Provisional Entries for Targa Rotorua

[RENN68]

...... becauseyou'll never find them on the website.

http://www.targa.co.nz//Admin/Email/CatchEmailClic...

[Omerta]

Missing one detail - #310's other driver, Iain A. Large PH Le Mans stylee stickers for the 944 are on order

[GravelBen]

We'll be expecting some reports on the event


Good to see Proctor's Escort V6 nuttermobile out there again too, always a highlight of Targa TV coverage

[RENN68]

Very competitive class and not just because Anton has returned

[Omerta]

Don't know about competitive but as newbies with a reasonable amount of track time between us but virtually none of it competitive (Iain's karting excepted) we have 3 objectives for Rotorua:

1. Finish
2. Have fun, learn about the car and the event
3. Did I mention Finish?

At least.... that's the plan

Can't wait

[RENN68]

Thats a damn fine plan - exactly the same plan as we had for our first one.

[Omerta]

Please tell me you finished....

[RENN68]

yep - and I can't begin to tell you about how much fun we had.

[iain a]

I was wondering who was also in car 310 until I spotted the new identity Don.
All in favour of the PH stickers.. should get some sew ons for the overalls too.

Finishing & having fun is what it is all about.. The Narva Tour in 06 driving the big bad Stag was a blast, if it is half as much fun as that it will still be the event of the year.

See you at the start again this year RENN

[RENN68]

and this is all you gonna see ............

Seriously though, looking forward to catching up with you guys.

[Kylie]

GOOD LUCK BOYS AND GIRLS!!!! Three days to go and keep the sunny shiny side up please and hopefully no pics of your cars entering into some poor cockies paddock!!

Is it just me or the targa website is hopeless for finding maps of the stages. Is there a direct link somewhere?

[RENN68]

Thanks and no, its not just you.

No maps on the website, they are in NZ Driver mag. Pretty much the same as last year with day 1 and 2 stages swapped around and most run in the reverse direction.

I believe the new Targa owners are going to have the website overhauled sometime.

[Omerta]

Thanks Kylie, We're good to go - spent most of Sunday getting stickered up and various bits of prep. There's going to be some sweaty palms on the start line, but can't wait...

[Kylie]

Aha re website I guess they are looking after sponsors?

Anyway post up your daily reports and pics be great to see them.

[Omerta]

[RENN68]

only 2 more sleeps .............

[Kylie]

Cars looking good guys!

Found this for yas.....ok not in my back yard but good enough!


Remember the daily reports if you get time

[Omerta]

Cheers for that Kylie...

...but sadly our day ended just before the lunch break on a touring stage while burbing along at 40kph the engine died and wouldn't start. Suspected coil or something electrical at first, but Iain thought the engine sounded slightly odd turning over trying to restart... and here's why:



on an engine that's done around 15000kms!

As of right now we're waiting for a man in a van with a cambelt to arrive and with some luck (got any more of them clovers in the back yard Kylie?) and a bit of midnight oil we'll be out again in the morning.

Very slippy and some dense fog out there this morning - the worst wreck was on only the second corner of the first stage - an Escort that had rolled. Crew were carted off in an ambulance, hopefully just for a checkover. There were several others parked in, up or over banks. Until the cambelt went we were having a great day - we'd tossed a coin earlier and Iain got the morning with me due to take over for the afternoon. A lot of fun twisties and no 'moments' of any significance.

Could be a late night... hopefully we'll be out there for day 2!!!!

[Omerta]

...before someone says it, the man in the van's bringing valves and a headgasket too

[Kylie]

OMG!!! Was it bent valves? Are you back running ok now?