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2003 TARGA TASMANIA 13 - 18 May
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2003 FLAG CAR
1926 AC Amilcar Grand Sport crewed by John Lawson and Paul Lawson
A race-bred racer with a two litre supercharged six cylinder engine with a four speed gearbox. The car was capable of achieving 200km/h.
Glyn Crimp/Bernie Webb in the 1980 Porsche 928 S
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LIST OF CONTENTS 1. THE COURSE 2. TARGA TASMANIA TOURING CATEGORY 3. ENTRIES 4. PLACINGS 5. ORGANISATION 6. COMPETITION 7. MURRAY WALKER 8. PHOTOGRAPHS
Acknowledgement of the major references I used to research the information from which I have taken direct quotes, and photographs, are: • Targa Tasmania – ‘The Ultimate Tarmac Rally – 1992 to 2001 The First 10 Years’ produced by Octagon Motorsports edited by
Michael Browning; • ‘The Legend’ published by Media Productions Pty Ltd, covering the 1992 to 1995 events. • ‘Targa Tasmania 1992-1993’, Clipper Press, Hobart; • Targa Tasmania Official Programs, 1992 to 2003; • Internal event documents from 1993 to 2003 that I have in my possession. I take full responsibility for the information listed and I apologise for any errors made by me and will be most pleased to hear from anyone seeking to correct any issue – [email protected]
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1: COURSE
MAP LEGEND DAY COLOUR LOCATION - LOCATION
0 Deep Pink George Town Prologue 1 Pink Launceston - Launceston 2 Blue Launceston - Launceston 3 Dark Blue Launceston - Hobart 4 Green Hobart - Burnie 5 Brown Burnie - Hobart
Schedule of Targa Stages - 42
DAY 1 - 8 DAY 2 - 9 DAY 3 – 7 DAY 4 - 10 DAY 5 - 9 Legana 4.4 The Sideling 13.8 Grasstree Hill 7.7 Hobart 3.2 Hellyer Gorge 15.4 High Plains 4.4 Derby 5.5 Bonnet Hill 3.5 Colebrook 6.0 Mount Black 8.6 Moriarty 5.1 Winnaleah 6.4 Oyster Cove 12.0 Ross# 2.8 Rosebery 17.4 Devonport 16.0 Weldborough 12.0 Woodbridge 8.2 Symmons Plains 4.7 Strahan 33.2 Nook 5.5 Pyengana 5.4 Cygnet 12.0 Mole Creek 3.3 Queenstown 6.4 Sheffield 14.3 St Marys Pass 5.4 Longley 11.9 Cethana 37.4 Mt. Arrowsmith 47.1 Quamby Brook 6.6 Elephant Pass 11.0 Ridgeway Park 3.9 Wilmot 5.8 Tarraleah 7.7
Longford# 3.6 Cranbrook 6.6 Gunns Plains 14.7 Ellendale 9.9 Perth# 3.2 South Riana 24.5 New Norfolk# 1.8 Natone 9.8 # Town Stage
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Changes to Course compared to 2002: • Day 1 - ‘High Plains’ replaced ‘Deloraine’; • Day 2 - day ended back in Launceston instead of Hobart; ‘Pyengana’ added after ‘Weldborough’; a town stage was held
as ‘Perth’; • Day 3 - the cars travelled from Launceston to Hobart before tackling ‘Grasstree Hill’ as the first targa stage of the day;
‘Mount Nelson’ was dropped; • Day 4 - unchanged from 2002; • Day 5 - ‘Ellendale’ continued to be dropped.
