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Targa Tasmania – Leg 1

Photo courtesy of Angryman PhotographyDay 1 of Targa Tasmania 2012 saw the crews tackle the ‘northern loop’, using roads that have been used for many years. However this year the loop was run in the opposite direction, with the 9.5km Quamby Brook stage opening leg 1 rather than completing it.

The first two stages were relatively easy runs, with almost all the crews completing them within the target time and, therefore, not incurring any penalty time. It was from TS3, Merseylea, that the real competition began and, as expected, the Lamborghini of Jason White and the Nissan GT-R of Tony Quinn resumed their battle for the lead, Jason White taking first day honours by 13 seconds.

Behind them Dean Herridge in the Maximum Motorsport WRX STI maintained a consistant pace to complete the day in 4th outright, sandwiched between the Mazda of Brendan Reeves and Jim Richards Porsche 911.

Photo courtesy of Angryman Photography“We’re actually a little surprised to be 4th”, commented Dean on the way back to Launceston. “Some of the guys around us has minor problems today, and we just tried to run at our own pace. We’re working to our own strategy for the event. There’s a long way to go until Hobart and we want to play to our strengths and not get caught up trying to beat anyone at this stage of the event. So to be 4th, almost 3rd, is a bonus”.

Tomorrow the crews head off on the long and tricky ‘eastern loop’, taking in iconic stages such as Elephant Pass, The Sideling and the Longford town stage.

Of interest will be the notoriously fickle Tasmanian weather. “We’re expecting to see rain over the next few days. The second last stage today was fairly heavy, and we’ll possibly see some fairly heavy rain tomorrow. As we saw last year, the rain can be a huge test. I don’t really like the rain more than anyone else, but maybe we cope a little better. All of the leading crews are running 4WD cars, so we’ll need to push on and hopefully have a clear run tomorrow.”

Targa Tasmania 2012 – Leg 1

1. Jason White / John White, 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo, 1:44
2. Tony Quinn / Naomi Tillett, 2009 Nissan GTR, +13s
3. Brendan Reeves / Rhianon Smyth, 2010 Mazda RX8 SP, +48s
4. Dean Herridge / Ben Searcy, 2008 Subaru WRX STI, +50s
5. Jim Richards / Barry Oliver, 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, +59s

Photos courtesy of Jarrod Leonard – Angryman Photography.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 6:27 pm.
Categories: 2012.

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