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Targa Tasmania
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Thu, 18 July 2002 23:00
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Hi guys and perhaps girls.
just thought i'd give you my site address for the Targa Tasmania site i made which has all the pics on it that i took while i was down there, theres a nice Celica on there as well and i spoke to the guys about it and they said they had spent $40,000 on getting it in to that rally condition. now thats the kinda money i'd love to spend on my car.
http://www.planet.net.au/~gins/targa/targa.html
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Fri, 19 July 2002 00:20
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Targa Tasmania is a wonderful motorsport event. I lived in Tassy till 1998, so I've seen a fair bit of it over the years. I used to loved looking at the cars at the Launceston Casino before they took off to George Town on day one. It gives you the chance to talk to the drivers, and see their cars up close. I remember speaking to a couple of blokes years ago, who had green RA28 Celcia entered. Maybe one day I'll get my turn, but not in my Celica, I couldn't risk Larry's life.
Justin
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Sat, 20 July 2002 06:59
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yeah i was a bit dissapointed when i went to the wrest point casino to look at the cars in hobart as there was only one driver there which was coming up to fans and signing posters and that was good old Peter Brock, my question at the time was "Where the hell is Neil Bates" i saw him driving around hobart about a dozen times but was never able to get a signature off him.
i plan on going in the event one day in my life the question is when. (the answer is when i have enough money) and good to see someone else out there has a name for there celica, larry i'd like to introduce you to Christine.
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Sat, 20 July 2002 23:50
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Its getting harder and harder to find your favourite driver during Targa Tasmania. Its become way to competitive and serious and not to mention fucking expensive. A good friend of mine has been in the event many times and he believes the fun is gone and its more like a serious round of the ARC!
Forget about Targa Tasmania and give the Sunday Examiner Tasmanian Classic Challenge a go. This event is very similar to Targa and held in Tasmania (north west coast) over the 2002 November long weekend. Its designed for the average bloke with a normal budget and they cater for old school cars like ours. My brother and I will be entering this year, if work doesn't screw us over at the last minute. Its fast, safe, heaps of fun and very well organised. The rules are no where near as tough as Targa and you don't need the expensive FIA approved belts and helmats. This year we plan to attack even harder and push his liitle Ford to hell and back. If all goes to plan and time permits we will tranfer all the running-gear into a fresh one owner 1980 white two door Escort, which we picked up for a grand last xmas. This little beast will have a few imported upgrades that I have sourced in Sydney over the last couple of weeks. Without letting the cat out of the bag we have a crazy Ford Serria EFI setup, a new 2.3 litre strocker bottom end, Ford Serria 5 speed with a WA built quick shifter kit and a few other secret goodies. The two-door has been on a Jenny Craig diet from hell so this should help us. This event should be heaps of fun if the rain stays away. I dont have the this years prices yet but Cameron usually makes more than enough money through local businesses support. He lives in Tassy and has all the contacts.
This is his show car, which he raced in the Challenge two years ago with a work mate. Not a good plan considering it has wild 17" Simmons and lovely gold paint job. Most of the go fast goodies will come out of this car for this years 2002 Challenge.
http://www.syd.quik.com.au/harwoodj/public/cameron 00.jpg
Cheers
Justin
ps. Just remembered your an old school Celica fan like me, heres my pride and joy, which my wife nickname Larry many years a go!
http://www.syd.quik.com.au/harwoodj/public/Celica_ pics.html
[Updated on: Sat, 20 July 2002 23:58]
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Sutherland, Sydney
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Sun, 21 July 2002 01:58
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I wish I could enter my car for the Targa it'd be great!
Money is always the issue though with cars.
I had the chance to navigate for David Banes once when he needed a nav but work and money commitments screwed that up! 
My old boss, his son and a fellow work mate used to go in it. I think maybe they still do. My boss enter his british racing green GTR Godzilla a few times (before that he had entered a red Giocattolo. (Markland) His son entered his blue Giocattolo (that thing went very hard!!) and Stu the tech/IT dude entered his Lotus Elise. (that was like driving a big go-cart)
Any chance of putting together a ToyMods Targa team?
Was that Celica you were talking about Davids red GT4?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Sun, 21 July 2002 07:42
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Justin what date in november is this event? as i'll be arriving in Tasmania on the 22nd of November and down there for just under two weeks. do you know if there is a site for this event as i would like to know what all the entry costs are and what specs the cars have to be.
As for my celica its named Christine, for what reason i don't know thats just the name that popped into my head and guess when i named it? yup after i watched gone in 60 seconds.
And i used to have a site made up on just my Celica but it just got to the point where i couldn't be bothered updating it all the time and so forth as it was before i had my license so thats when i was doing all the work on it, one thing i do have is heaps of pics of it in car club events but in them all you can see is the great body roll it has in the distance hahaha but i'll try getting some pics up on the net for ya just one of the car and maybe a couple of the interior which isn't very special, actually pretty dodgy except its how i like it, i'm happy with it and i guess thats all that matters.
I'll get back to ya when i get the pics uploaded.
And Steve i hear you, i wrote a letter to Possum Bourne a year ago asking if i could work in his service crew for just one event just to see how the rally scene all works and two months later i get one back saying they would like me to come along, well this was all great planned to go down to camberra and maybe get the chance to wash a world rally car  except that went because they were having problems at the time with the car and were getting people over from the uk to have a look at it during that event. so then they switched me to the rally of melbourne except that was on when i had major school exams. so i just gave up and didn't worry about it but can never stop thinking about that missed opertunity, thats why i'm set on Targa and theres no way i'm going to be laying on my death bed when i'm 80 years old and not have done targa at least once.
