Rally Tasmania 2007

[PHaT MR30]

Just keen for a show of hands who's entered or is on service crew or just going to watch.

Im Navigating for the first time, which will be a good lead up to Targa in of all things a VY Commodore Ute!

Should be a good event and some tuff competitors in the mix.

[t01-100]

I'm flying back from Sydney specifically for the event!

I'll be there to talk to people about Targa, but also supporting Dave Ayers' R33 GTR and Ric Shaw's (Michael Purtell owned) RX7 SP.

[sav man]

Is that the VY that's been out at beechy's? It's fast round Symmonds.

Dad and I would like too do it, but it's gunna be hard enough to get the car ready for Targa.

[PHaT MR30]

Is that the VY that's been out at beechy's? It's fast round Symmonds.

Dad and I would like too do it, but it's gunna be hard enough to get the car ready for Targa.

Thats the one, think from memory it does something like low 63's on street tyres and with pedders lowered springs and shocks!

Anyone else heard the rumors about the new 997 porsches possibly not running? To do with suspesnion pickup points and the PSM (Stability Management). I know for a fact Tony Alford is running his GTR in Rally Tas and Probably Targa now because of this and from reports i'd assume Richards and Quinn also won't be running the new machine.

[t01-100]

The 997 problem was identified at Targa West, so far Jim is the only one to fix. The problem isnt with PSM, but high rate springs binding in the standard strut.

[PHaT MR30]

Hmm well what a blast, even with our mixed results.

After many "I hope you have a bag of cement in the tray" and laugh's aplenty we were placed 17th outright at the end of saturdays carnage packed sweltering hot day. Who was laughing now!

Sunday was a prick though arriving at Time Control for the first stage of the day the car stalled and wouldn't start again. Pretty painful watching as the last few cars drive past to start the stage and all you can do is watch time tick by.

The resulting failure was a split fuel line in tank, which was replaced the week before when the fuel pump was upgraded, unfortunately the wrong type of hose was used that shouldn't be submerged in fuel and it basically disintegrated with some help from the crappy clamps holding it digging into the hose itself.

Regardless we had a blast, surprised alot of people and hope to be back again in either the ute (a bit more developed in the suspension department) or something a bit more along the lines of 4wd turbo combo.

I hear congratulations are in order Stu?

[sav man]

How did ya go Tim? I saw the ute is still in 1 peice.

I only saw a little on the news, why was Jim down in 6th?

[PHaT MR30]

How did ya go Tim? I saw the ute is still in 1 peice.

I only saw a little on the news, why was Jim down in 6th?

He looked quick (not as quick as whitey), but there was reports his engine wasn't running too well, but i guess new car need to experiment. The heat was a major killer with many people wearing out a set of tyres by savage river and not really allowing for extras.