2: TARGA TASMANIA TOURING CATEGORY Taking an idea from Classic Adelaide (of which Tom Snooks was now Clerk of Course) of adopting a Touring Class a number of participants were invited by Octagon to the 2003 event. Not everyone wanted to drive their vehicle hard nor did they want to risk damaging it. The Tour allowed participants (in groups of ten cars) to drive over selected closed-to-the-public targa stages some 45 minutes ahead of the first competition vehicle. They were bunched up with the organiser’s vehicles in front and rear of each group. There was no competition as the car had be driven according to the posted speed limits and there was no timing and without the inconvenience and expense of modifying the car,
No. Crew Vehicle 12 Cameron Anderson Richard Burgess 1978 Porsche 911 SC 14 Bill Collett Christopher Collett 1957 MGA Tourer 15 Steve Booker Stephen Mollenhaver 1976 Morgan Plus 16 Bill Griffiths Jerry Rossenstock 1972 Aston Martin V8 17 Greg Broadbent Heather Broadbent 1974 MGB 24 Tony Hewer Aneke Hawer 1981 Porsche 924 Turbo 26 Peter Strauss Ian Gow 1964 Jaguar E-Type 30 Peter Bignoki Denis Bignoki 1967 Ferrari 330 GT 40 Brendan Marion Benjamin Marion 2001 Roaring Forties GT40 50 Chas Jacobsen Peter Nilson 1995 Ferrari F50 51 Scott Sheedy Peter Chapman 1978 Ford Falcon Cobra 54 Colin Taylor Ian James 1954 MGF 56 Colin Rose Felicia Mathers 1956 Renault 4 CV 68 Ian McFarlane Geoff Scott 1968 Morris Cooper S 80 John Plowman Brian Billings 1968 Mercedes Benz 280SL 95 Geoff Gillett Yvonne Gillett 1962 Lotus Elise Super 95
Steve Booker/Stephen Mollenhaver in the 1976 Morgan Plus
3: ENTRIES
Targa Tasmania Modern Competition was for late model high performance cars where the driver and the navigator teamed together aiming at category and outright victory. Judging by previous years’ vehicle preparation and reliability could provide a winning edge and, for some crews, the navigators’ concentration and the accuracy of pace notes were a telling factor in the success achieved by the crew.
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However, in order to maintain safety standards to satisfy authorities (both civil within Tasmania and the World and Australian Controlling Bodies (FIA and CAMS) 2003 saw the start of a progressive change to bring the top end categories (Categories 8 & 9) back towards standard. The regulations from 2003 excluded extensively modified cars so as to retard their ultimate speeds, but allowed limited modification to be made to allow cars to be more suitable for competition. It was intended that the regulations would apply to the Classic Competition Category 7 in 2004. The Vehicle Selection Policy is outlined in the Overview. A field of 253 competition crews faced the starter, of which 226 finished, giving a finishing rate of 82%. This was equal third highest number of competitors in the 12 years of the event - 299 in 2000, 279 in 1994 and 253 in each of 2001 and 2003.
Category Historic Touring Classic Classic Modern Clubman 1 Vintage 1900 - 1930 2 Post Vintage 1931 - 1946 3 Touring Classic
1947 – 1965
4 Thoroughbred 1947 - 1961 5 Early Classic 1962 - 1965 6 Classic 1966 - 1971 7 Late Classic 1972 - 1976 8 Post Classic 1977 - 1981 9 Early Modern 1982 – 1990
10 Late Modern 1991 - 1997 11 Contemporary 1998 - 2003 12 Clubman All years
The Historic and Touring Classic competed over less number of days (five) and stages per day than the Classic, Modern and Clubman Competitions.
PERIOD NO. 1 Vintage 1900 – 1930 4 2 Post Vintage 1931 – 1946 0 3 Touring Classic 1947 - 1965 9 4 Thoroughbred 1947 – 1961 15 5 Early Classic 1962 – 1965 13 6 Classic 1966 – 1971 41 7 Late Classic 1972 - 1976 34 8 Post Classic 1977 - 1981 31 9 Early Modern 1982 - 1990 15
10 Late Modern 1991 - 1997 37 11 Contemporary 1998 - 2000 53 12 Clubman All years 2
TOTAL 253 Two of the smallest cars in the event were the 1965 Fiat Abarth 750 of Jack Waldron/Vin Gregory in the Classic Competition, and the 1955 Fiat 600 of Phillip Blake/Tony Gray in the Touring Classic Competition.
