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Moving to a gt2 seems like a brave choice, doesn't it? I'm sure he knows what he's doing, but how could you survive with only 4 tyres for 4 days in a car like that?

Jim Richards publicly says that he only drives between 6 and 8 tenths for the whole event in Targa. Also he probably saw how well Brock did in the RWD Monaro so if he can do it so can Richards. I think we all know who is a better driver.

Also does anyone know if all four tyres on the porsche are the same size cause if so he can roate tyres around the car something he couldn't do last year.

White ones to cause panic

The whites are always quick but in Targa u need reliability.

My tip is the Porsche will still dominate for the next couple of years. What we really need is a factory backed nissan team or for nissan to get off their arse's and build the R35 that will be the car to win targa.

Hope to see heaps of u down here.

Cheers Lavers.

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Most of the N1's are "N1 Spec" but started life as whatever. One car that is trick is 822. If it is the one I think it is - One of 16 R33 Mines V-Spec cars built.

We will try and keep our page updated daily, That is if I'm not overseeing midnight works, which is generally the case.

Click on this link once the event starts and check our progress. Note one Geoff & Neridah Beable have entered in their GTR... Stiff Competion indeed.

To win Category 8, you'll have to finish in the top ten, and to win category 9, you'll hav to win outright.

http://www.gjmaustralia.com/Targa2004/targaindex04.htm

Later Race Fans

Was that 934? For sure (I have it on fairly good authority) its stablemate is a genuine artical too. How else do you get a full parts inventry?

For the sceptics http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...5024#post785024

Targa Tom

TT04 832

Was that 934?  For sure (I have it on fairly good authority) its stablemate is a genuine artical too. How else do you get a full parts inventry?

For the sceptics http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...5024#post785024  

Targa Tom

TT04 832

yeah 934, damn dislexiya, lucky I didn't end up with an R23 race car lol

Good luck TT :P

Just prepare everything best we can, add LMS and come Wednesday morning try and keep it on the black stuff...

We have been here since Mid March - may have seen the Bunnings Gunmetal #832 at C.V & Driveshaft city.

A lot of time and money has been spent on suspension for this year in search of a 1 second per K gain. Last year It was bog stock with Tein and Dunlop Tyres...

TT

yeh ive seen it there a bit and at bunnings, was impressed with your effort last year, will be interesting this year with the optical start finish sensor, cos i know for a fact that the times get changed on preference (EG brocky). will hopefully see you at the end of the first stage bridgenorth i believe my job will be to collect time cards and have them stamped and returned to drivers

732 Kerry Luck, TAS / Keith Johnstone, Tas 1990 Nissan Skyline GTS-t

803 Steve Thatcher, NSW / Stella Plenderleith, NSW 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

805 Mark Kraulis, SA / Ian Wilson, SA 1992 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

806 Mark Crapper, QLD / Jason Delaney, QLD 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

808 Dean Evans, NSW / , 1996 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1

811 Mark Hawkins, NSW / Scott Warren, NSW 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

819 David Ayers, TAS / Rick Streefland, TAS 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec

822 Jeff Keyte, TAS / Jo Keyte, Tas 1996 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1

826 Tony Alford, QLD / Gary Best, QLD 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

828 Doug Walker, WA / David Watkin, WA 1992 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

832 Greg Johnston, WA / Nicole Keeffe, WA 1992 Nissan Skyline GTS-t M-Spec

833 James Miedecke, TAS / Peta Roberts, TAS 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec

835 Jon Atherton, QLD / David Ovenden, QLD 1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1

836 Paul Bergmann, QLD / Chris Murphy, QLD 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1

880 Richard Kimber, USA / Brian O'Kane, CAN 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R N1

934 John White, TAS / Jason White, TAS 2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II N1

941 Peter Moore, NSW / Sonya Passlow, NSW 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II N1

942 George Nittis, NSW / David Carra, VIC 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II N1

Hiroyuki Fujiwara, JPN / Yuji Yamazaki, Japan 1996 Nissan Skyline GT-R

277 entries - 19 Real Cars

Octagon did though... This original post goes back a while

Noticed somewhere you decided to swap vehicles, was that after Rally Tas?

Good luck anyhow Geoff

TT

No after the Porsche destroyed it's self at Sandown last year

painting a new shell for it at the moment for it

Should have stayed with the GTR

9th 1999, 3rd 2000, 6th 2001, 4th 2002 outright is O K

Porsche 17th 2003 evil handling car tried too kill us lots of times

IT need different springs and set up, goes a bit quicker than GTR though

Jeff

Targa about finishing the last day not getting a great times the first day

Targa Top 10 Modern Years 2000-2001-2002

1st 10 points, 2nd 9 points, 3rd 8 points, etc.

2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Total

Place Place Place Points Points Points Points

Richards 1 1 1 10 10 10 30

Beable 3 6 4 8 5 7 20

Fitzgerald 2 83 2 9 0 9 18

Bates 4 4 Not Elig 7 7 0 14

Lintoff DNF 5 7 0 6 4 10

White DNF 9 3 0 2 8 10

Dean 45 3 10 0 8 1 9

Quinn 11 2 DNF 0 9 0 9

Garwood 5 6 6

Rattray 5 11 14 6 0 0 6

Brock DNF Not Elig 6 0 0 5 5

Scott 6 5 5

Crick 7 4 4

Learoyd 15 7 13 0 4 0 4

Stack 8 3 3

Freemantle 69 78 8 0 0 3 3

Cummings 20 8 11 0 3 0 3

Burke 22 9 0 2 2

Stokell 9 Not Elig 2 0 2

Warrick 10 79 1 0 1

Hughes 10 1 1

2000 2000 2002

Queenstown Arrowsmith Eleph. Pass

Wet Wet Wet

Beable 4.36 24.45 6.30

Neal Bates 4.46 25.13 6.55?

Richards 4.51 23.55 6.37

Fitzgerald 5.05 24.58 6.44

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