Targa Rally.

[RT527]

Hey all just a heads up that the Dunlop Targa is on again and to watch out for the crazy rich bastards racing there cars on special stages starting in Auckland and Finishing in Wellington...it starts on monday 26th and finishes on saturday the 31st so there may be an increase in traffic in your area throughout this time.
I will be in one of the rescue cars so if your out riding look out for a Ford Mondeo Station Wagon with Targa all over it and Ambulance stickers too!
Give us a wave if you see us.other wise stay off the footpath cause I`ll be driving too.

[James Deuce]

Heeeheheeeeheee

(Bring your gear).

[Firefight]

brotherly love !!


F/F

[Ooky]

sweet! targa time again! it's great fun as long as the cars don't break down so I have to do work! hopefuly it's sunny :)

[sil3nt]

They used to do a stage at the back of Te Kowhai. They didn't do it last year can anyone tell me if they are going to do it this year?

[MisterD]

it's great fun as long as the cars don't break down so I have to do work!

I followed a pair of Legacys down to the MWay at Neilson Street earlier, one of which was blowing lovely puffs of blue smoke at every gear change, so you may well have customers...

[RT527]

The first stage tomorrow...Monday 26th is burtt rd drury through to ramarama then on to Pukekohe race track for stage 2 then down to hampton downs for stage 3 then on to stage four is Te Awamutu Area with the final stage being taupo race track the stages i will be doing are 1,3,4, and Taupo so i get to go to hampton downs , unfortunatly I will only be able to go round the track if someone prangs , but hey at least i can say yeah i been there.

First night we stay in taupo, next day its through the king country to New plymouth.

Oh and Brother I didnt bring my gear bugger.

[Hopeful Bastard]

Just saw some dude cane it over the rise and totally lose it! :crazy:

Very nice.. Coming down into the manawatu region i hope?

[Naki Rat]

Today the Targa did the Forgotten Highway so not a good day to ride to Whangamomoana Pub for lunch :scooter:

[peasea]

Just saw some dude cane it over the rise and totally lose it! :crazy:

Very nice.. Coming down into the manawatu region i hope?

Go here and get all the details you want.

http://www.classiccar.co.nz/

[spacemonkey]

Can't wait for the Welly leg..... I live on Shelly bay rd so I get them racing past the house in the morning and then coming back in the afternoon.... 2 races for the price of one! :woohoo:

[Swoop]

Well, this really fucks up those around here, who say that "the road isn't a racetrack"...:whistle:;)

[NZsarge]

I wonder how much of their entry fee went toward ACC? :pinch:

[spacemonkey]

I wonder how much of their entry fee went toward ACC? :pinch:


Well they have 4 wheels and lots of money so I'm guessing not that much....... :mad:

[RT527]

these guys pay mega bucks to enter and the owner / organizer of the event has to pay huge money to have the road closed and yes they do pay , all cars are supposed to be wof and registered before they can race.
the first stage i did today actually snowed for nearly the whole two hours that we were there...at Irirangi just south of Waiouru then we went and sat mid point on the corner of Rangiwahia and Mangamaka roads Ohingaiti.

From there when we cleared we went to Manfeild for the track part.
On Friday its my turn to drive and we start first up by doing the saddle rd a stage called windmill alley then on to Pahiatua rd Pongaroa ,and finally heading down to Martinborough for the last stage to Gladstone.
When we finish there we then go to lower hutt top 10 holiday park for our accomodation.
I`m driving tomorrow and we get to sweep the stage ...this is where i laugh my pants off trying hard in a 2003 ford mundano (mondeo) 2 litre auto with hurst combi cutting tools which is pump combi tool( cutter and spreader in one) ram and other gear plus my Advanced Paramedics kit including including Advanced Paramedic, scoop stretcher, mark 11 stretcher and defibrillator unit + oxygen cylinders etc etc to keep up with the 999 safety car that opens the stage and a police car and ACOC (assistant clerk of course) who has another paramedic/ambulance officer with him its just not humanly possible...oh yea but we try ...also the cars for sale after the targa so anyone want a thrashed 2003 ford then look out for it it prolly gonna be cheap.
Ah well Ill update later on when i get a chance.

