Jan 4th 2010 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

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STAGE 3: La Rioja > Fiambala

Connection 259km | Special Stage 182km | Connection 0km | Total 441km

Course Overview

It'll be on the third real day of racing that the competitors will have to deal with a first test. The change of context will be radical: with a switch from earth to sand and especially a dune portion of close to 30 kilometres. Other than their dimension that suits perfectly a first part of rally, these dunes are noticeable thanks to their white colour. In this new landscape, the crews will enjoy off-piste. They will also have to adapt to a change of climate and especially sand storms that are frequent in the area.

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Permalink Reply by Amar on January 4, 2010 at 5:57pm

Just kinda wondering who would tow him?

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Permalink Reply by Bill Alexander on January 4, 2010 at 6:08pm

carlo lost trans was towed in by 528

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Permalink Reply by Bill Alexander on January 4, 2010 at 6:09pm

BJ @ 117

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Permalink Reply by MerlotMax on January 4, 2010 at 6:08pm

BJ has passed Km117 - 6h45'28" behind the leader

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Permalink Reply by RGordonNo#1 on January 4, 2010 at 6:33pm

From: Dakar.com
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ADJUSTMENT OF THE FOURTH STAGE FIAMBALA-COPIAPO
In order that the race remains as fair as possible, possibilities of adjustments based on the events of the previous day have been imagined.

Indeed, seeing that a great number of competitors will not have returned to the bivouac by night fall, and having to face the passage of the Andes Cordillera, the rally organization has decided to delay the start of tomorrow’s stage from 4:00 to 5:30 and set the finish of tomorrow’s special at CP3, reducing it of its last 40 kilometers.

The "public zone" planned at km 184,91 has therefore been removed.

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Permalink Reply by Bill Alexander on January 4, 2010 at 6:57pm

BJ @ 160

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Permalink Reply by TOG on January 4, 2010 at 6:34pm

Article on Carlo for stage 3

Carlo de Gavardo will never forget the third leg of the Rally Dakar Argentina Chile 2010, since it meant opting out of options to an outpost to need the help of a truck from Team Robby Gordon to get to the bivouac located in the town Fiambalá.

The day went black for the "Condor Huelquen" since before achieving mark in the first control point, broke the clutch of his Hummer at km 38, to drift in the middle of the road waiting for assistance necessarily of a mechanic to fix the problem.

This will try to solve the fault of former motorcycle racer, but after ruling out an immediate solution and proceeded to be towed by a truck Robby Gordon Team assistance to achieve complete stage and reach the park.

Despite appearing in the job classification 34th day and 34th overall, 4 hours, 25 minutes and 49 seconds from first, the huelquenino is waiting for the organization to confirm a heavy sanction of time in their against, since it did not go through any of the checkpoints along the route.

"I wanted to go to Chile and, in a place so far behind in the standings," said Chilean severely affected, but said that race will complete vine Dakar for the first time on four wheels, and not repeat the bad experience last year .

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 4, 2010 at 6:57pm

BJ passed km 160 6h54'06"

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Permalink Reply by Nicky Schacht on January 4, 2010 at 7:11pm

Any word on what happened to Robby today and why he was so late?

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Permalink Reply by 1splat on January 4, 2010 at 7:15pm

I was told from a reliable source that he got stuck very early on in the stage in the deep sand. Not sure, but I think BJ might have helped him get out....that part wasn't clear at the time.