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  1. SiFi

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    #1 SiFi, Feb 26, 2009
    I'm planning a three/four day trip to recce the the Targa Tassie course. First time there, so looking if there are any suggestions of places to visit. Interesting caryards/wrecking yards, old book shops (with old car books) etc.. Already on my list is to see the old Longford motor racing circuit.
     
  2. Arvin Grajau

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    #2 Arvin Grajau, Feb 26, 2009
    on the highway from the ship to Hobart,the 2 chocalate factories about 40 mins out of Devenport the one on the lhs, chocalate strawberries.
    Richmond is a fantastic old town.
     
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    #3 Aircon, Feb 26, 2009
    as you get off the boat, keep your eyes peeled for bits of jaguar exhaust.
     
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    #5 goober, Feb 26, 2009


    simon, the 360ch is ready............all done now and the shift is so sweet, the new o2 sensor means we have a car running well...................for the moment
     
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    #6 PAP 348, Feb 26, 2009
    Lol!! Yeah, till they foul up again! :p:p
     
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    fingers crossed..........................................now we just have to get there, i gotta store a trailer in melb.............anyone?
     
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    #8 PAP 348, Feb 26, 2009
    Bailey's joint?? Looks like he has a lot of room out the back near the barn. ;);)
     
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    good point.............now i just have to play sucky sucky to the noice bloke with those lovely fine ye ol british cars
     
  10. SiFi

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    #10 SiFi, Feb 26, 2009
    Nothing can beat Haighs chocolates, but it sounds like it will be worth a look!
     
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    #11 SiFi, Feb 26, 2009
    All you need to find now is a proper navigator!
     
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    ahhh got one of those

    and can u come down to work tomorrow i have another picture for u
     
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    #13 PAP 348, Feb 26, 2009
    Mate, I dont know if its WORTH it! :p:p
     
  14. 360C

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    #14 360C, Feb 26, 2009
    If you are doing a proper reccie you will need more time than that without any sight seeing. Do yourself a favour and buy the professional pace notes for the event and take them with you. Great opportunity to add/edit them to suit yourselves. When I last did it I went for a week and did every corner in every stage twice. Once for pace notes at a slow speed and then again using notes at faster pace. IMO this event is all about the prep b4 the event as much as the race itself.
     
  15. Arvin Grajau

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    #15 Arvin Grajau, Feb 26, 2009
    just try the strawberry chocalate ones on the lhs as you leave Devenport thats all you need,keep safe over their.
     
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    #16 b27, Feb 26, 2009
    Haven't done it 360C, but my mate always buys the notes then does the reckie. Good advice IMO.
     
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    #17 360C, Feb 26, 2009
    That's the way to do it. You don't want to be going flat over crest during the race at some crazy speed only to be confronted by a sharp left....."**** they stuffed the notes" being your last thought on earth.

    The notes need to be checked for accuracy before the event. After all your life depends on them.
     
  18. SiFi

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    #18 SiFi, Feb 27, 2009
    Yes, that's what has been done for CA in the past, but TT looks a different ballgame with longer and tighter stages. The proper notes are consistent, then you can spend a bit more time on fine tuning the details. Also I do realise that four days will be a squeeze even without sightseeing, but was just looking to see if there were any highlights (besides the driving and the roads!) enroute.
     
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    #19 275 GTB, Feb 27, 2009
    I want to do a run around the South Island one day...twud be good to check out Ms Blackmans hubby's little racing car in the shop window.
     
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    will it be like....................................it rhymes with clucking bell
     
  21. SiFi

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    #21 SiFi, Apr 8, 2009
    Well, the recce trip ended up as a five day trip based on the advice provided. Even then, it was a very full five days, so no sightseeing until the last day, and no strawberry farm visits. And after seeing the numbers of dead bodies on the roads, I decided to not push my luck and made sure I was back to base by dusk. There really seems to be a lot of wildlife around.

    Also caught up by Beama on his recce, and told to get a move on!
     
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    #22 robbo mcs, Apr 9, 2009
    Hi,

    Our targa team has a competition every time we land on the island. The first one to spot a road kill wins! It usually takes around 5 minutes, or 10 in a bad year, usually just outside launceston airport. I feel at home and back in the targa mood once I feel a little animal bumping under the car, and then have to pull some fur out of the dunlop semi-slicks at the end of the day.

    Why is there so much road kill in tasmania?? It is like 20x worse than the mainland

    Cheers

    Robbo
     
  23. Arvin Grajau

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    #23 Arvin Grajau, Apr 9, 2009
    national parks are huge.
     
  24. 275 GTB

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    #24 275 GTB, Apr 13, 2009
    Its the isolation, with nothing better do down there, its a sport!
     

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