Hi all, i have a workshop on the woodbridge stage of the rally, we are having a day down there, watch the rally with over 300 cars, drink some fab beer and have a feed, if you are from southern tassie and around friday30th please feel free to join us,we are all vw freaks and more the merrier, only one vw and one audi and a few porsches





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heres some pics......."supplied courtesy of Perfect Prints Tasmania"


U2U me or reply here for more info

Andy

[Edited on 28-4-2004 by VolksFolks]

[Edited on 28-4-2004 by VolksFolks]

Andy

Damn, wish I was down there to join you dude. Sounds awesome!

i would but got 2 work went 2day tho was good i was an official 4 brigenoth stage

mmmmm TARGA ! I'm salivating already maybe another VW entered next year !

The Devonport stage was downgraded to touring status in the drivetravel.com Modern Competition after a crash involving the Porsche 911 of NSW driver Kim Burke and South African navigator Niel Botha. The Porsche rolled down a gully, and overturned.

Both were taken to Mersey Hospital in Latrobe with minor injuries. They were examined and later released, but will take no further part in the event.

There were five cars which crashed in the Sheffield stage, but no injuries were reported.

Andy









[Edited on 28-4-2004 by VolksFolks]

Yo, Was at ther show and shine tonight at the casino here in hobart, some cracking looking cars,

Today Launceston-Bicheno-Hobart, 9 stages (75.17km competitive)

Gosford driver Tony Sullens today took advantage of variable weather conditions in his lightweight Subaru Impreza WRX to become the new leader of the 2004 Targa Tasmania tarmac rally.

The 38-year-old and Kariong-based navigator Julia Rabbett completed the second leg over nine stages between Launceston and Hobart with a total penalty time of 5-mins 12-secs. They hold an advantage of 11-secs over the all-Tasmanian Nissan Skyline team of Jason White and his uncle John White, who had been joint leaders after yesterday's opening leg.

They are followed by seven-times Targa champion Jim Richards, and Tasmania's Greg Garwood, both driving Porsches. The top four are separated by just 16-secs. Touring car legend Peter Brock is seventh in a V8 Holden Monaro.

Sullens, a former fulltime Australian Rally Championship competitor, made his Targa debut in 2003 and was placed in the top five for a lengthy period until being forced to withdraw in the closing stages because of exhaust problems.

He began today's leg in sixth position, but charged up to second after emerging fastest in The Sideling stage, held in damp conditions, over 13.97km. He continued driving strongly as weather conditions improved and eventually took the lead and maintained first position to the end of the leg.

"After last year I knew we would be quick in the wet, but we've gone for a harder (Kumho) tyre this time to give us some extra speed with a dry-weather set-up," said Sullens.

"We were pushing the car hard all day. I'm more of a gravel rally driver, rather than tarmac, so getting on the pace this quickly is very exciting. It's going to be interesting to see what happens for the rest of the week – I think we can handle whatever the weather throws at us."

Jason White was third going into today's ninth and final stage, Grasstree Hill, but overtook Richards with a late charge. White was 5-secs faster than Richards at Grasstree Hill, and goes into tomorrow's third leg with a 3-secs advantage over the seven-times Bathurst 1000 winner.

"We turned the wick up toward the end of the day and started using more revs – the car was quick over the last few stages," said White.

Richards, who started the leg fifth, said he was please with the performance of his rear-drive Porsche 911 GT2 today.

"It went better in the wet than I thought it would," said Richards. "We moved ahead of a couple of guys and at this stage we are staying in touch with the leaders."

Brock struggled at The Sideling stage, where he was 38-secs slower than Sullens.

"I had a lot of wheelspin coming out of the slower corners, but we came through the day in one piece and tomorrow we will push on and see what happens," said Brock. "I'm hoping for dry weather."

Dual Targa champion Greg Crick of Tasmania was forced out of the event after crashing his Porsche 911 in the Weldborough Pass stage. The car spun backwards off the road and hit trees. The Launceston driver and navigator Mark Stacey were not injured, but withdrew from the rally because of damage to the car.

