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Will be giving it a go again this year
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5th year of TSW
Entry list here. http://www.targasouthwest.com.au/Por...TRY%20LIST.pdf Only 2 Subies doing this fun event, which has got a bit more serious with rallysafe on all vehicles.
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Quote:
(I thought Cerro was going to enter??)
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2014 Quit Targa West
With the idea in mind to one day compete in targa, what kind of $$$ and resources do you need to enter?
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Jezza
This is what we have done, and were running challenge so some of the costs maybe higher if you go competition. Most of the answers are in the sup regs. TSW entry is about $2k. On top of that you have accommodation in Pemberton, meals (excluding Saturday night as thats included for driver and navigator.) First time out, you also need to do a reece of the roads to write your own pace notes, so from Perth this could be another night in Pemberton. ie drive down drive course and write initial notes, next day revisit and drive home. There are a couple of courses run each year for rally navigation, LCCC and Rally Action do them, possibly others. Worth doing for driver and co-driver. Crew. TSW only has one (well it did last year) designated service. This is after the first up and back of the first hill climb, on the Saturday morning. As this is designed to be an introduction to Targa events, if you have issues, these can be addressed outside the the SS if needed. So a mate helping out can be all you need. All going well someone to have your lunch ready Saturday, ensure you have enough drinks on board (Needed on Sunday as its pretty much 6 stages in a row), but they are groups (GTi Girls who do offer this service for a price) Car prep. Do a few of the Rallysprints the same organisation does. Gives you a good idea of what you need including safety items, eg 2 extinguishers (2kg total, first aid kit triangles and kitty litter requirements are the same). Typically, new brakes (pads and discs, bleed lines), new oil and clean filters. Not so sure requirements for radiator Tyres, I'm only in challenge, and it can rain in Pemby this time of year. So with 130kph limit I bought RE002 on a Bridgestone 3 for 4 offer $600, and are using them again this year. New cost this year is the Rallysafe fitting kit. $175 plus GST and postage, but can be used for other events that need Rallysafe, eg TW and possibly the dirt rallies depending on the level of the event. Extras, helmet intercoms, eg stillo, Proper helmet rather than the 1698 standard and have to retro fit comms back in with HANS posts. However this can be done, and have done it on my wifes helmet as they are different brands, and the 2 intercoms won't easily work with each other. Race suit, looks better than king gee overalls, (fairly sure you now need a one piece covering, but these are in the CAMS manual), camel back for drinks. balaclava helps protect the inside of the helmet and helps with keeping on the sunnies when you pull the helmet on. Race boots, gloves for driver. fairly sure these are mandatory, again see CAMS manual. This year were adding race seats and the 6th points to the harness. Have a harness bar and 4 point harness last year, but not required for Challenge. I also used a HANS device, and working on getting one for my wife this year, not mandatory for our class, but the trees are very big. For competition, most of the above is mandatory, plus the roll cage. Then there is after event maintenance, breakages... Tim
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Food for thought with the HANS device, using it without a roll cage COULD be bad news in the case of a roll over situation ( unlikely but it is Motorsport)
The HANS will restrain your head and neck just fine but if your on the lid and the roof has crumbed in, you could potentially be caught in a situation where your head is stuck in place and could cause more injuries.
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No food. No thought.
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Are cages compulsory or optional?
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True about being caught in a roll over, but their designed for frontal impact.
At this stage a roll cage isn't required for challenge, it's similar to yhe regularity class over east. Your limited to 130kph now to be monitored by Rallysafe GPS. We were just about to buy a cage, but need to spend the dollars on solving the overheating issue. Do you need a cage, no, but as we don't have one, I do drive slower, possibly slower than you would in one of these events, as those trees are big. using the Perth-WRX mobile app
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