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Here is the car i helped crew for, unfortunately it had an off and was out of the race, after it went to hot over a deceptive crest at the ross stage on saturday. Up until then this the car was perfoming faultlessly with only routine maintainence being done on it. If anyone has some footage of it, would love to see it. I saw some footage of the accident on saturday night on channel nine in hobart, but would like a copy so if anyone has it please let me know

hey mark32, that doesn't look to bad after all. Apparently it did make the channel 7 news but we all missed it :) They were running 46th when this little "incident" happened so they were going pretty well for newbies :D

While I wish that skylines would have had a better result but knowing tony, I would rather he get the result...

Always next year!

BTW he only had the current car for a few months... If it is any consolation it was in teh S202 which is a factory homologated car for these types of events, sort of lilke the Nur Spec GTR's

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So that isn't your car mark?

Whoevers' car it is will be really pleased with your expose! BOV looks like a non Nissan item to me...

To all those who finished, well done! To those who tripped up, chin up...

Targa is like a drug. I have just had sponsors meeting and received commitment for next year.

But regardless, it is a 4WD event, and when we front next year - it will be in a 4wd.

Don't know category 8 or Cat 9... Some pics on our review link.....

Thanks for all those who showed interest. To the marshalls and volenteers... without you there would be no Targa. And Sydneykid, for his personal assistance - I'll send you the graph Gaz - to put a competitive package on the track.

Love yus all, TT

Photo courtosey of

http://home.iprimus.com.au/cybernoir/targa2004/two/

so I'm guessing that Bovs must be standard then?

My appoligies for not reading the rules, I'll take greater care next time. :P

Do you know what the ruling is on exhaust systems, some gtr's had standard exhausts while others had much larger non standard items

The pipe is to be the same diameter external as the OEM item immediately before the first muffler/cat

I would suggest some pipes in Targa are not legit, but the people get away with it cos they are running outside outright contention...

Ask the R34 owners in this years event... I believe they were copping some heat from a certain Black Monaro.

The exhaust rule is Exhaust: It will be possible to:

either remove the inside of the original silencer,

or modify the exhaust from the first silencer to the exit, the maximum

dimensions of the duct being those of the pipe situated upstream of the

first silencer (see drawing No. 254.3). Should two inlets exist in the first

silencer, the section of the modified duct must be less than or equal to the

total of the two original sections.

Only one pipe may be present at the exit, unless the original part is used.

The exit should be situated in the same position as that of the series

production exhaust system.

These liberties must not entail any bodywork modifications and must

respect the laws of the country in which the event is run with regard to

noise levels.

Additional parts for the mounting of the exhaust are authorised. If an

exhaust silencer is added, it must be of the original type and must contain

noise-absorbing material.

If it is fixed directly to the manifold, the catalyst may be replaced with a

conical part of the same length and with the same inlet and outlet

diameters. After this part, the exhaust will be free with a tube diameter no

greater than that of the outlet from the catalyst.

Note: The above regulations were written to cover under 2.5 litre, front

engine cars for rally use. A number of vehicles that are entered in Targa

Rallies have exhaust systems as standard equipment that cannot be

modified to the above regulation. Note therefore the following clarification:

Competitors with vehicles which have an exhaust system fitted as

standard equipment having two separate pipes, each routed down

opposite sides of the engine, are permitted to modify the exhaust as

follows:

(i) The catalyst may be removed and be replaced by a part having

the same length, and the same inlet and outlet dimensions. At

no point may this part be any larger in diameter than the largest

inlet or exit dimension;

(ii) No pipe in the system may be of a larger diameter than at the

corresponding point of the original pipe;

(iii) The silencers may either be replaced by silencers of a similar

type and containing noise absorbing material, or it is permitted

to remove the inside of the original silencer.

(iv) The exits shall be situated at the original position as that of the

original production exit, and the original parts present at the

exhaust outlet must be re-used.

TT

!!R4 on Cr.

The footage made the Targa Party Tape... and I'm sure it will make the TT04 Tape which goes to air in Tassy Late May, TEN network in June.

Did your team do a recce? See ya next year

TT

Guest mark32

by recce do you mean writing their own pace notes? if so they did not, they were using someone elses and they told me it went like this "r5 on crest", no double cautions, if it had the double cautions they would have gone slower over the crest and i dont think that a 5 corner was the right call either, says a lot about being careful with using other peoples notes

by recce do you mean writing their own pace notes? if so they did not, they were using someone elses and they told me it went like this "r5 on crest", no double cautions, if it had the double cautions they would have gone slower over the crest and i dont think that a 5 corner was the right call either, says a lot about being careful with using other peoples notes

We actually transfer all the TS road book comments to our notes - (we do our own) - and this helps if we miss something. The hardest thing is to keep notes consistent, and even the pro's lack that sometimes...

R5 in a 1-10 format is about right, its the "ON" part that catches most out. Even so we have ours noted with a "care", but I know the course and wasn't flying blind. (didnt help at Sheffield though)

See ya in '05

TT

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