Jan 8th, 2014 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2014 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon recorded a 6th place finish in stage 3, and is now 3h46m behind. The first part of the special section of stage 4 is 217km, followed by a 185km 'neutral zone', then the last section is 284km (657km total). This is the longest special since 2005.

2014 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: SAN JUAN > CHILECITO

Connection 211km | Special Stage 657km | Total 868km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The strategy of the motorcyclists will come into play: initially their navigational skills will be seriously tested at the beginning of the morning, and then they will be faced with the problem of worn tyres, as they have already been over-used the day before. As for the drivers of cars, they will have an even more demanding route to tackle in the countryside. The Dakar’s competitors haven’t faced a special stage this long since the historical one from Zouerat to Tichit in 2005! They will have to cross rivers, descend the canyons in a Wild West setting and beware of the other participants: as these terrains are often wide open, it will be entirely possible to overtake fellow competitors.

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 GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 6:25am

Roma into wp2

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Permalink Reply by Schuk on January 8, 2014 at 6:32am

From Dakar website
08:23 Cars: Chicherit stops too
65 km into today's special, it is now Guerlain Chicherit's turn to stop in a rugged area. The reason for this is still unknown.

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Permalink Reply by Adam G on January 8, 2014 at 6:26am

I like chicky

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 6:26am

Now this is how it's supposed to be!

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 6:27am

rg 6th into wp1

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 6:28am

argentinian in ahead to push rg back to 6th at wp1

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Permalink Reply by Michael Brettin on January 8, 2014 at 6:28am

wp 2 working coming in now

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 8, 2014 at 6:29am

tracking seems lighting fast compare to the other day ....

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Permalink Reply by Billy on January 8, 2014 at 6:29am

Good Morning Planet...Go Robby&Kellon

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 8, 2014 at 6:30am

would b intersting to have chicherit rg's water carrier next year .

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Permalink Reply by GLuce on January 8, 2014 at 6:36am

1 307 TERRANOVA (ARG), FIUZA (PRT) MINI 001:02:27 00:00:00
2 304 ROMA (ESP), PÉRIN (FRA) MINI 001:03:06 00:00:39 00:00:00
3 309 HOLOWCZYC (POL), ZHILTSOV (RUS) MINI 001:07:34 00:05:07 00:00:00