After the engine failure in our Evo IX, we’re back in competition. Our new car is a little unlikely — it’s a maroon Chevy Impala, with front wheel drive, no ABS (which could be fun), no limited slip differential, crappy all season tires, and NO amenities — but we plan to wring every last drop [...]

We’re out.
Yes, for the fourth time I’ve attended Targa Newfoundland since winning with Bill Arnold in ‘03,  we are out. No Targa plate, no chance at winning our class, and I won’t even be able to repair the car and finish the event.
This sucks.

The day started well enough, but quickly went south. We had a [...]

Today was Leg 1 of Targa Newfoundland 2008. The day is limited to 6 stages, all held on the eastern portion of Newfoundland just outside of St John’s. In the morning is a run through Argentia, the coastal village of Placentia, and the high speed road of Osprey Trail West. The afternoon is spent running [...]

It’s very late, so I’m not going to post a long entry. Today was prologue day — basically a short day to kick-off the event with the public, followed by 3 short stages to shakedown the cars and prepare ourselves for the week ahead. My day was pretty mixed, but I’ll take consolation in ending [...]

Today was the first day of the event — registration, tech, and scrutineering before the ceremonial start and prologue stages tomorrow. The day is pretty mellow, consisting of showing your and your car’s paperwork to secure your registration packets (which includes number panels, event credentials, some schwag like jackets and hats, etc.) followed by a [...]

After a long flight across the continent (made better by Air Canada “Connoisseur Class” and about 5 hours of WRC coverage on my iPhone) I arrived in St. John’s at 4am on Friday morning. After catching what rest I could, I woke up just before noon and set to the task of checking out the [...]

As I write this, it is less than a week until I leave California for St John’s and the start of Targa Newfoundland 2008. I know it’s been quite a while since I last posted to the blog, but the reason for that has been the fact that my car has been undergoing it’s final [...]