2001 Targa Tasmania
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The 2001 Targa Tasmania
was the tenth running of the Tarmac Rally
event and saw the event extended to a six day format to mark the decade milestone. It was held between 18 April 2001 and 24 April 2001 on 54 competitive closed road stages in the state of Tasmania
, Australia
.
Targa Tasmania
Targa Tasmania is a tarmac-based rally event held on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, annually since 1992. The event takes its name from the Targa Florio, a former motoring event held on the island of Sicily...
was the tenth running of the Tarmac Rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
event and saw the event extended to a six day format to mark the decade milestone. It was held between 18 April 2001 and 24 April 2001 on 54 competitive closed road stages in the state of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Stages
| Prologue | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Description | Length |
| TS00 | Georgetown | Town stage run on the streets of Georgetown George Town, Tasmania George Town is one of the larger towns in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. At the 2006 census, George Town had a population of 4,266. It is the regional centre of the George Town Council Local Government Area.... . |
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| Leg 1 | |||
| TS01 | Legana | km | |
| TS02 | Moriarty | km | |
| TS03 | Latrobe | km | |
| TS04 | Devonport | km | |
| TS05 | Nook | km | |
| TS06 | Sheffield | km | |
| TS07 | Glengarry | km | |
| TS08 | Deviot | km | |
| TS09 | Hillwood | km | |
| TS10 | Lilydale | km | |
| Leg 2 | |||
| TS11 | Sideling | km | |
| TS12 | Derby | km | |
| TS13 | Winnaleah | km | |
| TS14 | Weldborough Pass | km | |
| TS15 | Pyengana | km | |
| TS16 | Elephant Pass | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS17 | Symmons Plains | Returned after a hiatus since the 1994 event. | km |
| TS18 | Longford | Town stage run on the streets of Longford Longford, Tasmania Longford is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 175 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston. It is just south of the Illawarra Road, a road connecting the Bass and Midland Highways. It has a... . |
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| Leg 3 | |||
| TS19 | Quamby Brook | km | |
| TS20 | Deloraine | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS21 | High Plains | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS22 | Montana | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS23 | Mole Creek | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS24 | Cethana | km | |
| TS25 | Wilmot | km | |
| TS26 | Gunns Plains | km | |
| TS27 | South Riana | The previous Riana stage split into 2 stages, this and Natone. | km |
| TS28 | Natone | The previous Riana stage split into 2 stages, this and South Riana. | km |
| Leg 4 | |||
| TS29 | Hellyer Gorge | km | |
| TS30 | Mount Black | km | |
| TS31 | Rosebery | km | |
| TS32 | Strahan | km | |
| TS33 | Queenstown | km | |
| TS34 | Mount Arrowsmith | km | |
| TS35 | Tarraleah | km | |
| TS36 | Ellendale | km | |
| TS37 | New Norfolk | km | |
| Leg 5 | |||
| TS38 | Hobart | km | |
| TS39 | Richmond | New Stage | km |
| TS40 | Runnymede | New Stage | km |
| TS41 | Triabunna | km | |
| TS42 | Rocky Hills | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS43 | Lake Leake | km | |
| TS44 | Ross | km | |
| TS45 | Colebrook | Run in Reverse | km |
| TS46 | Grasstree Hill | km | |
| Leg 6 | |||
| TS47 | Mount Nelson | km | |
| TS48 | Howden | km | |
| TS49 | Oyster Cove | km | |
| TS50 | Woodbridge | km | |
| TS51 | Cygnet | km | |
| TS52 | Longley | km | |
| TS53 | Ridgeway Park | km | |
| TS54 | Bonnet Hill | New Stage | km |
Modern Competition
| Pos | No | Driver | Navigator | Vehicle | Class | Capacity | Total Time | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Richards |
Oliver |
2000 Porsche 911 Turbo | 00:00 | ||||
| 2. | Quinn |
Wenn |
2000 Porsche 911 GT3 | |||||
| 3. | Dean |
Bell |
1998 Toyota Supra RZ | |||||
| 4. | Bates |
Taylor |
1999 Lexus IS200 | |||||
| 5. | Lintott |
Jackson |
2000 Porsche 911 Turbo | |||||
Classic Competition
| Pos | No | Driver | Navigator | Vehicle | Class | Capacity | Total Time | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stuart |
Connolly |
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera | 00:00 | ||||
| 2. | Duggan |
Duggan |
1969 Datsun 2000 Sports | |||||
| 3. | Morris |
Crib |
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV | |||||
| 4. | Freestone |
Freestone |
1958 Austin-Healey BN4 |
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| 5. | Merrgozzi |
Fairclough |
1969 Marcos 3000 GT | |||||
Historic Competition
| Pos | No | Driver | Navigator | Vehicle | Class | Capacity | Total Time | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cocks |
Fong |
1926 Bugatti Type 35B | 00:00 | ||||
| 2. | Lane |
Lane |
1931 Bugatti Type 51B | |||||
| 3. | Lawson |
Lawson |
1938 Alfa Romeo MM S | |||||
| 4. | Fitzpatrick |
Weinberger |
1936 Delage D6/70 Le Mans | |||||
| 5. | Gowing |
McGrath |
1939 Jaguar SS | |||||