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Well Suncoast is off and running and it appears to be the usual suspects for the prologue hill climbe....

Gotta love former Targa winners and crowd favs - 6th quickest in 1970 Datto 240Z.

My old sparring partner from Targa and former Australian Hill Climbe Champ Matt Close was fast on his first run, but dropped time on his second.

First day of competition today... yesterdays top (some)-

Car No / Crew / Vehicle / Comp

971 / Ray Vandersee QLD - Jahmeil Taylor SA / 2004 Skelta G-Force / Mod

940 / Jim Richards VIC - Barry Oliver VIC / 2007 Porsche GT 3 RS / Mod

921 / Matt Close VIC - Casey Close VIC / 2001 Porsche Turbo / Mod

979 / Andrew Taplin SA - Daniel Young SA / 2004 Porsche GT3 / Mod

7 / Grant Denyer NSW - Dale Moscatt NSW / 2006 Subaru WRX STI C Spec / Mod

452 / Jon Siddins QLD - Ferg Ferguson QLD / 1970 Datsun 240z / Cls

916 / Tony Quinn QLD - Keith Wenn TAS / 2006 Porsche 997 Turbo / Mod

804 / Jeremy Norris QLD - Tim Norris QLD / 1995 Nissan GTR 33 N V Spec / Mod

909 / Frank Purdy QLD - Dave Beard QLD / 2005 Porsche 996 Turbo S / Mod

912 / Dylan Thomas NSW - Dave Thomas NSW / 2005 Misubishi Lancer Evo IX / Mod

444 / Len Cattlin VIC - Gayle Cattlin VIC / 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 / Cls

507 / KC Callinan QLD - Mary-Anne Callinan QLD / 1972 De Tomaso Pantera / L/Cls

904 / Martin Higgins NSW - Paul Hansen NSW / 2006 Mitsubishi Evo 9 RS / Mod

920 / Alistair Bye QLD - Seung Lee Fook QLD / 2006 BMW 130i / Mod

622 / Brett Kay VIC - Stuart Jack VIC / 1981 Mazda RX7 / L/Cls

576 / Bill Pye NSW - Merv Ward NSW / 1974 Porsche 911 / L/Cls

972 / Klark Quinn QLD - Adrian Bolton QLD / 2003 MITSUBISHI EVO VIII / Mod

902 / Daniel Ford QLD - Natalie Ford QLD / 2004 Subaru Spec C / Mod

609 / Sam Todd QLD - Dean Tighe QLD / 1977 Holden Torana A9X / L/Cls

TT984

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  • 3 weeks later...

Siddins blew the 240Z's motor during ther rally. Apparently he was running a very low ratio diff which meant max RPM in 5th for extended periods. Camshaft broke into several pieces, severe collateral damage was anticipated :thumbsup:

Siddins blew the 240Z's motor during ther rally. Apparently he was running a very low ratio diff which meant max RPM in 5th for extended periods. Camshaft broke into several pieces, severe collateral damage was anticipated ;)

time for an SR

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