Apr 19, 2011 one of very few videos where you witness a targa death see 1. Apr 16, 2018 about 300 cars will cruise through tasmanias streets for the 27 th targa tasmania. Tasmania is rumbling with the spirit of targa florio, a centuryold car race that has its roots in sicily. Rally deaths rock sport the examiner launceston, tas. Meet the operasinging rally driver making her mark abc news. Our reporter caught up with many of the leading drivers and class winners at the finish at mt buller today.
Days 2, 3 and 4 were run in different areas centred around launceston, day five was a run to strahan with an overnight stop there and the last day was from strahan to the finishing point in hobart. My co driver glen weston, a threetime australian rally champion navigator follows up with a grin and, how was that. A drivers experience at targa tasmania simply sports cars. Car 914 targa tasmania story 1996 targa tasmania 1996 police entry 7th outright constables farrel white driver and nick watchorn navigator took their v8 commodore sedan to 7th outright in the 1996 targa tasmania and in the process, surprised many people with their performance. The competition concept is drawn directly from the best features of the targa. Apr 19, 2018 targa tasmania day 4 close keeps fighting matt close continues to chase the targa tasmania leader photo. Targa australia and the controlling body, cams, are working towards the adoption of the tarmac rally standing regulations for the 2017 targa tasmania, targa director mark perry said yesterday. A cliff face runs on the drivers side and an embankment drop waits on the codrivers, parts of the road are in constant shade and can be mossy and the road camber changes unexpectedly. This was a few mins into a 30 min stage, he set off a minute ahead. Racing in targa tasmania was a dream come true for 22yearold casey price, but her debut into the rally has had its challenges. Apr 29, 2017 organisers said targa tasmania was not a sprint event but a test of endurance for both car and driver. Here at targa racing we have 6 late model nc mazda mx5 race cars available.
I must admit i have been lucky in my career to have driven some incredible cars on some incredible tracks and roads around the world, but nothing compares to targa tasmania in a lotus. Fair to say, they were all glad that they had made it to. Engines will roar from april 16 to 21, with drivers and their navigators travelling more than 2000 kilometres. Vision from 3 cameras is professionally edited and youre kept in the loop through the addition of subtitles at various points. New entrants to targa tas next year get a 50% reduction on this years entry fee price, and existing entrants get a 10% reduction. Targa tasmania 2017 any given reason for those who get it. The leadup to the 23rd targa tasmania was a difficult one for 2012 and 20 outright winner jason white. Hi guys so back from targa tasmania 2018, great event, quick run down both cars started well, we got second on the first competitive stage but after that fell down to 6th place, our main competitors were an old gmc jimmy special on a crazy handicap, a ferrari 308 gtb, a volvo 122s that we have had many close battles with, a crazy fast 2002 bmw, a bmw e30 a. Until 2012, tasmania was the only state in australia which has an abovereplacement total fertility rate. The 2001 targa tasmania was the tenth running of the tarmac rally event and saw the event extended to a sixday format to mark the decade milestone. Noosa racer rob van wegen crashes 1968 bmw 2002 ti at over 150kmh in targa tasmania with son ben alongside as co driver.
About 300 cars will cruise through tasmanias streets for the 27 th targa tasmania. Jan 20, 2016 targa australia and the controlling body, cams, are working towards the adoption of the tarmac rally standing regulations for the 2017 targa tasmania, targa director mark perry said yesterday. A driver died after his red porsche coupe flew 50 metres through the air and slammed into a large gum tree just 4km into the first competitive stage of the fiveday targa tasmania event. Noosa racer rob van wegen crashes 1968 bmw 2002 ti at over 150kmh in targa tasmania with son ben alongside as codriver. Targa tasmania shannons early classic entry list listed by vehicle no veh entrant driver codrivernavig vehicle catclass cap no 206 george bevan george bevan, nsw virginia bevan, nsw 1961 volvo pv544 2ssd 1844 208 peter smith peter smith, nsw ashley smith, nsw 1958 austin healey sprite 2msb 1293.