In the Classic competition, the 1965 Toyota S 800 of Japanese pair Shuji Kawasaki and Hitomi Kawasaki rolled onto its roof in Weldborough Pass. They were examined and cleared of injury.

Tomorrow's third leg comprises eight stages, starting and finishing in Hobart with a total competitive distance of 62.10km.








Pandy

your a legend ! thanks for the updates :beer

Well Had A Fantastic Day Down The Workshop, Heaps Of Fun And Great Rally, Heres The Latest Media Update

BROCK PENALISED 2-MINUTES IN TARGA TASMANIA RALLY - LEG 3 REPORT


A compulsory 2-minute penalty for changing a tyre has effectively dropped touring car legend Peter Brock out of contention in this year's Targa Tasmania tarmac rally.

The nine-times Bathurst 1000 winner damaged the left-front tyre on his V8 Holden Monaro when he drove over a pot-hole in today's third leg of the 2,105kg rally in the southern region of Tasmania.

Brock fitted a new tyre and wheel soon after incident, which occurred near the end of the 8.2km stage at Woodbridge, situated about 50km south of Hobart. He resumed driving and completed all eight stages in the leg.

When the penalty was later imposed Brock's total penalty time increased to 10-minutes 38-seconds, and he dropped from seventh position to 12th in the drivetravel.com Modern Competition. He goes into tomorrow's fourth and penultimate leg 3-minutes and 48-seconds behind the rally-leading Subaru Impreza WRX of Gosford's Tony Sullens.

Brock, who earlier in the day drove off the road in the Howden stage without incident, said he had not seen the pot-hole which damaged the wheel of his Monaro.

"We were charging along flat-out and then there was a big 'thud'," said Brock. "I knew something was wrong, but luckily it happened near the end of the stage and we were able to drive it to the finish."

"When I got out of the car the rim was damaged and the tyre was going flat. We had to put a new tyre on the car, and that meant a penalty. That's the way things go sometimes – it's disappointing, but we will press on and keep putting in the best effort we can."

Sullens, partnered by navigator Julia Rabbett, began the leg with a lead over 11-seconds over the all-Tasmanian combination of Jason White and John White in a Nissan Skyline GTR, who were followed by seven-times Targa champion Jim Richards and Barry Oliver in a Porsche 911 GT2.

Jason White cut 10-seconds off Sullens' lead in the Howden stage and then took the lead in the following Oyster Cove stage. However, the Nissan developed engine problems and Sullens regained first place during the Cygnet stage. Richards then moved up to second and relegated White to third.

Sullens said he drove conservatively during the opening series of stages to conserve tyres on his four-wheel-drive Subaru.

"I backed off early in the day and then got stuck in later on," he said. "We moved the tyres around the car and they are still in good condition. It feels great to be racing head-to-head with people like Jim Richards because you know you're going well to run at the same pace."

Richards said the roads in today's leg were the most bumpy encountered in this year's rally to date.

"The roads were rough today, and if the car jumps you have to make sure it doesn't land hard and damage anything," he said.

The 11.90km Longley stage was downgraded to 'touring status' after Targa officials deemed the road surfaces were unsuitable for competition.

The top five was completed by Queenslander Tony Quinn in a Porsche 911 with a penalty time of 7-minutes 22-seconds. Former Sydney-to-Hobart yachting race champion Warwick Rooklyn continued his impressive form in a Mitsubishi EVO VII and retained sixth position, just 1-minute 23-seconds behind Sullens.

Queenslanders Wayne Pfingst and John Loth, competitiors in the Shannons Class Competition, escaped injury when their 1973 Holden Torana rolled in the Cygnet stage. Nations Cup champion Paul Stokell remained in first position in a 1969 Datsun.

Tomorrow's fourth leg comprises 10 stages, starting in Hobart and finishing in Burnie with a total competitive distance of 109.19km.

Andy