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    Targa NZ 2014

    Targa NZ 2014 starts on Monday in the South Island.
    www.targa.co.nz
    The pre-event favourite for the overall win is Tony Quinn with a new Lamborghini Huracan.

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    A real old classic has been dusted off and brought out of the garage for this year's Targa - Tony Palmer the commentator.
    http://youtu.be/OOArhu6eZPQ?list=UUv...HyQ4rZM6ZilC7Q

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    What happened to Tony Quinn?
    2007 Australian Rally Champion Driver Class P3
    2011 Australian Rally Champion Codriver Privateers Cup and Premier League,
    2014 Australian Targa Champion Codriver Late Classic

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    From what I can determine, TQ arrived a bit quick at the end of a stage that had a jump just before the finish, the car in front of him had an accident (running into a stage end official's vehicle) and the people were standing around probably before any warnings had been put out. TQ swerved into a paddock through a fence damaging the Huracan. Impressive black tyre marks on the road. The Targa start intervals are usually 1 minute so there is a lot of overtaking or close following on stages for some competitors.
    http://youtu.be/IVQ7oBnL7nY?list=UUv...HyQ4rZM6ZilC7Q

    https://www.facebook.com/HighlandsMotorsportPark (Huracan possibly back in the event after repairs)
    Last edited by Zeakiwi; 29th October 2014 at 03:50.

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    Inkster won Targa in the Evo.
    http://youtu.be/jDMT8iqEwfU

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    Tony fell off on a cautioned big bump at the end of a long straight over the finish line, it was in the route book and an Escort had already fallen off there in a significant way, but that would have been a long way up the field before him. I think he was simply carrying too much pace for the road conditions. Didn't look to be significantly damaged though.

    I was competing in a matte green WRX, we finished, but struggled with a blown headgasket on the prologue day and then a very underpowered engine for the rest of the event. Still, pretty cool to have completed a race with 800km of racing and 2000km+ of touring. It's a proper endurance race when it comes to modern rallying in NZ.

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