i saw the special on speed and it looks fun

wish i lived closer

anyone know anymore about this event?

 

Its $3500 CDN to enter. $3500 that could be used for more serious forms of competition.

Still, if I were ever to do a "relaxed" race, that would be the one. The community seems to really get behind it too.

 

It did look like fun with a nice range of vehicles taking part in it. Targa New Zealand was on last night. Didn't seem as "relaxed."

 

thats about the price of a nice vacation

 

a year ago i wass all ready to get a car in order and enter, then i saw the price tag

 

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Yeah, but think about how much seat time you get

 

There's a regular poster on IT.com who entered this past event with an ITA CRX. He LOVED it.

K

 

a couple of bmw club racers did it. all gave it one guy did it last year and came back this year too.

 

3500 candian is like 2800 or less US

 

They just showed the Rally Adelaide on SPEED tonight and often show the Targa Tasmania as well, which are open road high speed rally style events like the Targa New Foundland but run down under in Australia. The Koni importer for Australia runs a Datsun 240Z in those events although the streering wheel is on the wrong side of the car for us. Looks like a blast.

 

2 friends of mine are planning on entering in 3-4 years, they will be building up a 1st gen rx-7 for it.

i am very jealous.

 

http://www.targanewfoundland.com/targaentry.htm


it's 4500 CND for the Targa.

 

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Oops, I was wrong. The $3500 I quoted is for a "touring" entry, whatever that is.

 

I think its cheaper to if you register early.
I think it'd be awsome to do and I plan on doing it someday, and its only a 4.5hr drive and a 7hr ferry ride for me.
A local shop/team has two fully prepared CRX that you can rent for the event.
http://www.geocities.com/mcnuttracing/targa.html
Last year one of them finished 8th overall and won its class.

 

Targa New Zealand footage on Speed KICKED ***. The in-car shots of the crashes were insane.

Great assortment of machinery in action. Its sure did look like a high risk of totalling a car, though

 

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Which would make it different than any other form of motorsport how?

 

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I figured someone would say that almost instantly. I'd say barrel-assing around public roads in the wet is a wee bit hairy overall. I also get bummed seeing vintage cars get destroyed--even when they are racecars being raced. Still sucks for the owner no matter how you slice it.

What do I know--I'm a mere autocrosser. I need to be more hardcore.