East Coast Targa/ Old Pacific Highway

[N1GTR]

Im really dissapointed about this. The hillclimb champs are the sole reason for me building my GTR

You guys still have the rallys though dont you?

[rukus]

Basically cancelled due to the fact there is no cages or anything needed. Buller and Lake Mountain etc are all still fine. Same with the other Targa events. It's just the Race to the Pie that's been canned.

And if I'm honest I kinda have to agree with the decision. There was nothing to stop Leewah and his 600awkw GT-R with NOS plumbed in running this event with no cage - which is kinda crazy.

that sux

if ppl wanna unsafely run the event, let them at their own risk. if they die, so be it. they obviously dont care, so why should we?

as long as no one else besides the driver can get killed/injured whilst racing, it should be fine.

[scathing]

if ppl wanna unsafely run the event, let them at their own risk. if they die, so be it. they obviously dont care, so why should we?

as long as no one else besides the driver can get killed/injured whilst racing, it should be fine.

Because their next of kin can be a bunch of gold digging scum and sue the event organisers for not protecting the idiot against themselves.

Its stupid. We live in such a car oriented country thanks to our useless public transport yet the government then tries to crack down on illegal car-based enjoyment without setting up some affordable legal alternatives.

What else are people going to do if you don't give them a legal venue to go enjoy their cars, that they can afford to go to?

[Roy]

that sux

if ppl wanna unsafely run the event, let them at their own risk. if they die, so be it. they obviously dont care, so why should we?

as long as no one else besides the driver can get killed/injured whilst racing, it should be fine.

Are you serious ?

It has nothing to do with ppl wanting to run their cars thinking "she will be right" ...or i dont care if i die

It has to do with the fact that even the best drivers make mistakes. Regulations are based on the style of event and ensuring that the cars running are suitable.

Sit back and think for a minute. The speeds of the normal production car is scary these days. So dont be surprised if their needs to be a re-think in the devices / safety equipment required to be fitted to cars.

Noone is ever going to make you do motorkhanas with cages etc. And typically hill climbs have been fine for road cars as well. But the speeds that turbocharged AWD cars can now get up to...well they are now approaching the speeds of highly modded cars from 10-15 years ago. The specials are still BS fast, but you get my point concerning the speed of road cars.

The topic of driving cars at the speeds we do should not be trivialised. And the organisers are in charge of the event and responsible for setting out a fun and competitive event. Part of that is considering the classes of cars that are to run, the points/handicaps, the licences required to compete.

Sitting back and casting dispersions is easy. Professionals crash cars, just like Joe Blow. Its racing so you push. Some events have higher associated risk and need to be treated as such.

This event was one such event that would have been tricky, as the number of lanes and the speeds cars would have seen on the stretch of road probably put it in a different category of motorspot.

Its the fact that ppl are building far faster cars these days, with no improvement in safety other then the inherent safety gear of the manufacturer (Hell most remove air bags) then there is always going to be a major re-think/shake up sooner or later. Otherwise they woudl still be running F1 races with hay on the side of the road and on your local streets

Anyway,