Dunlop Targa New Zealand - STILLEN GT-R

[Team STILLEN]

http://blog.stillen.com/2010/10/targa-new-...3-racing-day-2/



We are in our second night at Palmerston North and have some good news! Steve is really enjoying the car and having a great time. He pushed hard today and caught some ground on Proctor in the Metalman car but unfortunately another car caught more ground and squeaked ahead of us by a few seconds. So, currently we’re running 4th overall but making gains on the competition.






Something I did not include in yesterdays update is the great sportsmanship on this rally. People work hard to help each other and teams competing against each other have been known to lend a hand and help their competitors to get them back on the road a little sooner. Last night both Proctor and Dodson developed leaky CV boots so our teams headed over and gave a few pointers on how to get it done. You may remember from our Newfoundland recaps, Mark and Joe both have quite a fair amount of experience when dealing with leaky CV boots on a targa rally!



Today was another beautiful day. Great weather and great stages. There were only four stages today but they were pretty massive! One stage was raced on the forgotten highway to Whangamamana (phong a mama nah.) It is a small little town that has a 40 kilometer highway leading in and only one other small road leading out. For the targa they shut down the main “forgotten” highway and let the cars have at it. It is a great stage and one that I remember vividly as it is where I earned my nickname of “Ralph McPukin”. Phillip appears to have a stomach more suited to navigator duties and was able to keep his breakfast under control.



Head over to the STILLEN Blog for more pictures. http://blog.stillen.com/2010/10/targa-new-...3-racing-day-2/

[Team STILLEN]

[Team STILLEN]

2010 Dunlop Targa - Modern Results for Stage : 17 - Manfeild

The final stage for today, and the 1/2 way point on stages. 17 down, 17 more to go over the next two days. Check back tomorrow morning for more updates.

Total cumulative time at the end of day 3

2 997 Tony Quinn Nissan 9 00:08:18 03:27:29 1
5 945 Glenn Inkster Mitsubishi 9 00:08:31 03:31:58 2
3 975 Steve Millen Nissan 9 00:08:18 03:31:59 3
4 926 Jason Gill Mitsubishi 9 00:08:28 03:32:56 4
7 998 Harry Dodson Nissan 9 00:08:34 03:35:23 5
8 840 Martin Dippie Porsche 8 00:08:35 03:38:55 6
6 917 Glenn Smith Mitsubishi 9 00:08:31 03:39:56 7
9 947 Brian Green Mitsubishi 9 00:08:44 03:43:41 8
16 775 Barry Hare BMW 7 00:09:08 03:45:08 9
13 670 Gary Murphy BMW 6 00:09:02 03:45:22 10
15 820 Richard Mehrtens MercedesBenz 8 00:09:07 03:46:08 11
42 944 Rick Giddy Subaru 9 00:11:30 03:47:33 12
40 957 Clark Proctor Nissan 9 00:11:30 03:47:57 13
20 709 Tim James Porsche 7 00:09:18 03:50:16 14
25 894 Bob Boniface Porsche 8 00:09:27 03:51:19 15
50 601 Simon Clark BMW 6 00:12:42 03:52:50 16
26 641 Mark Cole BMW 6 00:09:30 03:53:06 17
36 748 Paul Halford Maserati 7 00:10:41 03:57:10 18
10 845 Tim O'Connor Ferrari 8 00:08:46 03:57:40 19
19 855 Mike Walsh Mercedes-Benz 8 00:09:18 03:59:35 20
24 512 Bevan Claridge Holden 5 00:09:26 04:00:17 21
1 929 Peter Barnie Toyota 9 00:07:16 04:00:54 22
35 716 Mark Whyte Toyota 7 00:10:41 04:01:01 23
30 615 Robert Darrington BMW 6 00:09:43 04:01:24 24
23 643 Frans de Court BMW 6 00:09:24 04:01:53 25

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail.../video/4277727

[Team STILLEN]

http://blog.stillen.com/2010/10/targ...y-3/#more-1425

"We have made it to New Plymouth and I am writing this update from a Beaurepairs Service Center. Tonight we went through the car for a mid-week check up, went through the oil change, checked brake wear, tires, etc. Also the guys are having to fix the front lip after a local at one of the lunch stops guided Steve straight into the curb when he was trying to get into the parking area for lunch. They had stacked up some blocks of wood to get over the curb and with three guys watching they guided him straight into the curb and pushed the front lip back! Mark and Joe have had a pretty easy week though compared to Newfoundland so I guess it’s good to keep them up for a night. All is good on the car and the teams spirits are high. "... Head over to the blog for more updates from Kyle on Day 3.. http://blog.stillen.com/2010/10/targ...y-3/#more-1425

