TMR contested the recent Supaloc Targa Adelaide around the wonderful winding roads of the Adelaide Hill’s with three Mitsubishi Evo X lancers bringing home solid results all round.
 
Leading the charge was the Smith-Smith EVO X prepared and run at the event by the highly skilled team of TMR engineers taking out 6th place in the Modern category.
 
Hot on their heels was the rapidly evolving Arentz-Burrey entry in 7th position under one second behind Smith.
 
Clinton Arentz has been making huge leaps in performance and currently leads the Mountain Motorsport tarmac rally series. Smartly Arentz started the Targa Adelaide event cautiously with poor conditions setting the scene for what would be a tough event. The end result a exception step in the right direction to outright competitiveness.
 
Debuting a brand new car was the Flood-Green entry looking outstanding in it’s Sinch Creative branding. The TMR built and run EVO X ran faultlessly for the duration of the high paced event securing second place in the Showroom 4WD class. Adelaide local Michael Flood purchased a brand new EVO X off the showroom floor just six weeks prior to the Supaloc Targa Adelaide event. He then shipped it to TMR headquarters in Melbourne for the full tarmac treatment to Showroom 4WD specification and then hit the start line. An awesome effort for the crew and TMR engineers.
 
The Supaloc Targa Adelaide was held on the fast and winding roads on Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills taking in the sights and sounds of the city of Churches with a super special night stage to start the event.
 
With continually changing and very slippery conditions tyre choices were critical. TMR boss Alan Heaphy, the mastermind of numerous Bathurst 1000 victories led his team with confident tyre choices and strategy.
 
“All the guys did a great job. Clinton in particular is really making huge headway as he moves from the junior series to the main game. His speed is great and what’s more he’s bringing the car back each time too. Very smart driving. The stages in the Australian Targa Championship events are longer so concentration and consistency is even more important. He took it in his stride.” said Heaphy.
 
“I’m really thrilled too for the Michael Flood with his brand new TMR built EVO X. Just six weeks before the event this car came off the showroom floor, arrived at out workshop and now here he is racing to second in class on debut. Outstanding stuff.” said Heaphy.
 
The next stop for TMR Performance in the Australian Targa Championship is the mountains of Victoria for Targa High Country in November. The fast and steep roads around Mount Buller make for a thrilling spectacle as a massive fleet of the best tarmac rally cars and stars in the country fight the clock for outright honours.
 
With another huge fleet of EVO’s to prepare and maintain during the event, this is when the Championship starts to get serious as they head for more victories to add to the mantle.