TMR at Targa High Country 2014

Targa High Country, held over 7-9 November in the Mansfield region of Victoria, was the stage for a highly competitive weekend of tarmac rallying.

The Team Mitsubishi Ralliart (TMR) crew was on-event supporting long-time Targa entrants Barrie and Jan Smith. Against heavy competition from a swag of well-developed STis, the Smiths were able to complete the rally comfortably, showing good pace to finish fourth in the 4WD Showroom class. 

“Besides routine tyre rotations and shock adjustments, we didn’t lay a spanner on the car all weekend,” explained TMR Engineer Pete West. “The shock adjustments made Sunday morning were designed to aid Barrie’s comfort in the car, and he upped his pace accordingly.”

Also competing was Max Williams in another Evo X, which was prepared for the event in the TMR garage. Entered in the more extensively-modified Modern category, Williams was able to finish fourth outright, beating a couple of R35 Nissan GT-Rs along the way and proving the ultimate pace of the TMR-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Xs.

The Targa series recommences with the inaugural Targa Hellyer Gorge on February 6-7, 2015.