is there a track or rally event on??

[silver gts-t]

on pennant hills road today, bout an hour ago.

spotted alot of sponsored cars

list as follows

whiteline evo7

blue s15 with fmic covered with vinyls

2x mini coopers

VK grp A

Maloo ute and porche, both silver with a pink stripe

and a couple classic cars

also saw the donut king r32 GTR on homebush bay drive

all had numbers on the side

this was all within 30mins

is there some sort of event on????

[Tosh]

East Coast Rally is on I believe

[silver gts-t]

When and where?

[Duncan]

lazy bugger

http://www.eastcoasttarga.com.au/

[silver gts-t]

anyone goin?

[Goon]

damn, i was wondering what was the deal with all the cars with the sponsers and numbers. i spotted 2 e36 M3s, both red, a blue mini cooper and a S15, all jazzed up

[Morgs]

Yeah I saw a good dozen cars, few of them Porsche GT3s etc,

All makes sense now

[cul202]

There is some rad old racing machinery in the entrants lineup! Renault 5 Turbo, Lancia Stratos, Carrera RS, Ford Pirana...

I gotsta get down to have a look!

[Tosh]

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0...55E1702,00.html

Rally driver dies during race

October 29, 2004

A SEASONED rally driver was killed and his navigator seriously injured in a high-speed crash during the East Coast Targa Rally west of Sydney today.

The driver of a Porsche competing in the event died after he went into cardiac arrest as a result of injuries from the rollover.

The accident happened on a stretch of sealed road between Brewongle and Loxley, east of Bathurst, about 10am (AEST).

Inspector Chris Davey from Bathurst police said the vehicle lost control after passing over a narrow bridge before veering to the left and crashing into a deep creek bed.

"It veered off to the left side of the road and crashed into a ditch, landing on its roof," Insp Davey said.

Medical personnel were able to free the men, both from Victoria.

"Both occupants were released from the vehicle and unfortunately the driver of the vehicle died on scene," Insp Davey said.

The passenger was treated at the scene for suspected spinal, neck and abdominal injuries.

He was airlifted to Nepean Hospital in a serious but stable condition, a spokeswoman for the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) said.

Insp Davey said the circumstances of the accident were being investigated and a report would be made to the coroner.

CAMS would conduct an investigation, he said.

Police and rally organisers today would not name the driver but rally director Tony Pennell said he was highly experienced and had competed in many Australian rallies.

Rally organisers stopped competition for that section of the event after the accident but continued competition for the following stages.

"Extensive rally safety procedures were implemented as a result of the incident," Mr Pennell said in a statement.

"No other competitors were at risk during the incident."

Competition will continue on the final day of the rally tomorrow.

The four-day rally is held on 198km of sealed public roads which are closed for the event.

The rally, first held in 2000, is conducted over at least 37 stages on roads in areas to the north and west of Sydney, extending into the Blue Mountains and around the towns of Lithgow, Bathurst, Oberon and Orange.

AAP

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[GTR R35]

Very sad.....

Respects to the family of the driver and I hope the navagator pulls through

Sad day for motorsport

[silver gts-t]

yes very sad, i saw the clip on the news

it was the silver porche with pink stripe i saw on wednesday

[leb]

Yeah I saw some ferrari 3xx something rather (stickers everywhere), I honked at the guy, he waved.

On a sad note, thats horrible with the driver of the silver Porsche, my condolences go out to his family, poor things.