Jeff Beable And Targa 2007. A Super Evo9 Story

[Bass Junky]

Simonsen and White both had an Off in one of the stages today.

Thursday, 19 April, 2007 12.57PM

902 - Simonsen / Searcy - Off on TS13 Weldborough Pass - 8.4km - crew are OK

934 - White / White - Off on TS13 Weldbourgh Pass - 11.2km - crew are OK

Jeff getting faster in the Evo according to what results are available.

The Skelta is also out with mechanical dramas.

I have a gripe though.... BOOO to the Targa Tasmania website for not having bigger pictures available on the website.

This is the best I can get of Jeff in action.

[R32Big_boy]

/pulls out magnifying glass

[saff_cossie]

Glad the occupants are OK and thanks for the update.

How did today turn out?

[Bass Junky]

Results page down whilst they do some work on it.

Current feelings from Jeff is that the car isn't as fast for him as the GTR.

Current placings as far as I can work out from non-confirmed times this afternoon is about 14th.

More when the results come in.

[MissJuz]

IT WAS FANTASTIC!!

Three more days to go!!

That's all i've got time for, nice update Pete!

[Mean_R34]

Interesting that the pics on Targa's homepage has Beable's N1 GTR, yet he hasn't entered it.

But... why wouldn't you have pics of a 34GTR? They are pure sex!!!

Edited April 19, 2007 by Mean_R34

[saff_cossie]

IT WAS FANTASTIC!!

Three more days to go!!

That's all i've got time for, nice update Pete!

You suck!!

What kind of post is that! :laughing-smiley-014:

How about a quick run down of how you are doing for all us minions back here in Melbourne!

Glad you are enjoying it and well done on the Hulk!

[saff_cossie]

Just saw on the news that Eric Bana had crashed his car with both occupants OK fortunately.

[Bass Junky]

Okay report.

Jeff and 3 or 4 other Evos broke their front diffs on the same jump today.

Apparently one wheel lands on the dirt, one on the tarmac, and if you get a little bit of air underneath you the revs flair for a split second, at the same time the diff's lock up via the computers, and when you land, one side wants to spin, one doesn't and BANG.

So they spent the rest of the day driving on the rear diff only.

An Evo driving on its rear diff, is like a GTR trying to drive on it's front diff. Not fast....

New diff going in now and should be ready for tomorrow.

Current position, about 22nd.

BASS OUT

[Mean_R34]

Apparently one wheel lands on the dirt, one on the tarmac, and if you get a little bit of air underneath you the revs flair for a split second, at the same time the diff's lock up via the computers, and when you land, one side wants to spin, one doesn't and BANG.

But isn't that what a rally car should do in a normal day's work?? - Get loads of air and cover all types of surfaces? Hmmm....

[SXR]

But isn't that what a rally car should do in a normal day's work?? - Get loads of air and cover all types of surfaces? Hmmm....

rally car uses the RS model which have different diffs.

[Snowman]

So what you ar trying to say is that when the cars talents run out all EVO drivers show why they needed and EVO in the 1st place?

[AGE]

So what you ar trying to say is that when the cars talents run out all EVO drivers show why they needed and EVO in the 1st place?

Now thats funny!!!!!! :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014:

Oh and WRX FTW!!!!

[Bass Junky]

Hey ppls.

Well a quick wrap up.

Jeff had the diff replaced that night and was back on track the next morning.

However, placing 60th all day Saturday didn't help his position and driving the wheels off it on Sunday was pointless.

Positions in the 30s during Sunday reflected this.

So, 23rd outright for Jeff. I think that would have been his worst result in 14 years of Targa.

I'm sure Jeff will come on SAU during this week and give a bit of a wrap up.

Well done to Jeff for not leaving the track !!!

Maybe next year he'll be back in a GTR again..........

BASS OUT

[saff_cossie]

Thats a good result none the less, well done Jeff

Would he be interested in speaking at a meeting about it do you think?

[Kaz200]

Congrats to Jeff as always

Just goes to show that 'teh Beable GTR can nevar lose'... esp to a Beable Evo hehe

He had a quick chat/mention about it last year, I don't see why he wouldn't this year.. otherwise we'll just have to beat it out of him

[Mean_R34]

So, 23rd outright for Jeff. I think that would have been his worst result in 14 years of Targa.

I figured his N1 is prob a 2001 model, so I am curious to know what his drove in previous years to do so well?

[Snowman]

Porsche and a R33 GTR before the R34.

And the Pink Pussy back in the old silly days.