Jan 4th, 2012 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2012 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 5th in stage 3 & Nasser Al Attiyah finished 3rd. Al Attiyah begins this stage at 10:33am/et & Gordon starts his at 10:39am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2012 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: San Juan > Chilecito

Connection 424km | Special Stage 326 | Total 750km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The most experienced drivers will be able to enjoy counting the dried-up rivers that they will cross during the day. They will also have time to admire the spectacular canyons of the Province of Rioja, but it is in their best interest to remain extremely vigilant. Nobody will be able to keep up a steady pace during the special stage. Whether it be the navigational subtleties at the end of the route or the small hurdles to overcome, there will be many occasions to lose time here. It is likely that once the rally has reached Chilecito, one or two of the competitors will have already been eliminated from the battle for the title.

STAGE BY STAGE RESULTS

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 4, 2012 at 2:06pm

Are they up somewhere yet?

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 4, 2012 at 2:07pm

I would not expect them yet just hoping

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Permalink Reply by Kirk G on January 4, 2012 at 5:02pm

Just joking but.......... So if you are the guy that had to give the bad news to robby last year over the phone (and I know that was not fun)........... Seems to me you should be able to dial up robby at the end of the stage and get some news for us!!!! Did he take your phone away???

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Permalink Reply by bighead on January 4, 2012 at 2:32pm

Nassar is a Beast, man can that dude drive....

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Permalink Reply by BUTLER BUILT on January 4, 2012 at 2:51pm

He was embarrassing them today on a stage the mini's were supposed to use their turbo's to a huge advantage. Too bad something went amiss.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 4, 2012 at 3:19pm

Opps misread your post agree 100%

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 4, 2012 at 3:30pm

And dominating! Good news Nasser can make up time in his rig. I bet the mini's are worried

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Permalink Reply by Tim Nation on January 4, 2012 at 3:38pm

hey this a great idea .... and he probably can bring a sponsor with him

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on January 4, 2012 at 3:47pm

From the Dakar.com quotes:

car300 - Nasser saleh AL-ATTIYAH
The race is not over yet
Towards the end of the special, we got stuck in the mud and it took us a long time to get out of it... But the race is not over yet and we will try to do our best over the next ten days. I am starting to get the feel of my car. This morning we were moving at a great pace, setting the best times without pushing too hard. We actually overtook two of the Minis... So we will see what we can do.