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[Andrew NZ]

We've got another rally this weekend - the two day Targa Bambina around the Waikato/Coromandel areas. About 250kms of closed special stages and lots of touring in between.

Bron is doing it again in her Peugeot too, and we're both out to raise awareness for the Breast Cancer Foundation. Info on both cars is here www.race4-dcup.co.nz and reports will follow on the site next week. It's a massive challenge to get two old cars to the finish, and an even bigger challenge for Bron after everything she's been through (this week also marks the 2 year anniversary of finding the tumor and she's still going strong!). Early detection is critical, so you can all tell your partners that Andrew and Bron say you have to check them regularly

Results for each stage will be posted here http://targa.trackit.co.nz/
I'm #125 and Bron is #139, and we're both in the classic 2wd class.
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Andrew
1977 RX924 race car
12a bridgeport supercharged
www.race4-dcup.co.nz

[Jamesmay924]

Good luck!!!,

I can't tell you how much i want to do the 3 targa's... one day...
I was supposed to be looking for a cheap rally car when i found my 924. If i find another, (at the right price) guess what will become of it??
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1982 924 N/A 5sp (UK import)
2004 Audi A6 Quattro Avante

[Andrew NZ]

[morghen]

good luck !
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Supercharger and EFI kits
https://www.the924.com

[Andrew NZ]

Almost ready now but the924 isn't running properly now, so it's booked into the rotary specialist tomorrow as I'm running out of time to sort it. I hope it's something simple.
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Andrew
1977 RX924 race car
12a bridgeport supercharged
www.race4-dcup.co.nz

[Joes924Racer]

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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

[Andrew NZ]

All tuned up and ready to go. Fuel pressure regulator was miles out apparently, and it had virtually no pressure.
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Andrew
1977 RX924 race car
12a bridgeport supercharged
www.race4-dcup.co.nz

[Andrew NZ]

Scrutineering and documentation sorted now, so into bed ready for an early start in the morning. Can't wait.
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Andrew
1977 RX924 race car
12a bridgeport supercharged
www.race4-dcup.co.nz

[932kiwi]

How did you go?

[Andrew NZ]

It was a great weekend, and the 924 made it home safe and sound.

We took it reasonably carefully on the first stage, as we hadn’t used the new Federal control tyres on the car before, but were still horrified at how little grip they had. They’d lock up at the slightest brake pressure, and effectively doubled the braking distance over the old Dunlops, as well as limiting the cornering speeds. This eliminated the two strengths of the car, and made it horrible to drive. We had so many lockups and slides on Saturday!

The only real mechanical problem we had all weekend was at the end of the touring stage after stage 2, just before service, when a nasty scraping sound came from under the car. Turned out that one of the brake pads had delaminated and fallen off – lucky that it didn’t happen on a special stage!! On further inspection all the others had cracks in them so we swapped them all for new pads, although our spares were only normal road pads which seriously compromised the braking performance for the whole rally.

We were late out of service and ended up starting further up the order in amongst the 4wds, so were under pressure to keep the pace up to get through without holding them up. We went into a corner too hot for the tyres and had a big spin, getting stuck sideways on a very narrow road just around a blind corner. Somehow we managed to get going again before the WRX caught us, but it was a very nervous moment.

Stage 6 we caught up to Bron towards the end of the stage, and presumed she was driving over debris from other cars and flicking it up at us. It wasn’t until we got up beside her that we realised that the bits were falling off her car, as she’d put it into a bank earlier in the stage and smashed up the right front in the process. We checked it over thoroughly at the end of the stage and found it to be only superficial damage, so taped it all up with race tape so she could carry on.

By the last stage of the day we managed to find a pressure setting that gave us more feel from the tyres, and they were only just getting scrubbed in (very hard compound) so it started to be a bit more fun to drive it again.

We finished the day 1 second ahead of the only 944 in the field. The second day went a lot better than the first, and we pulled out a 4 ½ minute lead over the 944 over the 7 stages and started to play with some of the escorts that were dominating our class.

Our best stage placing for the weekend was 4th in class, and we finished 20th out of 30 entrants in the classic field. All in all a good result considering the lack of traction and brakes.

Rotorua in June will suit the car better (should be nice and wet!) and we’ll be aiming a bit higher. Apart from the brakes and tyres the car didn’t miss a beat and the service crew had very little to do compared to all previous rallies, so I’m pretty pleased with it all.

Bron made huge improvements over the event too, and got very difficult to pass by the end.
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Andrew
1977 RX924 race car
12a bridgeport supercharged
www.race4-dcup.co.nz

[Cedric]

Interesting read, suonds lika fun rally !

What are those tyres? Seems awful, do you have adjustable brake bias? Otherwise that might be a good investment if you plan on doing more rallies on those rubbers
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1980 924 Turbo
www.instagram.com/garagecedric/

[Andrew NZ]

[Andrew NZ]

Photos up now:

924: http://www.groundsky.co.nz/index.php?Action=VEN&EventCode=1203&EntrantID=18079

205GTi: http://www.groundsky.co.nz/index.php?Action=VEN&EventCode=1203&EntrantID=18082
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Andrew
1977 RX924 race car
12a bridgeport supercharged
www.race4-dcup.co.nz