News - Australian Targa Championship

Jason White wins back-to-back Targa Tasmania titles

22-Apr-2013

Local hero Jason White has claimed back-to-back Targa Tasmania titles after dominating the five-day marathon in his Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale.

In securing his fourth Targa Tasmania title, White and his co-driver, John White, also claimed consecutive CAMS Australian Targa Championship wins.

Jason White/John White, 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale

Regularity win is all in the timing for Friths

21-Apr-2013

Peter and David Frith have completed a stellar event, taking the Targa Tasmania and Australian Targa Championship titles in the Regularity competition.

Manion fights back to win Early Modern

21-Apr-2013

Ben Manion and Damian Roach put in a spirited final day drive to claim victory in the RDA Brakes Early Modern competition.

21-Apr-2013

In what was virtually the perfect event for them, Peter and Sari Ullrich won the Shannons Early Classic Handicap title leading from the very first day in their 1963 Jensen CV8.

Blake does a 'Bradbury' to win Classic Florio

21-Apr-2013

Phillip and John Blake think themselves lucky to have won the Shannons Classic Florio Handicap title in Targa Tasmania.

21-Apr-2013

Achterberg and Greg Fitzgerald were popular winners of the Shannons Late Classic Handicap title in their 1980 Porsche 944.

Denyer thrilled with Showroom triumph

21-Apr-2013

The RDA Brakes Showroom competition went to Grant Denyer and Dale Moscatt after a convincing drive that saw them take victory by 17 minutes.

The pair had trailed the similar Renault of Adam Spence in the early part of the rally, but after Spence went off the road, the result was beyond doubt. Denyer loved everything about the event, and was glowing in his praise.

“With the lead we had today I was thinking about taking it easy and just cruising home, but we somehow finished third fastest outright on Mount Arrowsmith,” Denyer said.

Kennard conquers 4WD Showroom

21-Apr-2013

Angus Kennard would probably be the first to admit that he wasn’t the fastest driver in 4WD, but he was in front when it mattered.

Day four lunchtime quotes

20-Apr-2013

JASON WHITE

We fixed our electrical problems from yesterday, and it was good to find that, but now we’ve got fuel problems. Despite that, we had a corker of a run through Murchison and threw all caution to the wind and went as fast as you could possibly go through there.

We’ve got 40 seconds on Steve (Glenney) now, but it would nice to have a minute up our sleeve, but unless he has problems it will go right down to the wire, because we seem to be fairly even on times and I reckon it will only be dramas which will separate us at the end of the event.

Denyer untroubled in RDA Brakes Showroom

20-Apr-2013

Former ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ host, Grant Denyer, is also proving that he has talent behind the wheel as he increased his lead to over 11 minutes on day four of Targa Tasmania.

Kennard could give Subaru 4WD Showroom win

20-Apr-2013

Launceston Subaru dealer, Ben Newman, went into day four of Targa Tasmania with a 30 second lead in the RDA Brakes 4WD Showroom competition and on track for victory.

Still Pritchard in Early Modern

20-Apr-2013

The RDA Brakes Early Modern race has been an intriguing one throughout, and day four didn’t prove to be any different.

Frith eyes perfect Targa in Regularity

20-Apr-2013

The top five places in the tightly-controlled Regularity category of Targa Tasmania remained unchanged on day four, with Phillip and David Frith slightly extending their advantage.

Early Classic Handicap still Ullrich's domain

20-Apr-2013

The family pairing of Peter and Sari Ullrich are well on track to record victory in the Shannons Early Classic Handicap after extending their lead by over two minutes on day four.

New leader in Late Classic Handicap

20-Apr-2013

Greg Garwood’s retirement with engine failure has paved the way for Leigh Achterberg and Greg Fitzgerald to take the Shannons Late Classic Handicap title in their 1980 Porsche 944.

White grabs advantage at Targa Tasmania

20-Apr-2013

Local hope Jason White is on track to take his fourth victory in Targa Tasmania, after a brilliant drive on the penultimate day saw him increase his lead by more than half a minute across the day’s 132 competitive kilometres.

The Lamborghini Gallardo driver was outright fastest on five of the day’s eight tarmac stages and now leads by 57 seconds with one day to go, as second placed Steve Glenney, in his Nissan GT-R, struggled to keep pace with his arch rival.

Jason White and John White in their 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale

Day three lunchtime quotes

19-Apr-2013

STEVE GLENNEY

There were some very steep descents in Cethana and we can’t push this big car down those, so I took it easy there and tried to make up as much time as I could elsewhere.

Modern Targa too close to call

19-Apr-2013

Jason White has once again stamped his authority on Targa Tasmania with an impressive drive that has seen him regain the lead on day three of the five-day epic rally.

The Lamborghini Gallardo driver started the day with a 17 second deficit to the Nissan GT-R of Steve Glenney, but by the end of the day’s second stage he was back in front, and finished the day with a handy 13 second lead.

Denyer takes Showroom class lead

19-Apr-2013

The leaderboard in the RDA Brakes Showroom competition had remained primarily unchanged until the final stage, with Adam Spence leading the similar Renault Megane RS 250 of Grant Denyer over the day’s eight stages.

Millar crash gives Newman 4WD Showroom lead

19-Apr-2013

Four-wheel drive Showroom competition pacesetter, Scott Millar, crashed out of Targa Tasmania on the day’s second stage, allowing Launceston’s Ben Newman to move into the lead in his Subaru Impreza WRX.

Jason White wins back-to-back Targa Tasmania titles

Local hero Jason White has claimed back-to-back Targa Tasmania titles after dominating the five-day marathon in his Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale.

In securing his fourth Targa Tasmania title, White and his co-driver, John White, also claimed consecutive CAMS Australian Targa Championship wins.

Denyer thrilled with Showroom triumph

The RDA Brakes Showroom competition went to Grant Denyer and Dale Moscatt after a convincing drive that saw them take victory by 17 minutes.

“With the lead we had today I was thinking about taking it easy and just cruising home, but we somehow finished third fastest outright on Mount Arrowsmith,” Denyer said.

Kennard conquers 4WD Showroom

Angus Kennard would probably be the first to admit that he wasn’t the fastest driver in 4WD, but he was in front when it mattered.

Regularity win is all in the timing for Friths

Peter and David Frith have completed a stellar event, taking the Targa Tasmania and Australian Targa Championship titles in the Regularity competition.

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