TMR-built Evolutions continue to star

Held from 15-18 August, Quit Targa West saw over 80 cars
entered to tackle the fast West Australian roads. It was a quiet event for the
TMR crew, however of particular interest was the performance of the TMR-built
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X RS driven by WA local Stewart Liddle, with
co-driver Mandy Lister alongside. "This was originally built as an
outright-spec machine, but was returned to Targa Showroom specifications,"
explains TMR principal Alan Heaphy. "We were very interested to see how Stewart
got on."

Entered in the modern competition category the 2009-model
Evo X finished a creditable tenth outright, behind no less than three R35 GT-Rs
and the Porsche 911 GT2 of Jim Richards. As well as displaying consistency the
pairing was quick, with many top 10 stage times throughout  the 31 stage event .

There was little time to breathe before the next event,
Targa Adelaide, held from 21-25 August and round one of the 2013-14 Australian
Targa Championship.

Liddle had Michael Lloyd co-drive for this event, entering
into the 4WD Showroom class, long dominated by TMR-prepared machinery.

They were joined by TMR-built cars for Clint Arentz/Pete
Burrey and Michael Flood/Nathan Green. In the outright (Modern) class, regular
Barrie Smith returned with renowned co-driver Dale Moscatt in his Evo X.

In slippery, wet conditions the cars of Arentz/Burrey and
Flood/Green finished second and third in class behind Newman/Lewis in their
Impreza STi, with Liddle unfortunately recording a DNF.

In outright Smith/Moscatt survived an eventful rally to
finish in sixth position behind a mixture of R35 GTRs, a Lamborghini and a
Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

Next event on the list is Targa High Country, to be held on our home turf in Victoria from 8-10 November. Be sure to check back for the review.