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Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« on: October 02, 2015, 08:24:49 am »

Six gruelling days with the wrong car.
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2015, 09:06:29 am »
WOW, epic journey Wing!!!  Congrats on finishing the race & still managing to place 2nd in your division!!
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2015, 09:34:09 am »
Dude, EPIC short story!  Publish the sh!t out of this thing!  you're both :winner:s in my books!

Crazy about that crash though!  Amazing - you were cautious and careful around the bend, and then a sudden twitch...but the story about getting the GT40 back up and going - truly amazing - as was the rubber chicken.  Was there any purpose to that other than being adorable?

Thanks for sharing, James!
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2015, 10:00:39 am »
Great story! Really enjoyed it and the photos.
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2015, 10:58:23 am »
rubber chicken was just funny because of the strands of fiberglass around the front end.
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2015, 10:26:03 pm »
Wow, epic adventure for sure  :fiver:
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2015, 10:15:52 am »
Wow, that sounds like it was one helluva adventure!!

Doesn't Mark McDonald also own a blue/white Pigeon Performance 427 Cobra?  If it's the same guy, I've tried to pop in at his home a few times to introduce myself, but every time I've been there, he was out.  I've met his dog, his wife, his kids, but not Mark...
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2015, 12:56:39 pm »
Great job, and good write up too!

I'd love to do this one day.  In something a bit slower.
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2015, 01:15:16 pm »
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2015, 01:36:30 pm »
Quote from: Scarecrow on October 03, 2015, 10:15:52 am
Wow, that sounds like it was one helluva adventure!!

Doesn't Mark McDonald also own a blue/white Pigeon Performance 427 Cobra?  If it's the same guy, I've tried to pop in at his home a few times to introduce myself, but every time I've been there, he was out.  I've met his dog, his wife, his kids, but not Mark...

Yes he does own a 427 Cobra.
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2015, 04:44:06 pm »
 What an amazing experience that must have been. Looks like way more fun than the Cannonball run they do in the US.

I wonder what our boy from Calgary raced this year (the guy that crashed the Enzo into the drink a few yrs ago)
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2015, 05:16:37 pm »
Quote from: revalations on October 04, 2015, 04:44:06 pm
What an amazing experience that must have been. Looks like way more fun than the Cannonball run they do in the US.

I wonder what our boy from Calgary raced this year (the guy that crashed the Enzo into the drink a few yrs ago)

Ha!  I was wondering the same thing.

Nice write up James and quite an adventure!  :thumbup:

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Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2015, 07:10:24 pm »
That guy hasn't come back.   He was only doing fast tour as well,   no business crashing in fast tour.
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Re: Feature: Targa Newfoundland Diary
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2015, 08:00:26 pm »
Odysseus class epic.  Nice write-up, Wing!  Glad you brought her home.  Everyone know the navigator is the smarts in the team. ;-)
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