Car 210 - 1955 Fiat Abarth 750 Car 171 - 1965 Fiat Abarth 695 SS
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Historic Competition (4 starters) A disappointing field of only three Historic Competition cars were entered, all from Victoria. John and Andrew Lawson changed their car from Alfa Romeo of the past few years to a 1926 Amilcar Grand Sport, which was the Flag Car for 2003. Michael Hipkins/Mark Burns, fourth in 2002 entered their 1925 Vauxhall 30-98, whilst John Felder/Craig De Somerville again competed in the 1930 Oakland 8-101. Touring Classic Competition (11 starters) Touring Classic Competition winners in 2001 and 2002, Phillip and Justin Nichols, again entered their 1958 Austin Healey Sprite, whilst the ‘arch-enemy’ crew of Brian Titheradge/John Shuttle were in their regular 1955 Jaguar XK140 FHC, which they drove to second place in 2001, third in 1999 and fourth in 2000. Also entered was Martin Utber/Nicholas Langford in their 1961 Vauxhall Cresta, which they took to fifth outright in 2002. Classic Competition (132 starters) With a field of 132 the Classic Competition Top Ten looked wide open. The 2002 Classic Competition winners, Rex Broadbent/Michael Goedheer, seized the opportunity to run in the Modern Competition in a Porsche Cup 911 GT3, whilst second in 2002, Peter O’Keefe, crashed his Holden Torana SLR5000 in an event prior to Targa Tasmania and it suffered massive frontage damage. Thus two potential winners of this Competition did not start. Third placed in 2002, Graham Copeland/Jon Siddon again entered their 1969 Datsun H510 1800, whilst other high placegetters such as Geoff Taylor/Lee Harper (1974 Porsche 911 Carrera), Barry Faux/Ray Pollar (1979 Mazda RX7), Paul Stuart, with Mike Harrod (1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7), and often placed in the Top Ten Henry and Roslyn Draper in their 1961 Morris Mini Minor.
Matthew Hunter and James Game in the 1975 Ford Escort RS2000
Modern Competition (94 starters) The entry for this competition looked like being the most competitive in the 12 year history of the event, with Jim Richards/Barry Oliver at the head of any list of potential winners. This year they retained their 2000 Porsche 911 Turbo. The seven times Bathurst 1000 winner, also four times Australian Touring Car Champion, together with his six Targa Tasmania wins made him a very formidable competitor to beat in the Modern Competition. Crews to consider for the top placings were Tony Quinn/Keith Wenn in their 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo (second in 2001), Steve Glenney/Clayton Lang crewing a 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R, and in a similar vehicle Nissan Jeff and Nerida Beable who were fourth in 2002, and the entry for Rex Broadbent/Michael Goedheer (1999 Porsche 911 GT3), transferring from the Classic Competition which they won in 2002. Peter Brock, navigated by son James, was entered in a 2002 Holden Monaro CV8 Turbo and John and Jason White crewed a 2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1. One crew which finished regularly in the Top Ten was Lynn Rattray/Tony Best, from Tasmania. They finished five times in the Ten and this year they entered a very competitive 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX.
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Lynn Rattray/Tony Best in the 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX starting the ‘Moriarty’ Targa Stage
Of much interest was the entry of Colin Bond, with ace Formula One commentator Murray Walker in a 2002 Toyota Camry Sportive. A noticeable absentee from 2003 was Ray Lintott, who was often placed in the Top Ten, and was second to Jim Richards in 1996 and 1997, and he came third in 1995. Touring (16 starters) See list above
Internationals (12 people) International competitors included:
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Car No.
Driver Cty./ State
Navigator Cty./ State
Vehicle
214 Stewart Webster Vic Bill Gordon USA 1963 Porsche 356 311 Mathias Baumann GER Knot Brokelmann GER 1965 Fo5rd Mustang T5 377 Martin Hancock USA Patrick Bowling USA 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 623 John Kershaw NZL Jane Buckman NZL 1979 Vauxhall Corvette HSR 640 Klaus Bischoff GER ? Buckingham TBA 1978 Porsche 911 SC Safari 917 Nobuyuki Ikeda JPN Yuji Yamazaki JPN 1999 Toyota Celica SS-11 931 Colin Bond NSW Murray Walker GB 2002 Toyota Camry Sportivo
International Competitors in Event
Drivers Navigators Total Historic 0 0 0 Classic 4 5 9 Modern 1 2 3 Total 5 7 12
Female (34 people)
Female Competitors in Event Drivers Navigators Total Historic 0 2 2 Classic 2 19 21 Modern 0 11 11 Total 2 32 34
4: PLACINGS