We specialise in arrive and drive so you literally turn up with your helmet and are ready to go. Between his debut at monaco in 1965 and his final race in the 1974 us grand prix, he started 112 grand prix, resulting eight victories and 33. Rally john mansell driver 17 april 20 22nd targa tasmania australian targa championship australia porsche cayman. Melbourne navigator ian johnson died in 1996 during the riana stage in the states northwest. Apr 18, 2018 jason and john white continue to resist the challengers with another stoic display to lead targa tasmania after day 3. Richards and codriver barry oliver celebrating victory at the 2001 targa tasmania event. I would like to see a targa nsw as would be the most challenging of all. There will also be a cams national tarmac rally championship for 2018 with three rounds. Driver david heaton and co driver caleb ash in their 2016 ford focus rs crash into a fence during the riana stage of targa tasmania. Between his debut at monaco in 1965 and his final race in the 1974 us grand prix, he started 112 grand prix, resulting eight victories and 33 trips to the podium.
Targa tasmania 2011 a rally death captured on video at 1. People travelling throughout tasmania between monday, 11th. The whites negotiated six special stages in their powerful dodge viper that totalled 65. Targa deliver pinnacle tarmac rally events and driving experiences in unique destinations for motorsport and car enthusiasts. However data indicated that by 2012 the birth rate had slipped to 2.
Driver and codriver deaths in rallying events wikipedia. It would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the tragic death of a targa tasmania competitor earlier today. April, 2016 should note that there will be road closures in effect for each of the rally stages listed below. Car 914 targa tasmania story 1996 targa tasmania 1996 police entry 7th outright constables farrel white driver and nick watchorn navigator took their v8 commodore sedan to 7th outright in the 1996 targa tasmania and in. Day 3 of the event and the third time we had caught car 707 in a stage, the driver wouldnt let us pass. Targa high country rally 2010 crashes, carnage and crazy. It was held between 18 april 2001 and 24 april 2001 on 54 competitive closed road stages in the state of tasmania, australia.
Once a worldly event showcasing grand old touring cars and sports cars in sicily, the targa is now one of the biggest tourist events in tasmania. We have a proven history having competed at these events for the last several years and have had class and category wins recent posts. The that he refers to is the last three days of steering the hybrid bmw supercar through days four, five and six of the 25th targa tasmania. For package details and dates drop us a line at the address below. But 2007 topped last year by having 300 cars entered. Targa tasmania day 4 close keeps fighting auto action. Targa australia runs annually in april, the worlds largest and hardest tarmac rally event targa tasmania. Targa tasmania 2016 will be the largest ever held, with a record field already entered for the 25th running of the ultimate tarmac rally. They have all the required safety equipment including 6 point roll cage and are fully cams logbooked. Coroner recommends alcohol testing for all targa tasmania. Targa tasmania is your passport to driving your car through the most beautiful, yet technically challenging sealed roads.
Police say the driver in his 70s was from new south wales. Apr 20, 2018 driver david heaton and co driver caleb ash in their 2016 ford focus rs crash into a fence during the riana stage of targa tasmania. Its debatable what brock did more of gear changing or autographing during the 2001 targa tasmania. I suppose at 69yearsold, that im still racing is the highlight. Another death has marred a targa road rally in northwest tasmania, with a 71yearold man dying after his red porsche hit a tree. Apr 11, 2011 report, results and photo gallery from targa tasmania 2011, held 510 april on the island of tasmania, australia. We have cars available for all targa events including targa high country, targa wrest point and targa tasmania.
Nsw driver john mansell, 71, died when his porsche hit a tree at more than 200 kilometres an hour near deloraine. Targa tasmania 2011 report, results and photo gallery. Each and every year, the appeal of targa tasmania seems to grow larger and larger. Mar 28, 2015 targa tasmania is conducted over six days including a prologue on over 2,000 kilometers of tarmac roads during april of each year. Targa tasmania is conducted over six days including a prologue on over 2,000 kilometers of tarmac roads during april of each year. Two competitors have died racing in targa, the most recent in 20 when nsw driver john mansell crashed his porsche. Jonathon gul the confederation of australian motorsport says it is deeply saddened by the death. Targa tasmania is a tarmacbased rally event held on the island state of tasmania, australia, annually since 1992. Its inaugural year was in april 1992 when tasmania hosted this distinguished international motorsport festival. Holden, high on the hog with the success of the gen iii vt and vx, took a look at that, factored in the absence of a tasmanian v8 supercar round, and saw several hundred thousand good reasons to fling a couple of monaros brocks way. Apr 11, 2018 launceston driver peter nunn will enter his eighth targa tasmania next week knowing he and navigator keith johnstone face some stiff competition. Tasmania abbreviated as tas and known colloquially as tassie.
