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Herridge makes strong start to Targa Wrest Point
30-Jan-2010
Subaru driver Dean Herridge has produced a strong drive on the opening day at Targa Wrest Point, surprising his rivals with the pace of his Subaru Impreza WRX STI to sit in second place with a day to go.
While local hope, Jason White goes into the second day with a 21 second buffer in his Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Type R, it was Herridge who set the early pace, posting the fastest time on two of the first three stages.
Another West Australian, Steve Jones, is in third place in his Nissan GT-R, 32 seconds further back.
The second running of Targa Wrest Point is being run over 14 Targa stages, with a total competitive distance of 210 kilometres. Weather conditions on the first day of the two-day rally have been perfect, with dry roads and no chance of rain.
The highlight of the day was the run to and from the Tahune AirWalk, a pair of stages that were run twice during the day.
Herridge was fifth in this event last year, and even he was surprised by his outright speed against the his powerful rivals.
“Yes, it was a surprise based on last year’s times from this event,” Herridge said.
“ We had a real crack – there’s not much left – so hopefully later in the event when some of the stages suit our car a bit better we can hold the others guys off that are behind us.??“Our speed is probably a combination of the car being sorted and us knowing the stages a little better than last year.”
While local hope, Jason White goes into the second day with a 21 second buffer in his Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Type R, it was Herridge who set the early pace, posting the fastest time on two of the first three stages.
Another West Australian, Steve Jones, is in third place in his Nissan GT-R, 32 seconds further back.
The second running of Targa Wrest Point is being run over 14 Targa stages, with a total competitive distance of 210 kilometres. Weather conditions on the first day of the two-day rally have been perfect, with dry roads and no chance of rain.
The highlight of the day was the run to and from the Tahune AirWalk, a pair of stages that were run twice during the day.
Herridge was fifth in this event last year, and even he was surprised by his outright speed against the his powerful rivals.
“Yes, it was a surprise based on last year’s times from this event,” Herridge said.
“ We had a real crack – there’s not much left – so hopefully later in the event when some of the stages suit our car a bit better we can hold the others guys off that are behind us.??“Our speed is probably a combination of the car being sorted and us knowing the stages a little better than last year.”
