September 15, 2009 - Day 2 results are in!
Day 2 was possibly my favorite of the race, and the day I think I performed at my best. Not sure why, that's just the impression I have when I think back. And it had some of my favorite stages in it.
Leading Tickles was cancelled due to "communication problems". What a shame, that stage sticks in my mind strongly. Not the whole thing - it was about 15 km of blur, really - but the commitment I gave on it. That stage is the one I think of when I think of what it was like to run the Targa.
Roger Tillotsen and Steve Robertson were a couple of very cool guys from the UK who were a lot of fun to hang out with while waiting to start a stage, and they rolled their Impreza WRX Sti on Pleasantview. The guys aren't badly injured, but the car is pretty rough according to the official press release. According to the listings, they DNF'd Bobby's Cove. That's the same stage as Pleasantview in the opposite direction, so it's an easy mistake to make.
Glen Clarke has managed to stay penalty-free in his 911, so he's leading the race. Actually, there were a lot of people who were clean until Gander.
In second is Jed's Acadian with 1 second of penalties. Third is that green 911 I fingered earlier with 3 seconds. Then the GTR (6 seconds), the 2002 that won last year tied with a Camaro (8 seconds). The monster Audi, the Mk1 Escort, a 911 GT3 and a 911SC driven by an experienced competitor are all tied for 7th with 14 seconds. Pretty close race!
It looks like Jim Kenzie in the MINI is having a bit of trouble. Based on comments in his blog, he's having trouble finding grip due to a stiff setup. Janel and I both with him and Brian well, they were such a help to us.
Massive Audi tire smoke from the Stillen website.
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