Spec. Legend: SS – Standard Specification LMS – Limited Modification Specification MS – Modified Specification HISTORIC (1900 to 1965)
Place No. Crew Vehicle Spec. Result 1 1 John Lawson Andrew Lawson 1926 AC Amilcar Grand Sport MS 31m15s 2 116 John Felder Craig De Somerville 1930 Oakland 8-101 LMS 57.50 3 115 Michael Hipkins Mark Burns 1925 Vauxhall 30-98 LMS 59:47
TOURING CLASSIC (1947 to 1965)
Place No. Crew Vehicle Spec. Result 1 152 Brian Titheradge John Shuttle 1955 Jaguar XK140 FHC MS 0h34m11s 2 174 Duncan Matheson Bronwyn Matheson 1964 Morris Cooper LMS 35:26 3 176 Martin Utber Nicholas Langford 1961 Vauxhall Cresta LMS 38.00 4 166 Brent Haines Justyn Haines 1960 Jaguar Mk11 SS 55:40 5 171 David Currow Bill Thomas 1965 Fiat Abarth 698 SS MS 1:00:05 6 155 Philip Blake Tony Gray 1955 Fiat 600 MS 3:29:56 7 172 Ian Sylvester Marlene Madden 1964 Honda S 600 MS 3:45:37 8 154 Philip Nichols Justin Nichols 1958 Austin Healey Sprite MS 5:26:24 9 177 Graeme Reading Monty Reading 1964 Triumph 2000 MK1 LMS 7:14:10
Brian Titheradge and John Shuttle in the 1955 Jaguar XK140 FHC - photo from 2001
CLASSIC (1947 to 1981) Place No. Crew Vehicle Spec. Result
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1 424 Graham Copeland Jon Siddins 1969 Datsun H510 1800 LMS 22m09s 2 525 Geoff Taylor Lee Harper 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera LMS 30:25 3 203 Brian Dermott Linda Dermott 1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mk11 LMS 31:05 4 250 John Williamson David Patterson 1960 Austin Healey Sprite MS 31:26 5 607 Barry Faux Ray Pollar 1979 Mazda RX7 LMS 31:33 6 523 Paul Stuart Mike Herrod 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 LMS 31:57 7 233 Henry Draper Roslyn Draper 1961 Morris Mini Minor LMS 32:37 8 629 Nicholas Ellis Paula Pritchard 1980 Ford Escort RS2000 LMS 35:51 9 623 John Kershaw Jane Buckman 1979 Vauxhall Chevette HSR MS 36:58
10 518 Rex Carr Lyn Carr 1975 Datsun 280Z LMS 38:55
Graham Copeland/Jon Siddons crew the wining Classic Competition 1969 Datsun H510 1800
MODERN (1982 on)
Place No. Crew Vehicle Spec. Result 1 919 Jim Richards Barry Oliver 2000 Porsche 911 Turbo LMS 22m30s 2 806 Steve Glenney Clayton Lang 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R LMS 23:40 3 977 Rex Broadbent Michael Goedheer 1999 Porsche 911 GT3 LMS 24:09 4 899 Greg Harwood Mark Perry 1995 Porsche 911 Turbo LMS 25:01 5 996 Tony Quinn Keith Wenn 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo LMS 25:52 6 05 Peter Brock James Brock 2002 Holden Monaro CV8 Turbo LMS 29:04 7 959 Kim Burke Neil Botha 2000 Porsche 911 GT3 LMS 30:28 8 936 Paul Blackie Ian Ransom 1999 Porsche 911 GT3 LMS 30:41 9 903 Lynn Rattray Tony Jackson 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX LMS 30:50
10 930 Stephen Hoinville Ruth Williams 2002 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo LMS 32:13
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Jim Richards/Barry Oliver
1992 - 2003 Modern Competition 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 DNS 2nd 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st DNS 1st 1st 1st 1st
Clubman
Place No. Crew Vehicle Spec. Result 1 921 Les Andrews Peter Upton 2002 Amaroo Screamer 1h37m38s 2 929 Vijay Angelo ? Burke 2003 Caterham Blackbird 12:41:54
Les Andrews/Peter Upton in the 2002 Amaroo Screamer
Golden Targa Trophy Winners There were 60 drivers and navigators eligible to win a Golden Targa Trophy and the following 44 were successful:
Bartter Simon NSW Horgon Kerry Qld Blow Geoff NSW James Gavin Vic Botha Neil SAF Miedecke James Tas Bryan Warren Tas Neale Geoffrey NSW Carr Lynn Vic O'Kane Brian CAN Carr Rex Vic Pfingst Wayne Qld Chalmers John Tas Pollard Ray NSW Draper Henry Vic Priddle Robert NSW
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Draper Roslyn Vic Richardson Keith Vic Faux Barry ACT Robertson Peta Tas Firth Ross NSW Russell Marjorie Tas Fleming Richard Tas Smythe Laurie Tas Hadley Robert Tas Steuart Jillian Vic Haines Brent Qld Steuart Ross Vic Haines Justin Qld Taylor Alan NSW Hall Geoff NSW Tyson Bob Qld Heron Peter Tas White Andrew NT Higgins Martin NSW Wilson Woody NSW
Platinum Targa Trophies The following were successful in obtaining their Platinum Targa Trophies:
Blanket Keith NSW Burrey Peter NSW Garrioch Ken Vic Jones Andrew Tas Kent Pat Tas Kim Winston Vic Learoyd Brian Qld Pitt Lawrie Tas Russell Mac Tas Smith Lorraine Tas Taylor Geoff Vic Tieney Mark Vic Tierney Gary Vic Whitaker Peter NSW
Diamond Targa Trophies The following were successful in obtaining their Diamond Targa Trophies:
Buckingham Peter Vic Hogath Michael Tas Kenny Reg SA Mier Mike Vic Ogg Andrew Vic Rattray Lynn Tas Smith Neville Tas
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THE PRESENTATION OF AWARDS - PARTY-TIME!!!!!!
