Richards still quickest in the dry, but rain predicted for the Sunday's final leg.

Herridge takes a 5 min penalty from leg 3, but makes up ground to sit in 13th position. Brock battles a gearbox, White battles a clutch.

Modern Competition

1. 919 Jim Richards Vic - Barry Oliver Tas 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 CS
2. 988 Steve Glenney SA - Bernie Webb ACT 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 00:37
3. 972 Ray Vandersee QLD - Jahmeil Taylor SA 2004 Skelta G-Force 01:00
4. 998 Warwick Rooklyn NSW - Linda Long NSW 2005 Mitsubishi Evolution Lancer IX 01:48
5. 934 Jason White Tas - John White Tas 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo 02:18
6. 945 Greg Garwood Tas - John Allen QLD 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 02:43
7. 922 Tony Longhurst NSW - Michael DeVere QLD 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 03:49
8. 974 Peter Brock Vic - Mick Hone Vic 2001 Daytona Coupe 04:02
9. Tony Quinn QLD - Keith Wenn Tas 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 04:04
10. Lynn Rattray Tas - Tony Jackson QLD 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 05:59


Classic Competition

1. 383 Peter Ullrich NSW - Sari Ullrich NSW 1963 Jensen CV8
2. 573 Peter Eames Vic - Rebecca Eames Vic 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 00:06
3. 625 Ian Morris Vic - Alex Molocznyk QLD 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV6 00:37
4. 531 William Pye NSW - Grant Geelan NSW 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 3 00:44
5. 551 Greg Cook Vic - Tracey Williams Vic 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 00:55

The official event results are available on the Targa Tasmania web site.

Thanks Martin and the Targa media office for audio grabs.

Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

Richards extends his lead in the dry. Beattie has an off, but should be able to restart tomorrow. Rooklyn and White are back in the hunt, after a timing failure yesterday.

Official results are waiting on the outcome of Dean Herridges possible penalty for hitting a chicane.

Modern Competition

1. 919 Jim Richards VIC - Barry Oliver TAS 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 CS
2. 988 Steve Glenney SA - Bernie Webb ACT 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 00.22
3. 998 Warwick Rooklyn NSW - Linda Long NSW 2005 Mitsubishi Evo Lancer IX 00:38

The official event results are available on the Targa Tasmania web site.

Thanks Martin and the Targa media office for audio grabs.

Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

Richards moves into the outright lead. One Lamborghini suffers clutch failure, while the other burns!

Modern Competition

1. 919 Jim Richards VIC - Barry Oliver TAS 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 CS
2. 988 Steve Glenney SA - Bernie Webb ACT 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 00.15
3. 972 Ray Vandersee QLD - Jahmeil Taylor SA 2004 Skelta G-Force 00.56
4. 978 Dean Herridge WA - Bill Hayes WA 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C 01.03
5. 974 Peter Brock Vic - Mick Hone Vic 2001 Daytona Coupe 01.19
6. 945 Greg Garwood Tas - John Allen QLD 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 01.27
7. 996 Tony Quinn QLD - Keith Wenn Tas 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 01.31
8. 934 John White Tas - Jason White Tas 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo 01.34
9. 950 Russell Kempnich QLD - Peter Burrey NSW 2004 Porsche GT3 01.52
10. 922 Tony Longhurst NSW - Michael DeVere QLD 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 01.57
15. 935 Daryl Beattie QLD - Scott Young NSW 2006 Mitsubishi Evo Lancer IX 03.18


Classic Competition

1. 531 William Pye, NSW - Grant Geelan, NSW 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 3
2. 383 Peter Ullrich, NSW - Sari Ullrich, NSW 1963 Jensen CV8 1:01
3. 573 Peter Eames, VIC - Rebecca Eames, VIC 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 1:10
4. 625 Ian Morris, VIC - Alex Molocznyk, QLD 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV6 1:16
5. 551 Greg Cook, VIC - Tracey Williams, VIC 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 1:22

The official event results are available on the Targa Tasmania web site.

Thanks Martin and the Targa media office for audio grabs.

Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

Glenney surprises his more experienced rivals. Richards equal 1st in dry conditions.

drivetravel.com Modern Competition

1 919 Jim Richards VIC - Barry Oliver TAS 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 CS 0:00
= 988 Steve Glenney SA - Bernie Webb ACT 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 0:00
3 934 John White Tas - Jason White Tas 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo 0:14
4 998 Warwick Rooklyn NSW - Linda Long NSW 2005 Mitsubishi Evolution Lancer IX 0:15
5 978 Dean Herridge WA - Bill Hayes WA 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C 0:26
= 996 Tony Quinn QLD - Keith Wenn Tas 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 0:26
7 974 Peter Brock Vic - Mick Hone Vic 2001 Daytona Coupe 0:27
8 972 Ray Vandersee QLD - Jahmeil Taylor SA 2004 Skelta G-Force 0:31
= 991 Kevin Weeks SA - Rebecca Crunkhorn SA 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo 0:31
10 945 Greg Garwood Tas - John Allen QLD 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 0:39


