Jan 6th, 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 3 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 3 of the 2015 Dakar Rally. After issues with the brakes and a stalled car, Robby Gordon finished 50th in stage 2, and is over 4hrs behind in the overall standings. The special section of Stage 3 is 284km long. Robby Gordon start time: 6:22am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2015 Dakar Rally. Raceday chat now works on the Ipad & Iphone.

2015 Stage 1 Photos

STAGE 3 TRACKING

STAGE 3: SAN JUAN > CHILECITO

Connection 258km | Special Stage 284km | Total 542km

COURSE OVERVIEW

The pressure which competitors faced the day before (and late into the night for some of them), will partly ease off on the road to Chilecito. The shorter and less intense stage will allow them to enjoy their majestic surroundings. The red earth tracks, overlooking steep peaks and plunging down into canyons, will take the Dakar through one of the most beautiful regions of Argentina. But no-one should be tempted to sit back and enjoy the view, particularly on the motorcycle and quad bike routes which include some gruelling sections. With thousands of stones to be avoided, it will only take one to ruin this magnificent day!

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 roy on January 6, 2015 at 5:36am

@Mike -Any confirmation as to what happened to the gordini
late in the stage yesterday?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2015 at 5:40am

no confirmation yet

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 6, 2015 at 5:41am

hopefully we'll have sumthin to chew on when tog will be up and runnin

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Permalink Reply by Todd Ashley on January 6, 2015 at 5:41am

Can't spell Nasser without the "ass"
Off the line at 2:20 pst.

http://image2.redbull.com/rbcom/010/2014-11-18/1331690833851_2/0010...

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Permalink Reply by yano on January 6, 2015 at 5:44am

he is a freaking rocket since start of the race !

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Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 6, 2015 at 6:42am

He has always been fast. Interestingly in an Interview, before the long second stage, Robby Gordon, said it would separate the men from the boys. He was lucky not becoming one of the "boys" See how he goes on this stage