Jan 6th, 2016 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Race Info & Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Stage 4 of the 2016 Dakar Rally. Robby Gordon finished 16th in Stage 3, and his teammate, Sheldon Creed, finished 25th. The special section of Stage 4 is 418km. Robby Gordon start time: 8:04am/et, Sheldon Creed start time: 8:14am/et. Raceday chat will be available throughout the entire 2016 Dakar Rally.

2016 Stage 3 Photos

STAGE 4 TRACKING

STAGE 4: SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY > SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY

Connection 201km | Special Stage 418km | Total 619km

COURSE OVERVIEW

Marathon 1: No Mechanics! On many levels, the competitors face their first real test here. The special section takes place at an average of 3,500m altitude, with incessant changes in pace resulting from alternating sandy and rocky terrain. This grueling route will be on the agenda when everyone already has 2,500km in the saddle or bucket seat, which is already exhausting for the lower placed drivers. First and foremost, this is the start of a very particular marathon stage, with a closed area for the vehicles... and for the 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 6, 2016 at 6:55pm

And nobody in the past has got one for that.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 6, 2016 at 6:57pm

+1 x10 ^4

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Permalink Reply by ricardo porta on January 6, 2016 at 6:45pm

WRC type roads ,gravel.,narrow..,twisted and dusty..!! very very hard to pass a car in that racing conditions..!!! what a great driving by Robby ..!!! keep it up ..!!!

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Permalink Reply by Plimp on January 6, 2016 at 6:47pm

I missed the footage tonite cous I saw the 1 HR penalty and throw my new jar of robby Gordon hot sauce at my flat screen ,

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Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 6, 2016 at 6:51pm

There is a very good post earlier today (sorry, I don't have time to go through all three dozen pages) that explained that if you incur FOUR one-minute speeding penalties, you get an additional HOUR penalty. This is what must have happened to RG.

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Permalink Reply by jeff.2066 on January 6, 2016 at 7:02pm

By "Very good" I mean that it explained it well and seemed to be legit. Or course, being a RG fan, I didn't like it one bit.

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Permalink Reply by will on January 6, 2016 at 7:08pm

Need to dig into the rule book a bit but I believe the speed violation penalties are progressive up to and including disqualification. This is why Joan Barreda is not leading the motorcycle category at the moment.

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Permalink Reply by Plimp on January 6, 2016 at 7:01pm

I don't get it , the zombies that stand on the track and other races can pull or push each other out , but local farm tractor can't , what if a oxen or horse is that except able