[Brian d marge]

got a feeling its not that expensive 2k ??

Wouldn't mind one day to give it a go!

Stephen

[RT527]

Tyres, Fuel, Repairs ,Food, Accomodation, Speeding tickets, motorsport fines, donations to the schools through a passage control...plus everytime you hit a fence its a thousand dollars if they catch you if not it comes out of the promoters money hehe yeah I`d say its cheap ...insert tui ad here. depends what you do also if its a the targa tour it costs 2 to 3 thousand but when you have to pay for your crew as well these guys are paying big bucks to do this .

[Drunken Monkey]

It was $4.5K last time I looked, plus extra costs. Value for money it's still cheaper per day than some shorter tarmac rallies, but it's not budget racing by any stretch of the imagination.

[ynot slow]

And when you crash and burn the car bugger.Caught a news flash of a guy who hit a bank on way to Palmy,wasn't too bad,then a few seconds later another car totally takes the front end out of first car.Looking at the guy his first thoughts were probably along lines of Friggin asians.

[peasea]

It was $4.5K last time I looked, plus extra costs. Value for money it's still cheaper per day than some shorter tarmac rallies, but it's not budget racing by any stretch of the imagination.

Quite right. Had a mate with a mate do it in a V8 Commodore a few years back, I think they parted with about 5 or 6k. They did ok in their class until it got a bit out of shape and snotted the front end.

I think 4 or 5 went on the entry and prep costs, the rest on piss.

[RT527]

The Guy that Got hit by the asian was racing again today a garage in hunterville rebuilt there car for them, couple holes in sump plug welded, front wheel replaced etc, The asian wasnt so lucky but Ill give him this much he didnt let it get to him ...hes out in the tour group in a rented Camry.
Wasnt a good day today , a lot of cars got damaged, haydon padon was one, Dr Nick another and a couple of others including a Porsche ah well thats racing, I got to play a little in the Sweep of the last stage.
In wellington now so 1 day to go.

[ynot slow]

The escort of Clark(metal man)Proctor is bloody sweet,all he needed was the hoosiers from an old stock car.Best looking car was the green machine of Chris Allen a couple years ago,nice falcon.Definately can see the credit squeeze on numbers this year.

[Drunken Monkey]

Anton Tallot is back this year. Kick arse.

[cc rider]

sweet! targa time again! it's great fun as long as the cars don't break down so I have to do work! hopefuly it's sunny :)How'd your week go, Ooky? Hard life, aye.
Did you actually do any work :jerry:




ps....how's the pinky fairing....fallen off yet :bleh:

[spacemonkey]

The start line was dead in front of my house today, great fun! :woohoo:

Man that fella in the Nissan....... no wheel spin at all and yet was soooo fucking fast off the line that was unreal!

Bloke in the late model Chev did the biggest burnout..... close to 100m long from the start line. :2thumbsup:lol:

[DJSin]

Had a great day protesting and watching the targa today

Here's a pic from the targa

[RT527]

Well its all over .... what a blast .
Last day of Targa saw me and my Advanced Paramedic on ss40 Whitemans valley rd and just before the last of the Targa Cars had finished and the Wellington targa cars were to go through...news came through that a girl had fallen from her horse and had a broken arm so the stage was turned White while we were sent in to escort the mother through to the next exit a short drive of 14 kms at speed with me navigating this time saw us to the road where the lady was waiting, the AP checked the Patient and told the mother to go ahead of us so we formed a block in case the starters didnt wait for our call, it was only about 2 k`s to the next exit where we checked the child and asked if she wanted pain releif , she declined so we sent the mother on to the hospital in Trentham and parked ready to go again (as we exited the stage I had already called rally base and turned the stage green), no more problems on that stage so after we swept we the stage it was off to cover the next 2 stages then had to move from Haywards hill to Johnsonville for the Makara stage after that saw a quick stop at my brothers work (James Deuce) .....Thanks for the beer Jim, we finally returned to the Hutt Park top 10 got changed and off to dinner for the last time.

