Targa West 2009

Posted on August 24, 2009 - Filed Under News

g'day Boz whilst you were soaking up the sun on the coast, Jamie talked me into going to the Targa west car rally about an hour north of Perth. I had never been before and didnt know what to expect, something like a lot of fast road cars whizzing past and going sideways around corners maybe. When we got to Muchea we were not even sure if we were in the right place, a small crowed were gather in a playing field with a line of cars on the road on the other side. We figured out it was the start line, wandered over and had a look. a 50 metre straight, a right angle bend and then the cars disappeared, we only stayed a short while. Next stop was another right angled bend, but with limited view especially with all the umbrellas up. but we stuck it out for a while and i got a couple of shots. Bindoon was next, actually it was well before Bindoon, but the map wasnt really to scale so it took a bit of finding. A better spot looking up a hill with some witches hat chicane going into a right angled bend, not a bad view, except for the fence, trees, plastic ribbon and the 2 officials that stood in the way, i managed to get a few photos though :). The last place we went we were early, so got right to the front, but it was still a long way from the track for safety reasons. A nice view coming down the hill, to a right angle bend that unfortunately had safety ribbon at just the wrong height, and the pro photographers gear in a yellow pastic bag at just the wrong place, but i took photos anyway lol and on top of all that it rained all day, a good job my Pentax K10D and the lens are both weather proof 🙂 the photos are on my site:- a sea of umbrellas:- the rain:- it was still kinda of fun and free at least 🙂

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