Targa Trophy Winners 176 of the 598 competitors who participated in the 2003 Targa Tasmania achieved a Targa Trophy.
5: ORGANISATION
2003 SENIOR COMPETITION OFFICIALS General Manager, Octagon Tasmania Rob McGuire Operations Manager/Chief Safety Officer Ken Roddam Clerk of Course Tom Snooks Deputy Clerk of Course Ken Roddam Competition Event Secretary Stuart Benson Area Coordinator South Paul Darko Area Coordinator North Mark Cruse Area Coordinator North West Neville Truskett Town Stage Coordinator Trevor Parker TTT/CET Coordinator Leon Glover Community Relations Officer Ross Barnden Chief Spectator Marshal Mike Reardon Chief Competitors Relations Officer John Keeffe Chief Technical Officer Ken Price
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Chief Scrutineer Stewart Barling Chief Results Manager Garry Boyd Results Consultant Garry Searle Emergency Services Manager Tony Harris Chief Communications Official David Marslin Support Services Officer/Equipment Officer Ron Brown Recovery Manager Geoff Reader Section Coordinator Jonathan Williams CAMS Checker Stewart Lister
There were only two changes to the Senior Competition Officials from 2002: • Ross Barnden replaced Noel Harris as the Community Relations Officer; • Geoff Reader took over the Recovery Manager role from Max Griffiths. Prior to the event Tom Snooks announced his retirement from Targa Tasmania to enable him to concentrate full time on Classic Adelaide.
Official counting down to start
Headquarters
Launceston - Country Club Casino
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Hobart - Wrest Point Casino
6: COMPETITION
Chicanes Introduced Widely Around Course With each passing Targa Tasmania the Modern Competition cars became faster and faster and more and more cars started to exceed the 132km/h limit which was arbitrarily set for each stage. Chicanes were introduced to slow competitors sufficiently to get the overall average for a stage down to or below 132km/h. Distance countdown warning signs were placed on the side of the road at 300, 200 and 100 metres on the approach to the chicanes.
For 2003 chicanes were set up in Devonport, Sheffield, Quamby Brook (2 chicanes), Cranbrook, Oyster Cove, Rosebery (2), Mount Arrowsmith (3) and Ellendale (3). They were set up on the faster parts of the stages. Historic Competition John and Andrew Lawson had a runaway win in the very small Historic Competition. They took their 1926 Amilcar Grand Sport to a 26 minutes win from John Felder/Craig De Somerville (1930 Oakland 8-101), with two minutes then to third place of Michael Hipkins/Mark Burns in their 1925 Vauxhall 30-98. Touring Classic Competition Brian Titheradge/John Shuttle at last took their 1955 Jaguar XK140 FHC to a win in the Touring Classic Competition, having been placed second in 2001, third in 1999 and fourth in 2000. They won by just over a minute from Duncan and Bronwyn Matheson in their 1964 Morris Cooper, with Martin Utber/Nicholas Langford a further 2 minutes plus in their 1961 Vauxhall Cresta. Brent and Justyn Haines (1960 Jaguar Mk11) came home fourth, a further 17 minutes later, and then another five minute gap to David Currow/Bill Thomas (1965 Fiat Abarth 698 SS). Philip and Justin Nicolls run of being placed at the top of the field crewing their 1958 Austin Healey Sprite since the Touring Classic Competition was introduced came to an end when they finished eighth. Previously they were second in both 1999 and 2000, and first in 2001 and 2002.