I also want to know why we work like 80% of our life just to pay for 20% of pleassure. should be the other way around.!!!!!!!
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Mon, 22 July 2002 02:14
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The Tasmanian Classic Challenge is a three day full road rally held over the November long weekend (2,3,4) I don’t know about the technical specs and rules, but I do know you need a properly turned out race car with all the right safety gear. Not to mentioned a bloody quick engine (this rules my 2T out of the picture...........dam)
All I have to do is turn up a week before the event to run though the stages and check the new equipment. I'll then navigate for my brother over the long weekend and go home. I don’t know if this event has a web address, as I couldn't find one. Probably not, as it more a local motorsport event, unlike the Tasmanian Lactos Rally and Targa Tasmania which are internationally recognized.
Cameron should have the car fully sorted way before I even leave Sydney, which will suit me and save on arguments later. So I guess I just rock up, so to speak!
Maybe when I get the donk sorted out in my Celica I will be able to re-pay him back with a similar mainland road rally style event. He can navigate for me and I'll pick up the tab.
We both work very long hours in different parts of Australia so I don’t know if we'll even make it this year. I just have my fingers crossed. I've always wanted to race Targa and I think the Challenge is the next best thing for our budget and ability.
I like you rally Celica photos. I used to have a Fiat 125S which I used to bush bash on weekends in Tasmania. I remember the K-mart radio flew out of the dash one weekend and cut my knee open. It was pretty funny considering the air we got off the jump. It snapped the throttle linkage and broke the clutch cable in the middle of no-where.
Would you believe my Celica has never seen a gravel road or rain since the full restoration! Back in my Tassy days I used to take the Celica out for Sunday drives, but I would turn around and go home if we come across any gravel roadwork construction. God it’s a bloody wonder my wife ended up marrying me after that sort of nutty car shit. What can I say, I'm a paint nutter.
Good luck with your beast, if you ever get sick of it try a "Z" car, I just love my daily driver 79 280ZX, especially in Sydney. People look at you like your fucking poor and stupid but its their loss. I own it and have the money to upgrade it if and when I choose!
Ha Ha makes me laugh. As long as they love their home town they won't move and fuck mine up.
Justin
How many days till I leave this state...........I'll just check, next stop boys and girls Decption Bay QLD! Pool, double garage and cheap bloody rego and insurance. Talk about heaven on a stick.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Mon, 22 July 2002 09:22
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yeah worst time in one of those events is the shot where you see the car sideways with full lock on the steering car finally came to a rest and silly me i had the window down, sitting there for a couple of min waiting for dut to clear and months later trying to get all of it out of the car, i've only been in two events out at oran park those pics are the first time i went out had my L's for 2 weeks at that stage and the 2nd time was a month or so after i got my P's which was a year ago, but i just got my CAMS license renewel form in the mail today so i'll have to send that off and get involved in events on a more regular basis as i can afford it now since i turned 18 because i'm getting more of the much needed cash. And if you don't want to stuff your car then don't take it to the Watagans state forestry, theres some curse up there on cars exspecially celica's my brother had this car before i did and everytime he went up there something would break i remember the day he got hom and the exhaust had snapped off just after the extractors and god it was louder then you could imagine. but the list of faults i've had is put a dint in the bottom of the passenger door which happened as i came aorund a corner got met with a car coming the other way and had to duck off into the bushes to get past it and must of hit a rock or stump on that side of the car, first time i went up there i put 3 holes under the drivers side by a big bloody rock bent the whole floor up and cut slits in the metal and bent it like it was just foil got home out came the sledge and its all good again now. next time my stereo fell out of its spot and bent the front spoiler and last time i broke the pan hard bar mount where it mounts onto the body of the car during a hand break turn but hey doesn't bother me because at least i was enjoying myself and having fun at the time so it was worth it. if i was to right off my car i'd want it to be while i was having a good time in the watagans instead of just some idiot hitting me in the side while driving to school.
Cars are to be apreciated and enjoyed, now weather thats just looking at them or going for a sunday drive or thrashing the rings off it thats up to you but the way i get my enjoyment is rally and if i have to break a few bits and pieces in the process well so be it 
i've made it out of the Watagans twice now unscaved and i'm proud of that
"GO HARD OR GO HOME"
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Tue, 23 July 2002 10:36
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Hey there GIN51E,
I used to do a fair amount of runs through the Watagans in my first Celica (all under 60klms/h though;)
When I get my engine rebuilt in my Carlos I'll pop some standard running gear on and come for a cruise with you.
-Mos...what happened to those rally tyres?? Maybe we can arrange something.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Targa Tasmania
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Tue, 23 July 2002 10:51
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sure they should be good my friends and i always plan a trip up there its just a fun day we get in at tuggerah and come out at cessnock last time there was 5 cars, there was me in the celica up front then a shitma (sigma) a 504 wagon, vn commadore and a 264 volvo the sigma never made it home hahahaha seized the engine after he went on a track bent his sump and broke the oil pump the VN hit a bank and over heated as the thermo fan wasn't running so we hot wired that so he could get it home and yeah we request you have a CB in the car as i go up front and radio back if i come across any cars so it gives you a chance to slow down for the up coming corner i've been up there during the week a few times and may only come across a tracktor but on a sunday you get 4wd's galor so its just added safety having a CB
but yeah maybe we could organise a drive day up there for all those who want to get there car dirty
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