I think the Highlight of the Targa was meeting Shane Van Gisbergan a number times and joking around , hes easy to talk to.

The next thing would be being able to drive roads at speed and the 3 laps of Taupo race track , But the best thing was the brilliant Time I had with my fellow workers from St john Both me and the other Firefighter were treated well and it was awesome to work with such a dedicated bunch of Professionals. Cant wait untill next year. Oh yeah next event bring on the WRC in May.

[James Deuce]

Try not to make it a year between visits eh? ;)

It was good to see you. Did you get the Cert printed out OK?

[RT527]

Sure did , bloody useless warehouse couldnt print pdf format , but the top 10 camp could go figure.
Oh and Ill be down that way for work at some stage so yeah Ill be able to visit then.

[Toot Toot]

Hiya RT, was good fun this year eh.. had a ball as usual (except that bit on the desert rd.. shhh).
Here is a link to a Targa stage start....van Gisbergen style, that I took while waiting for something to happen. Enjoy, the boy is very talented and very friendly and approachable :)

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[GurlRacer]

Oh NO! Not you!!! :lol:

I was an official at Targa too... didn't realise this thread was up here though! Now I know why you were the way you were..... a kiwibiker. :laugh:

Excellent event once again! And yes, Shane's patches were awesome!! :D

[Toot Toot]

Oh NO! Not you!!! :lol:

I was an official at Targa too... didn't realise this thread was up here though! Now I know why you were the way you were..... a kiwibiker. :laugh:

Excellent event once again! And yes, Shane's patches were awesome!! :D
What were you doing there??... I could be found with an ACOC as medic, or near an ambulance. Where you start crew or something?

[Donor]

I got to play on the radios in Rally Base for a day and a bit... Nomes + Rally Base + Caffeine = entertainment!

[GurlRacer]

What were you doing there??... I could be found with an ACOC as medic, or near an ambulance. Where you start crew or something?

I was Post Chief ;) Start team 1. I was the one that ended up in the ambo... :lol:

[GurlRacer]

I got to play on the radios in Rally Base for a day and a bit... Nomes + Rally Base + Caffeine = entertainment!

Ahhh so you know my "Targa Dad" - Base Manager :D

[Toot Toot]

I was Post Chief ;) Start team 1. I was the one that ended up in the ambo... :lol:
Who was your acoc?

[GurlRacer]

Paul M :) Surely you remember me? :bleh:

[Curious_AJ]

LOL! my boss was in Targa... he came 3rd again... this is like the 4th year in a row or something crazy! he came back to work in a bit of a grump!

[Ooky]

freaking awesome week! well apart from the snow! I did not sign up to crew in the snow:cold: still recovering from lack of sleep:cool: and thats when both cars stay on the road:wari:

[RT527]

I got to play on the radios in Rally Base for a day and a bit... Nomes + Rally Base + Caffeine = entertainment!

haha were you the serious one that I was talking too...I was in Fiv 2 with Gavin.

[RT527]

I was Post Chief ;) Start team 1. I was the one that ended up in the ambo... :lol:

She was the short cute one with Big time Attitude.....but it was all fun....hows ya driver hope he got you home safe...hes a madman , speacially with what he does for a job lol.

[GurlRacer]

LOL! my boss was in Targa... he came 3rd again... this is like the 4th year in a row or something crazy! he came back to work in a bit of a grump!

Jason Gill with sister Jody Sommerville?


And love it how you spelt attitude with a capital A :bleh: