TARGA NEW ZEALAND 26th-31st Oct 2009

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Post by Andy » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:38 pm

We have a full team, thanks to everyone on the Forum its a team from all corners of the island!

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Post by Andy » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:36 pm

See here for the Flying 50 part of the day---->http://www.drivenzclassic.com/flying50.html Basically in the same area as Targa was last year and some Targa cars will be competing.

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Post by ZMAD » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:40 am

Great week had by myself. Have to say the no standing around in the cold was true! Ha ha. Might put up a pic or two later.
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Post by holden_fan2005 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:30 am

Yep I have to agree that the trip was bloody brilliant! Cheers Andy :)

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Post by Andy » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:52 am

Yup what a team! Until Zmad gets some pics up here's some phone camera shots at Taupo stage 8, team members concentrating on start logs and Michael mastering his own starter style.
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And the winner again a Nissan
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Starting the eventual runner up, Nissan powered of course
Starting the eventual runner up, Nissan powered of course
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Targa 2009 Stage 8
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Post by nzeder » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:13 am

How about the snow :shock: at the Waiouru service (for those who were on service crews) was not expecting that - and I guess the competitors were not expecting snow in the stages either

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Post by ZMAD » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:17 am

Wicked alright. I was nearby at Taihape stage and had 5 layers on with highvis over the top. We later drove through hail storm.
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Post by Pest » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:02 pm

My team started the stage that caught out the BMW and the 350Z, we even got on TV :D

No one saw it coming. 5 minutes before the sun was out. Was cold as hell, but no sign of the hail and snow till it hit.

I have over 500 photos from the week, will upload some soon.

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Post by Andy » Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:05 pm

We did the first stage of the last day around Shelley Bay, call it the starters curse but I said to Leigh Hopper that the right hand side had no soft landings and we didn't have a crane for recovery. I was right on one point only as a crane turned up around an hour after he found there was no soft landings on the right hand side. They got the sucker going again and drove across the line I believe?

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Post by ZMAD » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:06 am

Some of my pictures
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Post by ZMAD » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:11 am

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Post by ZMAD » Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:17 am

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Post by BRONZEE » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:25 pm

Ooops. Fair bit of carnage this year. :(

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Post by mike260z » Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:04 pm

BRONZEE wrote:Ooops. Fair bit of carnage this year. :(
Yea from what i saw on tv there was alot - that airborne Beemer was replayed alot on TV3. Saw a few shots of TARGA Z also. As for the snow on the desert road - as any Army person will tell you it can get pretty savage down there real quick even in summer , ive seen four seasons in one hour down there lol.
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Post by Andy » Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:17 pm

Nick Cooper made a mess of the newly repainted Charger, taking out a substantial amount of paling fence. I emailed Murray his co-driver and it seems the cage assisted in stopping him from being impaled by a piece of 4x4. I don't think the pics are for public release but the hits were hard and looks like a rebuilt will suffice. The Paddon car was also backed in hard and dropped out. Our 350Z friends from Japan were out after their roll, maybe the old car knew that the 370Z had been released?

Although not out the VK Commy that does so well in classic had lost shape and weight by the end of the event (see Zmads Pic above), the lengths folks will go to lighten their cars!

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