That would be my plan.

 

Not sure who here is intending to participate in the October Targa NZ Tour (6 day event)?

Looks like tour entry early bird is $5200. I remember when the tour was approximately 50% of the main event. Now its only a 16% discount! I'm priced out of the market on this. Comparative to NITT, SITT or a long weekend away doing 3 x 1-2 hour fast back road stints, this isn't representing the value it used too :-(

 

I agree. No way am I spending that sort of coin on an entry fee. We could have a ton of fun for under half that fee. The 3 day tour is better. I found the 5 day South Island one pretty tiring by day 4.

 

Today I added go faster splitters, cleaned the smile rubber of polish, painted the central grill at the top of the bonnet and replaced the silver screws on the cup door cards with black ones. Then got the tar off 2 of the 4 RS60 wheels - painful. Planning on a drive in the morning meeting at BP Drury for coffee at a les surely 8am if anyone else wants to come along.

 

Nice shots Doug. You've got Lola looking a million and I like the serious intent those black brake duct intakes and splitters imply.

 

Just paid my SITT deposit before you give my spot to someone else............Pete was winding me up for being a late payer...........

Doug - car is looking really good. Be interesting to see if you get better turn in with splitters?

 

Ha ha. I don't expect the splitters to do anything other than look good. If they did make a difference, I'm not a good enough driver to tell.

 

Macca - you know my thoughts on Targa costs - I too am priced out at $5K entry fee. This is a $15K week by the time you pay for a service, gas accomodation, a new set of tyres, pads and disks.

That is an annual RSG budget including SITT, NITT and a few weekends (and you get to go over 160kph!!).

I don't see the value here?

Entry needs to be closer to $2K................(IMHO)

 

Thanks Walter. I'm pretty proud of the old girl. Everything working nicely including air con and had Steve and Dan replace the right hand squeaky heater fan recently so now she's a happy place to drive in quiet cockpit.

 

some good recoveries here & some comedy gold

 

 

apologies - link not working

 

Mate - that was me being subtle!

Now, give us the run down on the GT3 from today. Didn't get enough time to talk after - so what's the plan forming after driving it in anger for the first time?!

 

Not too much, the car doesn't turn in, so I will adjust the geo so it turns in better.

I really like the car. Love the sound and the horsepower. I should have skipped the 993 and gone to a GT3........

Much faster and turns in so easy.

For an RSG person a GT3 or Cayman R is really the ideal car........

I agree with Macca again, if you have the money, a modern GT3 is a 1 car does all solution. The 997's/991's are a little more road friendly, but I don't find my car too uncompromising on the road.

 

"Doesn't turn in", "turns in so easy". LOL. Sounds good Paul