After 37 special stages, 745.9km of competitive driving and
1478 touring kilometres, Martin Dippie was ‘‘absolutely
shattered'', but happy to bring his Porsche 997 GT3 RS home
as first 2WD car in Targa New Zealand last week.
Queensland-based Scot Tony Quinn and co-driver Naomi Tillett
(Nissan GT-R35) successfully defended their Targa New Zealand
tarmac motor rally crown, leading this year's five-day event
- which ended in Hawke's Bay on Saturday - from start to
finish.
Taranaki pair Glenn Smith and Andy Lowe joined the battle for
the lead of this year's Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally
on the second of five days of competition in Northland
yesterday.
Defending champion Tony Quinn and co-driver Naomi Tillett
head into the second day of the Targa New Zealand tarmac
motor rally today with a 14-second lead.
Dunedin businessman Martin Dippie will be embarking on his
fourth Targa New Zealand next week with the knowledge that
things can go horribly wrong, terribly quickly.
New Zealand Silver Fern and Targa New Zealand have announced
a joint venture and a special package deal between their two
events, to encourage drivers and teams to compete in both the
six-day Targa and then the seven-day Silver Fern later this
year.
