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Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« on: August 31, 2015, 06:58:45 am »

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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2015, 08:42:31 am »
Not because I actually know anything, but I always thought Targa Newf was something any Joe Blow could enter...bring car, bring friend, pay to play, play.  Hmmm...guess I'll never be signing up after all...(as if - but in my dreams) :'( Oh well, there's always YouTube!  :)
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2015, 09:44:46 am »
Wow. Thanks for the article, James! I have always been curious about how the navigator calls out to the driver, and now I got a peek into it.
Awesome and keep us up to date, please.
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2015, 10:24:59 am »
 :thumbup:

I really though the most important part of you job was making the  stickers for the car  :D
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2015, 10:27:47 am »
Quote from: Dicky Petails on August 31, 2015, 08:42:31 am
Not because I actually know anything, but I always thought Targa Newf was something any Joe Blow could enter...bring car, bring friend, pay to play, play.  Hmmm...guess I'll never be signing up after all...(as if - but in my dreams) :'( Oh well, there's always YouTube!  :)

Yes any joe blow can enter.  bring car (need a caged car unless you want to run grand touring which is a TSD not high speed rally), bring a friend and some gear and go.    Don't forget to bring $25,000
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2015, 10:45:26 am »
Quote from: wing on August 31, 2015, 10:27:47 am
Quote from: Dicky Petails on August 31, 2015, 08:42:31 am
Not because I actually know anything, but I always thought Targa Newf was something any Joe Blow could enter...bring car, bring friend, pay to play, play.  Hmmm...guess I'll never be signing up after all...(as if - but in my dreams) :'( Oh well, there's always YouTube!  :)

Yes any joe blow can enter.  bring car (need a caged car unless you want to run grand touring which is a TSD not high speed rally), bring a friend and some gear and go.    Don't forget to bring $25,000
Yep.  Kind of like Chump Car and Lemons.  It can get pretty pricey (fuel, tires, safety equipment).
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2015, 12:15:23 pm »
Excellent article, James!  Sounds like you'll have your plate full during the rally.  Looking forward to your updates, thoughts, musings and so forth during the event.

Best of luck!   :thumbup: :banana: :bow2: :drive2:
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2015, 12:23:25 pm »
That's crazy!   :o  You certainly have to have your wits about you at all times.  I'm sure you'll do great!   :D
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2015, 01:06:48 pm »
Quote from: wing on August 31, 2015, 10:27:47 am
Quote from: Dicky Petails on August 31, 2015, 08:42:31 am
Not because I actually know anything, but I always thought Targa Newf was something any Joe Blow could enter...bring car, bring friend, pay to play, play.  Hmmm...guess I'll never be signing up after all...(as if - but in my dreams) :'( Oh well, there's always YouTube!  :)

Yes any joe blow can enter.  bring car (need a caged car unless you want to run grand touring which is a TSD not high speed rally), bring a friend and some gear and go.    Don't forget to bring $25,000

 :o....................... :fall:  Ouch.

I hate living vicariously...............oh well..........might as well go suck on some ice cream.  :P  Don't own a car worth $25g...never mind ever find the money to play with it like that.  Sigh...maybe I should fire up the kids PS4 as that'll be about as close as I'll ever get to the real thing.  Maybe I'll just go back to sleep...I mean work. 
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2015, 09:12:25 pm »
You'll be like Sebastien Loeb's navigator, um , you know, that guy whassisname, it's on the tip of me tongue, by. Well known and highly um, esteemed.

Sounds like fun. Be careful.
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Re: Feature: Prepping for Targa Newfoundland
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2015, 07:44:05 am »
Great article James. Have fun and good luck.

I got my rally training with the Colin Mcrae rally game on xbox.
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