Targa high country rally 2010 crashes, carnage and crazy speeds. A release with full details will be published as soon as possible. Rally adam plate driver 24 august 2012 ii targa adelaide australian targa championship australia mitsubishi lancer evo vii. Yep, those are two words, that, when said together, carry huge gravitas among revheads, on a global scale. Apr 17, 20 a driver died after his red porsche coupe flew 50 metres through the air and slammed into a large gum tree just 4km into the first competitive stage of the fiveday targa tasmania event.
The ultimate tarmac rally is becoming an intense 3d motorsport experience by independent game developer dozycow. The tasmanian had lost both his father and grandfather in quick succession, adding a sense of poignancy to his focus on winning three in a row. Report, results and photo gallery from targa tasmania 2011, held 510 april on the island of tasmania, australia. Queenslander paul stokell has landed backtoback cams australian targa championships following his stellar season. Targa tasmania driver john mansell dead in fiery crash. Tour targa tasmania targa great barrier reef targa high country. Angryman photography porsche flyer matt close remains upbeat about his chances of reeling in the tearaway dodge viper of jason white with two days of targa tasmania remaining. Targa tasmania targa great barrier reef targa high country. Organisers said targa tasmania was not a sprint event but a test of endurance for both car and driver.
Toowoomba rally drivers kings of targa tasmania chronicle. Targa tasmania gives you access to some of the worlds ultimate driving roads, where the most exciting challenges are waiting to be conquered. A driver, age 71, died when his porsche cayman came off the road and hit a tree. Noosa racer and son badly injured in targa tasmania crash.
Good job, comes the now familiar voice across the cosy cockpit of the bmw i8. It is the second death in targa tasmania since the sixday rally began in 1992. Targa new zealand crash 2014 warning, offence language. I had completed the targa tasmania tour back in 2009 which only served to deliver me of a powerful hunger for the real thing. Theyre further reminders that, above all the fun, tasmanias roads can bite. And targa claims a few more scalps, including 997 911 turbo and cayman gt4 porsches. Among the more notable racers over the years who have become consumed by targa are bob wollek, dick johnson, gregg hansford, peter brock, jim richards, jochen mass, mick doohan, alister mcrae, walter rohrl, neal bates and barry sheene. If you feel the page has not updated click the refresh button in your browser toolbar or press the f5 key. A tarmac rally with competitive stages on closed roads for the best touring, sports and gt cars in the world. Jason and john white continue to resist the challengers with another stoic display to lead targa tasmania after day 3. Apr 17, 20 it would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the tragic death of a targa tasmania competitor earlier today. The state includes the island of tasmania, the 26th largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. Launceston driver peter nunn will enter his eighth targa tasmania next week knowing he and navigator keith johnstone face some stiff competition. We will be out at the finish line getting quotes etc, so we will sign off targa live now.
The event takes its name from the targa florio, a former motoring event held on the island of sicily. Last year was a record field with over 250 cars entering the event. Jim richards opens up about past, present, and future. Denis clive hulme obe 18 june 1936 4 october 1992, commonly known as denny hulme, was a new zealand racing driver who won the 1967 formula one world drivers championship for the brabham team. Some computers will need to refresh this page to see the latest information. Crick went on to take the 1993 targa tasmania which continues to lure many decorated drivers a few decades on. An inquest in launceston has been shown incar footage of a crash during the 20 targa tasmania that killed a driver and seriously injured a codriver. Tasmanian duo take out sixth title in targa tasmania rally. Targa tasmania was run over six days with day one being a prologue in george town to determine the starting order.
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