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Kevin Weeks and Dale Moscatt are all set to
kick off their bid for victory on this
week's Targa Tasmania in the second of the
two rally-prepared Lamborghini Gallardo
Superleggera sports cars which will be
titling for outright honours on what is
arguably the southern hemisphere's most
prestigious tarmac rally. |
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Kevin Weeks and Dale
Moscatt are all set to kick off their bid for victory on
this week's Targa Tasmania in the second of the two
rally-prepared Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera sports
cars which will be titling for outright honours - on
what is arguably the southern hemisphere's most
prestigious tarmac rally - when the green flag drops on
the prologue stage at midday today.
Weeks and Moscatt have spent many hours doing
reconnaissance of Targa Tasmania’s challenging stages,
and the Supaloc Racing outfit has also done some
thorough testing of the Lamborghini at South Australia’s
Mallala circuit.
After a disappointing run in last year’s event (the
Supaloc Lamborghini retired from the race after an
engine problem) Weeks and his team are keen to bounce
back in the strongest possible fashion, by winning this
year's event outright. With 2011 being the 20th
anniversary of Targa Tasmania, victory in this year’s
event would be even more highly valued than usual.
As always, Kevin Weeks and Dale Moscatt will be
supported by the experienced team of Supaloc Racing
technicians, headed up by Technical Director Oscar
Fiorinotto. “We have been through every single area of
the car with a fine-tooth comb,” Fiorinotto said. “Every
single component has been checked, double checked and
triple checked. Absolutely nothing has been left to
chance.”
While there have been no changes to the Lamborghini
since its last event, Targa Wrest Point, Fiorinotto
stresses that the team members have been extremely
thorough in their preparation of the car to ensure it
runs reliably for the duration of the event. Weeks also
comes to today's start line with victory on last
November's Targa High Country under his belt having
brought his black Gallardo Superleggera home ahead of
the similar white-liveried Lamborghini of Jason and John
White and the Porsche 911 GT2 of Jim Richards and Barry
Oliver.
Weeks and Moscatt will face tough competition this week
from both White (Lamborghini) and eight-time Targa
Tasmania winner Richards (Porsche) as well as Dick
Johnson (Corvette), Steve Glenney (Mazda RX8) and Tony
Quinn (Nissan GTR). The official prorogue for the event
commences at midday today at George Town, with times in
the prorogue used to determine the starting order for
the first stage tomorrow (Wednesday).
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