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Targa Rally New Zealand · 10:11 PM

Targa is being run in the south island this year, which is fortunate since thats where I live!

Prologue stage was being held in Christchurch, on our Port Hills. Here are some photos from the overnight pit and course itself, for a little nation I was surprised at the variety of cars competing, from classics to daily drivers to exotics. Clearly i'm in the wrong profession, judging from the large quantity of amazing supercars as competition support vehicles.

The 18-135mm i've not had long, but I was pleased with how it fared on the day - definitely versatile.

What was once a generic Subaru econobox, now powered by a 2.5L turbo

Mm Lancia Delta Integrale

more classic rally machines, Alpine A110

Cheers

richandfleur · 10-27-2014, 10:33 PM

cool

**RobA_Oz** · 10-28-2014, 12:12 AM

Great stuff, and very nicely photographed! Alpines and Arbaths plus the usual suspects of the modern era. Our own Targa Tasmania seems to have given in to rich hoons in expensive moderns, whereas your version, like the Adelaide Classic, seems to have kept more of the flavour of the original intent.

**Sailor** · 10-28-2014, 06:19 AM

A feast for a car lover's eyes! I especially enjoyed the shot of the Alpine - something I've never seen in the flesh. I also liked that nice, long row of Porsches, beginning with that red GT3

. I don't recognize that yellow car in the last shot, but the badging suggests it's something from GM?

Anyway, a terrific set of photos.

Jer

FruitLooPs · 10-28-2014, 06:27 AM

Originally posted by Sailor

A feast for a car lover's eyes! I especially enjoyed the shot of the Alpine - something I've never seen in the flesh. I also liked that nice, long row of Porsches, beginning with that red GT3

. I don't recognize that yellow car in the last shot, but the badging suggests it's something from GM?

Anyway, a terrific set of photos.

Jer

Yellow car is a 60's era Holden Monaro GTS, glad you guys enjoyed them

I'd never seen an Alpine either - I wasn't aware we had anything like that in NZ!

I've got plenty more to sort through, but it can wait for another day.

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RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Great stuff, and very nicely photographed! Alpines and Arbaths plus the usual suspects of the modern era. Our own Targa Tasmania seems to have given in to rich hoons in expensive moderns, whereas your version, like the Adelaide Classic, seems to have kept more of the flavour of the original intent.

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Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	A feast for a car lover's eyes! I especially enjoyed the shot of the Alpine - something I've never seen in the flesh. I also liked that nice, long row of Porsches, beginning with that red GT3 . I don't recognize that yellow car in the last shot, but the badging suggests it's something from GM? Anyway, a terrific set of photos. Jer

10-28-2014, 06:27 AM	#5
FruitLooPs Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 440 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor A feast for a car lover's eyes! I especially enjoyed the shot of the Alpine - something I've never seen in the flesh. I also liked that nice, long row of Porsches, beginning with that red GT3 . I don't recognize that yellow car in the last shot, but the badging suggests it's something from GM? Anyway, a terrific set of photos. Jer Yellow car is a 60's era Holden Monaro GTS, glad you guys enjoyed them I'd never seen an Alpine either - I wasn't aware we had anything like that in NZ! I've got plenty more to sort through, but it can wait for another day.