Targa Tasmania 2011 "Day 2"

Classic Heroes update on Targa Tasmania.....Day 2 done. 410kms after a 7.27am start. Makes for a long, tiring day. But this is easy to forget when the weather is so utterly perfect and the Tassies so hospitable. Crowds gather and wave wherever the cars pass. And spectators can be found in the oddest of places. Even by themselves in country farmhouses. But there can be a downside to this tarmac rallying nirvana as we discovered today: the dreaded co-driver car sickness. It hit us high on Elephant Pass, a 12kms stage up and down the mountain pass. Needless to say, Genevieve stopped calling the pacenotes and left me driving blind. I think my resulting lack of concentration may have been the cause of what I diagnosed as a flat tyre – the car started to oversteer and slide dramatically. After a thorough check of the car after the stage the reality of the situation became clearer: the problem was the driver not the car!

And a few images for the day: a piece of Aussie muscle. This immaculate original 1971 Falcon GT was parked beside us at lunch today. Something to tantalise the Brits who may never one in the flesh. Awesome, but very scary I suspect! And the view of Tassie from inside the M3 today.