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  • Robby Gordon remains in ninth after Stage 4 of Dakar

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Spaniards dominated the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday as Carlos Sainz beat Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar by six seconds and Marc Coma again won the motorbike stage.

    Sainz, who also won the rally's second stage, finished the 459-kilometer (285-mile) ride in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 57 minutes in his Volkswagen -- six seconds ahead of Al Attiyah, who won the first and third stages through Argentina and Chile.


    GordonAl Attiyah in his BMW beat Sainz by 35 seconds in the third stage, but the Argentine leads overall and is 3:46 ahead of Al Attiyah.

    Sprint Cup driver Robby Gordon remains in ninth place, 46:45 behind Sainz.

    Luc Alphand of France was 2:24 back in third in the stage across the Patagonian steppe from Ingeniero Jacobacci to Neuquen in Argentina in his Mitsubishi.

    Mark Miller from the United States was fourth, 4:20 behind his Volkswagen teammate, Sainz.

    The rally is being held in South America for the first time after being canceled in 2008 because of the threat of terrorist attacks along its traditional route through Africa.

    Argentine dust rather than African sand has been an added obstacle on the terrain. A persistent drought has turned massive amounts of Argentina's soil to dust, forcing drivers to navigate through clouds of brown dirt.

    Cars, trucks and motorbikes have often disappeared behind dust, spraying thousands of fans who have gathered to watch along the route, now passing through isolated towns and villages in southern Argentina.

    Coma won the motorbike stage in 4:09:32. Cyril Despres of France was 1:17 back in second place, followed by Jonah Street of the United States, :04 seconds behind. All three are driving for KTM.

    Coma also won Saturday's and Monday's legs and is now 42:57 ahead of Street in the overall standings.

    English driver Paul Green remains in serious condition in a local hospital after flipping his Rally Raid UK truck Saturday during the first stage.

    The 30th edition of the classic rally started from Buenos Aires on Friday with 177 cars, 217 motorcycles, 81 trucks and 25 quad bikes and features drivers from 49 countries.

    After 14 stages covering the 9,574-kilometer (5,950-mile) circuit, it will finish on Jan. 18 in Buenos Aires.

    Wednesday's route is a 506-kilometer (314-mile) drive from Neuquen to San Rafael.

    The Dakar Rally is being broadcast on Versus, with daily updates on RobbyGordon.com.

  • #2
    It's getting close.1 month from tomorrow

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    • #3
      He's up to 3rd after 5th stage!!!

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      • #4
        Back to 5th after the 8th stage.

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        • #5
          Robby Gordon up to 3rd after the 12th stage.

          Leader Carlos Sainz had to drop out of the event after crashing his Volkswagon 13 feet down into a dried up ravine. His partner broke something in his arm forcing the two to retire from the event.

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          • #6
            No joke this is a dangerous race

            Ask Carlo Alberto Mercandelli to talk to you about his best memory on the Dakar. “I have way too many best memories! I could write a book on them’’. He could indeed mention the 1990 Dakar finished in 44th position despite a destroyed bike, a broken arm, a loss of conscience during eight hours after hitting a donkey:

            I thought I heard someone was killed in this race yesterday, couldn't find anything but this. WOW, he hit a donkey???? KB did you hear anything about the death, I thought it was a guy on a motorcycle.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by ToDaClub View Post
              Ask Carlo Alberto Mercandelli to talk to you about his best memory on the Dakar. “I have way too many best memories! I could write a book on them’’. He could indeed mention the 1990 Dakar finished in 44th position despite a destroyed bike, a broken arm, a loss of conscience during eight hours after hitting a donkey:

              I thought I heard someone was killed in this race yesterday, couldn't find anything but this. WOW, he hit a donkey???? KB did you hear anything about the death, I thought it was a guy on a motorcycle.
              Did he end up dying? I know there was a guy who took a bad spill and had to be airlifted to an intensive care unit after they found him unconscious 20 feet away from his motorcycle. I hadn't heard anything else since then.

              Try catching some of it on the versus channel. You wouldn't believe some of the terrain they race over. Flat out DANGEROUS!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by kbsooner21 View Post
                Did he end up dying? I know there was a guy who took a bad spill and had to be airlifted to an intensive care unit after they found him unconscious 20 feet away from his motorcycle. I hadn't heard anything else since then.

                Try catching some of it on the versus channel. You wouldn't believe some of the terrain they race over. Flat out DANGEROUS!
                I will watch now. What happens? Guy jumps a sand dune and right in front of him is a herd of Camels???? Weird...Maybe they should throw some animals out on the track at Dover!!!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by ToDaClub View Post
                  I will watch now. What happens? Guy jumps a sand dune and right in front of him is a herd of Camels???? Weird...Maybe they should throw some animals out on the track at Dover!!!
                  There was a caution for a deer on the track a few years back at Pocono

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