Tasmania (again...)
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:14 pm
Just got back today from Tasmania. Did 8000km in 4 weeks (including the drive to and from Melbourne for the ferry, so 6000km in Tasmania itself)
Did every targa stage at least once, often multiple times in both directions
(used this as a guide)
Would have to rate the sideling, cethana, hellyer gorge, mt elephant pass and mt roland as my favourites.
Pity I was in my other car (pug 308 diesel) but it did surprisingly well (the diesel grunt was awesome for the hillclimb stages)
It needs new tyres now (at 34000km), being a reasonably nose-heavy car it goes through tyres quite quickly, and some targa stages (especially pyengana) were quite tight so the car understeered a bit.
We based ourselves in longford for part of the trip. Beautiful town, with awesome motorsport heritage, and a fantastic bakery
Did every targa stage at least once, often multiple times in both directions
(used this as a guide)Would have to rate the sideling, cethana, hellyer gorge, mt elephant pass and mt roland as my favourites.
Pity I was in my other car (pug 308 diesel) but it did surprisingly well (the diesel grunt was awesome for the hillclimb stages)
It needs new tyres now (at 34000km), being a reasonably nose-heavy car it goes through tyres quite quickly, and some targa stages (especially pyengana) were quite tight so the car understeered a bit.
We based ourselves in longford for part of the trip. Beautiful town, with awesome motorsport heritage, and a fantastic bakery
