Tarmac Rallying Perpetual Thread

[Marlin]

Lambos and Fezzas are just old Italian turds...... rolled in glitter.

[NickR33]

guarantee you would get your sponsors some TV time though... if they didn't break down on the way to the start line...

[Marlin]

Yeah, but no matter how much TV time you got, it wouldn't offset the anguish that comes with cranky old Italians.

[Duncan]

entered the phillip island race meet. hope some of you typers turn up on the grid

[sav man]

i'm still working on dad. planning to have his 2nd gtr up there with a for sale sign on it.

[Marlin]

Nice work Drunken

[Marlin]

So... ummmmm, just entered Targa 2010

[Snowman]

ROFLMAO - in what?

[Marlin]

Same old girl I love her

[Snowman]

So you were just suffering from a 24hr virus or something?? LOL

But great news - I look forwards to you kicking my ass again

I'm taking my little dragon out to Winton in a couple of weeks for its last spin in it's current incarnation before heading off to change a few little things in time for 2010. I'm personally quite excited about getting back into it all after a good 6 months break.

[Marlin]

Well, I'm always up for a whinge, has got me through a closed door more than once

I had a think about it, had a chat to me old man who kind of lives vicariously through me, and decided that yeah, if I'm to do one event, Targa Tas is it. I'll gladly forfeit all the other events to do it.

[Marlin]

And I have to admit, having the opportunity to kick your arse in, (as Duncan would say), "a 4k shitter" does sprinkle a little sugar on it...... LOL

[Snowman]

Well I've now got 2 objectives for the event.

1. is to break the Rookie Jinx and actually finish (I believe no past Modern Rookie winner has finished the full event the next year).

2. Beat you on a stage. LOL - I got within 1s a couple of times last year but couldn't quite manage to do it once.

Now I just have to make sure I don't fail Objective 1 trying to achieve Objective 2!

[Marlin]

lol, trash talking is fun, but I'm superstitious and try and steer clear of it

Regardless, Timmy and I win because we're in "a 4k shitter"

Ya f**ked anyway, six tyres means we can use the throttle a bit more instead of the wheel

[Snowman]

Hey we get 6 tyres too - you just get to use yours a day earlier. My issue in life is I have 2 sets of rims but they are different sizes and GT-R's don't deal well with split rim sizes front to rear. So I can see me just using 4 tyres regardless next year. LOL

And I can't believe you've started with the excuses already!

[Marlin]

I need to get Roy the Master to find me a sixth WEDs wheel!

[Necx0]

Really Benny?? You would give up every other event during the year to do Targa Tas???

Amazing event and I would love to be able to do it, but just driving competitively once a year, even if its a 5 day event......I just couldn't do it.

Great to hear you are entered again though, imagine how fast you can go now you are another year older and wiser (?)

[Duncan]

pretty sure i said shitbox, not shitter

I understand your choice....but I go the other way...for me I just can't give up everything else a skyline can do OK in for a single event, no matter how much fun it is. Also....I really enjoy the close competition of racing while targa is a little less "immediate" competition

[Duncan]

btw Ben I got 5 weds from justjap....maybe give steve a bell. looks like everyone is going to be looking for 1 more wheel now...at least I don't have to choose left or right now I can carry one of each

[Marlin]

Thanks dunc, just emailed the boys to shit stir re Bulldogs and ask about wheels.

I meant I'd gladly sacrifice every other Tarmac rally to do this one, unfortunatley I haven't worked out how to safely smuggle in kilos of cocaine up my butt to pay for all the rallies.

I'm happy to keep my eye in just doing circuit stuff like top gear racing etc, and would love to grab an Nc or Group A for some historic racing, but I like the "team" think about rallying, having Timmy beside me is a highlight for me, and makes it even more fun.