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 Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2016 at 6:25pm

you really didn't miss anything

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on January 6, 2016 at 7:22pm

It wasn't on at the 5:30 time, as I discovered when I went to watch it. Not until 11:30 or something stupid.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 6, 2016 at 6:28pm

4.6 Earthquake hits western Argentina:

http://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2016-01-06-21-23-20-utc-4-6-92

The Toyos hooked up today a little to well.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on January 6, 2016 at 6:28pm

RG is still ahead of last years position overall ! Great job Teamspeed

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 6, 2016 at 6:37pm

The tow out of the mud hole is my guess for the penalty.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 6, 2016 at 6:43pm

except the other's that got pulled out didn't get a penalty

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 6, 2016 at 6:52pm

If they did call it unauthorized "assistance" (which its not) it would be a 6hr penalty minimum. Most likely a combination of speeding in speed control zones.

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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.