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So how slow does 110 on the freeway feel after 6 days of Targa!

Sorry not to have caught up with everyone- I had forgotten how busy things get down there. Still good to see and chat to a few of you guys though.

Special thanks to Ben & Tim for pointing us in the right direction of the fuel related fuses when we were stuck inside time control at Bastyn Dam. Bloody r32 fuel pumps!

Anyways, I stupidly flew back into work on Monday morning after a night at the Just Jap bar :)

Needless to say I’m still suffering but it was definitely worth it.

I have to say that 08 was seriously the best organised event I’ve ever attended- hats off to Mark, Stuart and the team for a brilliant effort- not a thing could be faulted.

Peter L knows how to steer a Skyline, and Just Jap certainly know how to prepare one- I’ve sat in a few 32s over the years and the DK car is the best by far (we passed 2 cars on Arrowsmith!)

Already can’t wait until next year!

a quick pic of the just jap bar :O

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Thanks Duncan for including us in your results summary.

We had overheating issues early in the event (fan control box) which meant starting stages in limp mode. Lost inter hose in prologue, but was seeded on last years time. Then the lower hose burnt through on ex pipe (day 3) - half a day on .9bar boost thanks to racetape and zip ties! Rest of the time I was just slow!

We now can give qualified comparison with regard to Tyres. We ran Yoko "M"(from the US) and I reckon they are >1sec/k slower than the D03 M. On the track they may be closer, but what they do to your confidence is at least .75sec/k.

Ben M (we have that as Brake! R4>2) - never mind M8, you guys in comfortable shoes were going well. You may need to get a new cat too, yours appears to be RS :)

Big W - Respect, and what I said post race summed it up... you drove like a champion. Everyone in the top 30-40 are trying, and know just how hard it is to be near the top ten. Most other years that performance may well have seen you in the top half dozen. In 2003 we finished 23:58 behind the leader in 24th. This year a simalar performance would have put us in 49th (SH in 803 was 25th in 03)... this year we were 12:19 back in 19th.

FYI one particular Evo driver still has a soft spot for the N1 R34. SO next time he wins he may be in one... (maybe get Dean to call HLCA and sell the promotional advantage of the said model)

So thanks to Ralliart, Intrax (NL) & carbonXtc for their support in TT08...

Well done to those who made the start, too - that also requires a huge commitment.

TT984

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I hope these haven't been posted before, A friend emailed these links to me...

pinched from the boost cruising website/forum, there are some great pics in these links:

enjoy :O (probably not 56k friendly, but who uses that shite anymore anyway :))

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....howtopic=291349

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....howtopic=291361

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....howtopic=291398

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index....howtopic=291401

Marlin Grand Master

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Adam Caplan was driving it, he owns it (he's really keen to sell it), he's a very good peddler and has competed for ages in a Giacattollo with big hp.

I would imagine he wasn't keen to mark the car in any way, whether that be through a fence or even a stone chip.

I can't say I blame him for not giving it a flogging! I did see it get quite a few big squirts though :P

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Indeed it does! :)

I'm wondering whether he was forced to drive it over that dirt road following the Rossarden stage!

I was at the end of Ross Arden waiting for the Skeltas to exit the stage and I must say I could not believe that people had to drive their cars over 5kms of dirt rd in a TARMAC rally. Especially within 200m of Time Control, with hot tyres all ready to collect stones and dust and fling it all up the underside and side of the car. You just dont expect to see The Coad's Monaro or any of the late model Porsches (like the Kermit green 997 GT3 RS) driving on an unsealed rd.

I imagine he would've had to drive it out that way, just as everyone else was :P

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Yeah agreed. The question was asked of competitors prior to ok'ing that transport, but we were told in was in superb condition with Very small gravel particles.

What I wasn't aware of was how close it was to the time control, as I'm sure many others weren't either! I had an unGodly wheel balance issue all the way to Longford, where thankfully we had the chance to skid her up and clear all the debri.

Didn't worry us so much in the "tough-as-nails" GTR, but I bet it worried plenty of others!

By the way, I was walking over to say hi morning of Prologue I think it was, but by the time I was up the stairs youd dissappeared!

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By the way, I was walking over to say hi morning of Prologue I think it was, but by the time I was up the stairs youd dissappeared!

Ah yes, THAT morning...The morning of waiting all morning for 4 mins of Comp, and I wasn't even in a car! On the way back from George Town, the Orange Skelta of Nick Faure threw 6th gear so we spent 7 hrs out the front of the Silverdome replacing the GBox. (Just for safetys sake, as we werent too sure where the bits of 6th gear went to.) :)

Hopefully we'll be able to catch up at another event, looks like Jenna has a ride with Ray for the rest of the year. :P

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Unfortunatly i wasn't able to come watch any stages this year as i was sick. But i will be mixing it up in the rookie rally next year :-D

Oh, but i did chat to Savman at the lunch stop in burnie.

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Yeah the box was a baptism of fire on the first night I tell ya! Luckily one of the Evo guys was doing a clutch the same night and we managed to get a lend of his engine crane, making it sooooo much easier. Undid the first bolts at 5:00PM and was in bed around 12:30AM. F*** it was cold out there after the sun went down.

We're not 100% sure Ray will be making the trip West this year.

Never pass up an opportunity in a Spec C :P

Marlin Grand Master

Marlin

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Yeah, really looking forward to it. any tips? it will most likely be in the GTS-t, unless a miricle happens and the STI is here are prepped in time.

Mozza put some excellent tips on the Targa forum, digest that mate, it's all gold!

I reckon the GST-t would be well cool on day 1 and 2 roads, lotsa fun :P

What Sti you waiting for?

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