[Team STILLEN]

http://www.performancecar.co.nz/news...date-day-three

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2010 Dunlop Targa - Modern Results for Stage : 25 - Gladstone - Day 4


Day 4 is over. Tony Quinn maintains his lead. Steve Millen drops back to 39 seconds behind Clark Inkster in his Mitsubishi Evo. Harry Dodson in his R35 GT-R is up to 5th spot. The final day with 9 stages starts on Saturday in New Zealand. The rumor is that Tony Quinn will have to take some extra tires at a one minute penalty for each tire.



5 997 Tony Quinn Nissan 9 00:05:31 04:39:14 1
3 945 Glenn Inkster Mitsubishi 9 00:05:24 04:42:48 2
1 975 Steve Millen Nissan 9 00:05:18 04:43:27 3
4 926 Jason Gill Mitsubishi 9 00:05:28 04:44:59 4
2 998 Harry Dodson Nissan 9 00:05:24 04:46:26 5
8 917 Glenn Smith Mitsubishi 9 00:05:38 04:56:21 6
13 947 Brian Green Mitsubishi 9 00:05:46 04:59:13 7
6 944 Rick Giddy Subaru 9 00:05:33 05:02:35 8
18 670 Gary Murphy BMW 6 00:05:53 05:03:05 9
17 820 Richard Mehrtens MercedesBenz 8 00:05:52 05:03:18 10

[Xanthos]

Looking forward to reading the final results! I wish we had something like this here in America - I'd love to compete once just for the fun of it.
- X

[Team STILLEN]

Originally Posted by Xanthos

Looking forward to reading the final results! I wish we had something like this here in America - I'd love to compete once just for the fun of it.
- X

You could try something like open road racing. I navigated in the Big Bend Open road race in Texas. Its only over one section of road, and 119 miles, still very interesting.

Up in Newfoundland, they have the Targa Newfoundland.

[Xanthos]

Originally Posted by Team STILLEN

You could try something like open road racing. I navigated in the Big Bend Open road race in Texas. Its only over one section of road, and 119 miles, still very interesting.

Up in Newfoundland, they have the Targa Newfoundland.

That actually looks pretty fun. I might look into doing that. Thanks!
- X

[Team STILLEN]

Day 4 update over at the STILLEN blog.

http://blog.stillen.com/2010/10/targ...-racing-day-4/




"Wellington is a lot like it normally is…Cold…Windy…and a high probability of rain! Not a huge surprise yet very welcomed! We are holding strong in third place and Steve drove hard today and won a couple stages chipping away time at Quinn and Inkster. Inkster fought hard and also had a great showing and we are expecting tomorrow to bring an awesome battle! All three vehicles are running strong and working hard!"

[Team STILLEN]

Dunlop Targa New Zealand Final Results

http://www.2009gtr.com/2010/10/dunlop-targ...al-results.html

Pos. Car No. Driver/Co Driver Vehicle Class Time Penalty Corrected Time Event Time Event Pos
6 997 Tony Quinn Nissan 9 00:03:13 05:35:24 1
3 945 Glenn Inkster Mitsubishi 9 00:03:09 05:37:52 2
7 975 Steve Millen Nissan 9 00:03:12 05:38:54 3
9 926 Jason Gill Mitsubishi 9 00:03:15 05:41:26 4
4 998 Harry Dodson Nissan 9 00:03:09 05:42:43 5
1 917 Glenn Smith Mitsubishi 9 00:03:05 05:53:29 6
5 947 Brian Green Mitsubishi 9 00:03:11 05:58:00 7
34 820 Richard Mehrtens MercedesBenz 8 00:03:36 06:03:48 8
32 670 Gary Murphy BMW 6 00:03:35 06:04:19 9
17 840 Martin Dippie Porsche 8 00:03:23 06:04:22 10

[Team STILLEN]

Preview compilation of Steve Millen driving the STILLEN-modified R35 Nissan GT-R through New Zealand countrysides during the Dunlop Targa Rally.