Mazdapedia.org » Tasmania Rally http://www.mazdapedia.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Team Mazda off to a Good Start at Targa Tasmania http://www.mazdapedia.org/2008/04/15/team-mazda-off-to-a-good-start-at-targa-tasmania/ http://www.mazdapedia.org/2008/04/15/team-mazda-off-to-a-good-start-at-targa-tasmania/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:52:39 +0000 MazdaPedia http://www.mazdapedia.org/2008/04/15/team-mazda-off-to-a-good-start-at-targa-tasmania/ Team Mazda Drivers down under are off to a fast start in Tasmania – finishing 1st & 2nd during Targa’s 5km Prologue. Let’s hope teammates Rick Bates & Alister McRae can keep it up during a full out Targa Rally – Goooooo Team Mazda!!

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From PaddockTalk dot com -

“Mazda has made a promising start to this year’s Targa Tasmania. The twin Mazda3 MPS hot hatches secured first and second position in the 2WD Showroom Competition in today’s Prologue.

Resident Mazda driver Rick Bates was the fastest in the event’s 2WD production car competition, posting a time of 3min 32secs around the 5km town stage. His team mate Alister McRae ran a close second only five seconds adrift.”

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Standings:

Pure Tasmania Modern
1. McRae / Stewart
2. Buggee / Freame
3. Dunkley / Parker

Pure Tasmania Showroom 2WD
1. McRae / Stewart
2. Buggee / Freame
3. Dunkley / Parker

Congratulations to Team Mazda!

Mazda brings their Mazdaspeed3 to the 8th Annual Targa Tasmania Rally. A far cry from the Mazda2 Rally Edition shown previously on our site, The Mazda3 MPS (as it’s known down-unda’) will trounce through Tasmania’s outback from April 15th through the 20th, over 2000 kilometers! The excursion will be lead by drivers Rick Bates and Alister McRae, who have a lot to live up to after 2007′s successful run by Melinda Both and Samantha Stevens. Maybe a little battle of the sexes will rev-up participants’ engines. Good Luck Team Mazda!

Targa 2007

Targa Tasmania Rally 2007

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2008 Mazda3 Targa Rally Edition

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Inside 2008 Targa Mazda3 MPS

Unlike other rally vehicles, Targa’s autos are equip with mostly stock parts inside and out.

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