Jan 3rd, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 3rd during stage 2 & Nasser Al Attiyah won the stage. Al Attiyah begins this stage at 10:18am/et & Gordon starts his at 10:24am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: San Rafael > San Juan

Connection 291km | Special Stage 208 | Total 499km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Andes Cordillera, ever-present throughout the 2012 Dakar, is very demanding for the drivers. The crossing of rivers and the many holes and stones that the drivers will have to avoid during the day's special stage, will make the terrain particularly gruelling. The sturdiness of the engines will be put to the test if the drivers do not remain attentive. But the altitude and the reliefs provide both magnificent landscapes, with every shade of red possible, and small acrobatic challenges, such as a steep climb that the motorcyclists will definitely have to finish in first gear.

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Permalink Reply by Brad Pierce on January 3, 2012 at 12:36pm

this was at CP3 NICE

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Permalink Reply by Steve Lister on January 3, 2012 at 12:40pm

Looks like the Hummers have gained back time at CP3! Al-Attiyah is flying!

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 3, 2012 at 1:02pm

Nasser is in. Now we have to wait and see how the others fare.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 3, 2012 at 1:03pm

Man!
Nasser is driving the piss out of that beast.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 3, 2012 at 1:04pm

He gained back 2 min from WP3 to end and Robby lost another :30

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 3, 2012 at 1:05pm

For now Pertehead 3hd overall.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 3, 2012 at 1:10pm

I thought A was the end of timed but it looks like F is it
Nasser 1st at this point and Robby 2nd
That is with 3 in.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 3, 2012 at 1:12pm

19:01 Cars: The Hummers on top at the finishing line
Three cars have finished the stage and for the moment Nasser Al-Attiyah is the quickest with a time of 2:28’20”, 39” quicker than his team-mate Robby Gordon and 4’54” ahead of Stephane Peterhansel

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 3, 2012 at 1:10pm

Robby still gonna be 2nd overall 54 seconds back and Nassar gained 3 minutes on the overall time, not a great day but a great day...

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 3, 2012 at 1:15pm

That is at WPA correct?
Looks Like WPF is different.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on January 3, 2012 at 1:16pm

Lost time early and finished the day better than they were at the start. No podium for Robby today, but overall, not bad at all.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Jeffreys on January 3, 2012 at 1:15pm

They just showed Cody's crash on Eurosport, he's a very lucky boy. He had quite a substantial accident.

Was nice though to see other riders stop to help him.

They just interviewed Robby and Nasser too. Not sure if it's been mentioned here but Nasser was running the same tyres as yesterday due to a problem with the support truck. I think driving for Robby has been a culture shock for him but hopefully he is enjoying the experience.