Shannons Classic Competition

1 277 Mike Batten NSW - John Doble NSW 1961 Volvo PV544 0:00
2 531 William Pye NSW - Grant Geelan NSW 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 3 0:02
3 573 Peter Eames VIC - Rebecca Eames VIC 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 0:06


Unique Cars Historic Competition

1 131 John Lawson VIC - Andrew Lawson 1938 Alfa Romeo Mille Miglia Spyder0.00
2 1 Graham Kent Tas - Pat Kent Tas 1936 Ford V8 Coupe 2:41
3 116 John Felder VIC - Mark Burns VIC 1930 Oakland 8-101 2:57


Unique Cars Classic Sprint Competition

1 172 Stephen Bruce WA - Terri Bruce WA 1967 Morris Cooper S 0:00
2 180 Peter Bignold Tas - Denis Bignold Tas 1981 HDT Group 3 SS Commodore 0:28
3 170 James Powell-Davies Tas - Nick McShane Tas 1977 BMW Alpina 533i 0:40


The official event results are available on the Targa Tasmania web site.

Thanks Martin and the Targa media office for audio grabs.

Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

All this week, we'll have daily updates of the 15th running of Targa Tasmania. The action kicks off tomorrow, but here are the results of todays Prologue, used to determine the running order for day 1.

The official event results are available on the Targa Tasmania web site.

Thanks Martin and the Targa media office for audio grabs.

Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

During the week I'll be presenting special episodes of TheDogBox covering the 15th Targa Tasmania tarmac rally. Thanks to Martin and the Targa Tasmania media office, I'll be able to bring you result updates and interviews with various drivers throughout the week.

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V8 Supercars - Race 1 of round 2, from Pukekohe in New Zealand.

F1 - Will Michael jump ship to Renault? Or will they both exit F1 at the end of the year? The 'Frontwing 5 Minutes' with Steve Hunter.

WRC - Rally of Argentina preview. Sarrazin to drive an Adton Martin rally car in France

Targa Tasmania - Preview of the 15th Targa Tasmania, starting this week.


Tunes by:

The Afterglow - Love. Check their MySpace page for show dates, and more tunes.

Boo Hewerdine - Sing To Me. Boo completes his Australian tour this week; check his MySpace page for dates. (Thanks to Kerry at MVine for letting me play the track).

Kill Dorathy - Break My Heart. You can order their demo CD from their MySpace page. (Thanks Lucia for the intro).

Sons of Day - The Place. Tour dates are on their MySpace page, plus details of their up-coming CD.

Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

'Frontwing 5 Minutes' intro music: Wang - Blinking for Soup.

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WRC - Legs 2 and 3 of the Rally of Corsica. Loeb finishes with ease, Gronholm holds on for second.

F1 - Gascoyne and Toyota split. Will Toyota buy Williams? Will Red Bull buy Cosworth?

A1GP - Yoong and Enge wrap the last races of the championship in Shanghai.

V8 Supercars - Fujitsu development series results from round 1 in Adelaide. Bright to miss Le Mans. Brabs to miss Sandown.


Tunes by:

Adrian Roye - My Own Company.

Pale Stars - Turncoat. Check Pale Stars MySpace page for show dates.

Daniel Wylie - Move In With Me. Check Daniel's MySpace page for show dates, or Neon Tetra Records for details of his new CD 'The High Cost Of Happiness'.

Splitsville - Brink. Check Splitsvilles MySpace page for show dates.


Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

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WRC - Leg 1 of the Rally de France in Corsica. Loeb holds out Gronholm. Solberg struggles again. The Pannizi brothers split. Alaistair McRea to run in China and South Africa.
V8 Supercars - Results of the three non-championship races in Melbourne last weekend. Marcos Ambrose completes his first NASCAR race.

F1 - All the action from Melbourne, in last weekends Australian GP.


'Twin-Spotlight' tunes by:

Brad Byrd - 'Gold' and 'I Sware You're Out There'. From the album 'The Ever Changing Picture'.

Check Brad's MySpace page for live dates and other tracks from the album.

You can buy the CD from Amazon.




Tim Reid - 'Love With You' and 'World That's Made For Two'. From the album 'Any Given Day'.

Check Tim's MySpace page for live dates and other tracks from the album.

You can buy the CD from CD Baby or on iTunes.



Background music: Drop Trio - Smithee's Second (courtesy of Magnatune).

(Sorry for the audio quality; I stuffed-up!)

WRC - Legs 2 and 3 of the Rally of Spain. Loeb holds on, as Gronholm finishes in a hurry.

V8 Supercars - All the V8 action from last Sunday's race on the streets of Adelaide.

F1 - The 'Frontwing 5 Minutes' with Steve Hunter.


Tunes by:

4ManBob - You Think That I'm A Rock Star. You can buy the CD at here

Edwin Derricutt - Wite Your Name on My Heart.

8Forty8 - The Way.

Jayson Bales & The Revival - X Street.


Background music: Chris Juergensen - Absolution (courtesy of Magnatune).

'Frontwing 5 Minutes' intro music: Wang - Blinking for Soup.

If you like the song, email the artist and let them know. Or, better still, buy a CD!