reply by Bob on January 7, 2015 at 2:33pm

Not the sort of shaking up I was looking forward to….

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 7, 2015 at 2:29pm

any news on Robby ,,, he hasn't checked in at wp3 yet on the Dakar site

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Permalink Reply by edgard vargas on January 7, 2015 at 2:31pm

RG nos da muchas esperanzas adios, esto ya parece la ruleta rusa

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Permalink Reply by Pete Snook on January 7, 2015 at 2:33pm

Mas Agua

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Permalink Reply by Blain on January 7, 2015 at 2:35pm

Hope it is not the brake issue again

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on January 7, 2015 at 2:38pm

Deja de joder Edgard, jeje

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Permalink Reply by glenndm on January 7, 2015 at 2:44pm

sainz turned back, depres i suppose staying behind to help
tracking seems to have stopped or else al-attiyah is losing to the toyotas

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Permalink Reply by Juan Castellanos on January 7, 2015 at 2:47pm

We need 4 GORDINIS, 4 same speed drivers, Mark Miller, Rob Mc, etc, a big sponsor$$ and Geiser-RGM working together, The last succesful year of ROBBY racing OffRoad was in the RPM truggy, the Gordini is really fast even in the stages that are good for 4X4.