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Martin Utber/Nicholas Langford came third outright in their 1961 Vauxhall Cresta
Classic Competition Graham Copeland/Jon Siddons, in their 1969 Datsun H510 1800, took off a very convincing win, finishing more than eight minutes ahead of their nearest rival. However, the next six placings finished within two minutes of each other. Second place went to Targa Tasmania veteran Geoff Taylor, navigated by Lee Harper, in his 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera, with a further 40 seconds to another event veteran crew Brian and Linda Dermott driving their 1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mk11; then 21 seconds to John Williamson/David Patterson (1960 Austin Healey Sprite), followed in fifth place after another seven seconds was Barry Faux/Rally Pollar (1979 Mazda RX7) and in sixth was 2001 winner Paul Stuart with Mike Harrod in his 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7, by a further twenty seconds.
Geoff Taylor/Lees Harper crewing the 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera on the ‘Georgetown’ Prologue
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Modern Competition The Modern Competition was a very keen tussle with second placed Steve Glenney/Clayton Lang in their 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R only being just over a minute behind seven times Modern Competition Winners Jim Richards/Barry Oliver (2000 Porsche 911 Turbo). This winning margin was the closest in all of the Richards/Oliver wins.
Steve Glenney/Clayton Lang took off an excellent second place in their 1995 Nissan Skyline GT-R.
Here they are on the ‘Quamby Brook’ Targa Stage Transferring from the Classic Competition, which they won in 2002, Rex Broadbent/Michael Goedheer took their 1999 Porsche 911 GT3 to third place, 30 seconds behind Glenney/Lang, with Greg Harwood/Mark Perry (fifth in 2002) in their 1995 Porsche 911 Turbo less than a minute later. Second placegetters in 2001, Tony Quinn/Keith Wenn brought their 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo home fifth 50 seconds behind Quinn, whilst a further three minutes plus saw Peter and James Brock finished sixth in their 2002 Holden Monaro CV8 Turbo. Tasmanians Lynn Rattray/Tony Jackson continue their run of placings in the Top Ten with ninth place, this being the sixth time in the Top Ten.
‘They went that way’
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7: MURRAY WALKER
Targa Tasmania was very honoured to have Murray Walker as a genuine navigator, for Colin Bond, in a 2002 Camry Sportive.
Murray Walker navigated for Colin Bond in a Toyota 3 litre Camry Sportive in the Modern Showroom Category
to finish 45th in the Modern Competition. Murray Walker, the ‘Voice’ of the FIA Formula One races for many, many years to the end of 2001, teamed up with Australia Rally and Race Champion Colin Bond as the navigator in a Toyota Camry Sportive. Colin Bond had heard that Murray wanted to do a Targa Tasmania and “when we spoke at the Sydney Motor Show which he attended he said he was very keen. After that he contacted Toyota and things came together pretty quickly.” Extract from the 2003 Targa Tasmania video produced by Southern Cross Television, Tasmania at the end of the event Quote:
“I would like you to admire my Finishers Medallion because I am very, very proud of it and it is going to be hanging on my study wall in England when I get there. I thought it was an absolutely WONDERFUL event and I am full of reactions to it. Most of all I have never ever seen such enthusiasm everywhere for an event anywhere in the world. It has been quite incredible. Heaven knows how many events I have seen and I have never seen the populous turning out cheering competitors for five days. I’ve never been to Tasmania and I think the scenery is wonderful and I think it’s a fabulous island. The event is absolutely unique and the camaraderie we have been in is wonderful. I have no criticisms and a lot of praise for Targa Tasmania.”
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Colin Bond with Murray Walker.
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Murray Walker was besieged for autographs
- here at the Prologue holding area in George Town
8: PHOTOGRAPHS
Rob Sherrard/Peter Roberts - 1985 Ford RS200 4WD
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Ken Gover/Peter Harbison - 1964 Alfa Romeo Guilia Sport
Nik Prieston/Angelo Lazaris - 2001 Lotus Sport 200
Peter Brock and Anne Heaney in the 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 T3
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On the ‘Sideling’ stage - 1975 Ford Escort RS2000 with Matthew Hunter/James Game
A pic from 2019 - showing the event still attracting onlookers at a restart in Hobart.
Word BookmarksList of Contents 1. The Course2. Targa Tasmania Touring Category3. Entries4. Placings5. Organisation6. Competition7. Murray Walker8. Photographs
