Skylines for Targa 05

[PHaT MR30]

nope, but I'm happy to have a beer with him as well (must be some advantages to not driving )

As a warm up, here is our finish from last year:

http://www.hgeconsulting.com.au/targa04.wmv

Lets hope that doesn't happen again!

hmm looks like darren won't be using my brakes after all, my rotors are bigger than his.

[PHaT MR30]

Your finish to last year now graces our tv's during ad breaks

[gtrken]

Alas, once again I won't be there

But Doug #828# will have another go and trying to finish in my old car. Let's hope he gets through Mt Arrowsmith this time...

Cheers

Ken

[Snowman]

Hey just to confirm - I caught up with Jeff Beable and his wife at the SAU Vic club meeting last night and he brought along his new R34 N1 to show us. Looks awesome I must say and it will be his car for this years challenge.

It even has a nice skylinesaustralia sticker on it now!

Good luck to Jeff and to everyone else from here competing next week. I can't wait for that day that I'm at the starting line with you.

[Duncan]

Your finish to last year now graces our tv's during ad breaks

hahah famous again! Hope to catch up with you guys down there.

Car 811

[Snowman]

After the Day 1 Prologue - the Beables are in 3rd and the Whites are in 4th - just 2 and 3secs from Richards respectively.

Skylines are looking good.

[Smurf]

who is winning now?

i can't work it out.

also, how modified is the Whites GTR. From memory they make their own brakes don't they.

[JaFF]

I reckon i'll be taking tomorrow off to watch. Should be good.

[Snowman]

Seems after fixing some timing mistakes the Whites have a 16s lead over Richards after the first day. Go the Skyline.

Here's a nice pic of Jeff's car. I think he's about 1m 20 behind. Can just make out the skylinesaustralia url sticker on the back windscreen! LOL

[sav man]

who is winning now?

i can't work it out.

also, how modified is the Whites GTR.  From memory they make their own brakes don't they.

The whites GTR is very finly tuned, since you can do sfa to your car in the modern section (pretty much just wind up boost, and new engine ECU). It's ment to be good for ~450hp

[TasR.X]

PROVISIONAL END OF DAY RESULTS Thursday 28 April 2005

DRIVETRAVEL.COM MODERN COMPETITION

POS CREWS MODEL PENALTY TIME

1 Paul Stokell, VIC- Peter Roberts, TAS Lamborghini Gallardo 00:03:41

2 Jim Richards, VIC- Barry Oliver, TAS Porsche 911 GT3 CS 00:04:04

3 Tony Quinn, QLD- Keith Wenn, QLD Porsche 911 Turbo 00:04:18

4 John White, TAS- Jason White, TAS Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II 00:04:20

5 Warwick Rooklyn, NSW- Linda Long, NSW Mitsubishi Evolution Lancer VII 00:04:51

6 Greg Garwood, TAS- John Allen, QLD Porsche 911 Turbo 00:05:16

=7 Rex Broadbent, VIC-Michael Goedheer, VIC Daytona Coupe 00:06:33

=7 Kevin Weeks,SA-Jahmeil Taylor SA Porsche 911 GT2 00:06:33

9 Scott Juniper, QLD – Dan Bowden, QLD Porsche 911 Turbo 00:06:35

10 Jeff Beable, VIC-Nerida Beable, VIC Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II 00:06:54

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Hopefully the shitty weather in Tasmania over the next few days will give the GTRs the edge!

[sav man]

If the whites are close on day 5 they'll be in with a big shot, they made up 2:00 last year on day 5.

[Snowman]

It's meant to snow today. Who ever is insuring those 2 Gallarado's are now shitting themselves! LOL

[32ZiLA]

But Gallarado's are still 4 wheel drive, so traction shouldn't be a problem.

[Snowman]

I'm tipping in snow anything with that much HP is going to have traction issues no matter how many wheels are driving! And they aren't exactly running on snow tyres either.

It did snow last year from memory and thats when the Rex stormed to the front.

[brods1675]

Any word on Kerry Luck #732?

[TasR.X]

Any word on Kerry Luck #732?

They were in 75th position in the modern competition as of the end of Leg 2 (yesterday)

http://www.targa.org.au/Targa_2005/Primary..._final_leg2.php

[williamsf1]

good to see the GT-R's are basically the only "non professional" drivers in the top 10! personally I have to say go weeksy! as that GT2 is awesome, and he is a good mate of mine

[sav man]

I'm tipping in snow anything with that much HP is going to have traction issues no matter how many wheels are driving! And they aren't exactly running on snow tyres either.

It did snow last year from memory and thats when the Rex stormed to the front.

when it snowed last year, the whites made up 2 mins on the rex. and Jim lost heaps of time cause 500+hp and RWD don't mix in the snow.

[JaFF]

Stokell is out. I have some video footage of the aftermathe but not of it actually happening