Targa NZ - Page 4

PL510*Jeff · 01-12-2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gimbal

It was an electrical failure in the circuit panel. It was a brand new garage with full 3 phase wiring and fully insulated and lined with grooved wooden paneling. The inside was an inferno in minutes. My newer garage, being built now will have a nice fire sprinkler system, the only real effective protection.

Gimbal - been following your loss of a GT saga. As has been said by many, glad no one was injured.

And as a fire protection Contractor for over 4 decades, I applaud your wise choice of installing a fire sprinkler system in your new garage.

For a fist full of dollar, you can have the insurance of the "on-site" fireman to defend against a fire, which hopefully will never happen again, and control, contain or extiguish the fire before the fire department arrives.

skyrex · 01-12-2009, 09:04 PM

Don't know how I missed this thread.

Two things.....one, love the orange GT. Looks like you guys had a heck of a time down there.

Second, Gimbal I am glad you got another GT and are rounding her into the shape you want her. I know you will have better luck with this one.

kmillen · 01-13-2009, 10:49 PM

OK, we finally got one of the video's up of an entire stage...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/N...ord_231260.htm

B O N Y · 01-14-2009, 12:17 AM

Wow, second time today I needed the 5 gal Aloha bag.... great vid.

fjpikul · 01-14-2009, 01:20 AM

Just curious, why are the bright (long, high beam) lights on?

kmillen · 01-14-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjpikul

Just curious, why are the bright (long, high beam) lights on?

The rally requires that you have all of your lights on while in the race stages. I don't know the reason for the rule though, that's just what they mandate. If we don't follow that rule then we receive a time penalty for each stage the lights are not on.

kmillen · 01-14-2009, 11:57 AM

One more video...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/N...ord_282401.htm

This was one of our best stages. We passed 4 cars in this stage and we actually beat every other car in the top 10. We were 5th quickest through there.

PL510*Jeff · 01-15-2009, 07:59 AM

Thanks Kyle.

PILOTJPW1 · 01-15-2009, 10:39 AM

Oh man that was awesome. Looks like you were hooked up good. Seemed like very few tail slides.

Where do we find the results?

kmillen · 01-15-2009, 01:04 PM

For a full run down on the results visit targa.co.nz.

We finished 8th place overall, we were the first father-son team, first Ford, and first V8. We were very happy with the result. Actually for the first time I sat down and analyzed the stage times and in a few of the stages we actually beat the overall winner's of the event.

01-12-2009, 09:04 PM	#32
skyrex FORD GT OWNER Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Coast California/Lake Las Vegas Posts: 1,190	Don't know how I missed this thread. Two things.....one, love the orange GT. Looks like you guys had a heck of a time down there. Second, Gimbal I am glad you got another GT and are rounding her into the shape you want her. I know you will have better luck with this one. __________________

01-14-2009, 12:17 AM	#34
B O N Y MODERATOR & FGT OWNER Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 12,137	Wow, second time today I needed the 5 gal Aloha bag.... great vid. __________________ attended:RALLY I,II,III + Indy & St. Pete & 2 Scottsdale PreRallys & 3 SEMA dinners & 3 Barrett Jackson PreAuction Dinners

01-15-2009, 10:39 AM	#39
PILOTJPW1 GT Owner/ B.o.D Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 311	Wow, Beautiful roads, Thanks for posting link. Oh man that was awesome. Looks like you were hooked up good. Seemed like very few tail slides. Where do we find the results?

01-15-2009, 01:04 PM	#40
kmillen Supporting Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 441	For a full run down on the results visit targa.co.nz. We finished 8th place overall, we were the first father-son team, first Ford, and first V8. We were very happy with the result. Actually for the first time I sat down and analyzed the stage times and in a few of the stages we actually beat the overall winner's of the event. Last edited by kmillen; 01-15-2009 at 01:06 PM..

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01-13-2009, 10:49 PM	#33
kmillen Supporting Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 441	OK, we finally got one of the video's up of an entire stage... http://videos.streetfire.net/video/N...ord_231260.htm

01-14-2009, 01:20 AM	#35
fjpikul GT Owner/ B.o.D Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Belleville, IL Posts: 5,170	Just curious, why are the bright (long, high beam) lights on?

01-14-2009, 11:57 AM	#37
kmillen Supporting Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 441	One more video... http://videos.streetfire.net/video/N...ord_282401.htm This was one of our best stages. We passed 4 cars in this stage and we actually beat every other car in the top 10. We were 5th quickest through there.

01-15-2009, 07:59 AM	#38
PL510*Jeff GT Owner/ B.o.D Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Renton, Washington Posts: 1,794	Thanks Kyle.