This video features Jeff Zwart’s attack on Pikes Peak with his Porsche GT3. He easily defeated Rhys Millen who was the class holder before him. The Porsche flew up the mountain in the Time Attack class and sounded great doing it. Check out the intense steering work he puts him when the cars goes onto dirt.
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2010
Targa Trophy Road Rally Announces 2010 Schedule
Los Angeles, Calif. – April 27, 2010 – Targa Trophy, North America’s premier automotive lifestyle rally event, has announced the official 2010 schedule of events. The three events of the season will be held in three separate regions including Southern California, Northern California, and Arizona.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Targa Trophy road rally will hold a series of events, and for the second consecutive year the event series will be a Triple Crown that bridges together three key markets. Various W Hotels will serve as the host of the event series beginning with the brand new W Hollywood to W San Diego on June 25 and 26. W San Francisco and W Silicon Valley will host the second event on August 27 and 28, with W Scottsdale, Arizona ending the series on October 22 and 23, 2010.
Each location will include an immersive and interactive experience for the participants and fans of the rally. Each event will include public/private receptions, driver awards ceremonies, expo showcase, and public pre- and after-parties all held on the W Hotel properties. Targa Trophy will integrate the entertainment industry through live film screenings of the automotive and racing niche genres including Hollywood productions, independent films and documentaries.
“We are tremendously pleased with the destinations and the schedule of events this year,” said Jason Overell, founder of Targa Trophy. “Targa Trophy will bring a never-before seen lifestyle experience to the participants and fans of not only car culture but those interested in music, fashion, art, design, and entertainment.”
The events will be highlighted by one hundred driver participants with a range of vehicles that include sportscars, supercars, and everything in between. A nightlife component will be held at each venue to begin and end the events with a celebration. Additional features will be added per event with more information to follow.
For more information visit: www.targatrophy.com.
We tackled the third leg of the Targa Rally today which took everyone from Los Angeles to Santa Barbra. A great pack of cars and a timed/mile route lead to a great event. Sadly, our car broke down at the 50 mile mark of a 400 mile day trip like our Gumball 3000 trip earlier this year. We crammed our video guy in another car so he could Targa Scum it and produce us some great video. Our photographer stayed with me at Mt. Frazier as we waited 4 hours for Cadillac to come rescue us and get us in a loaner. It was of course an adventure so check out our trip inside.
Check out the gallery: http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=23
While we didn’t attend the Targa Trophy 2009 run we did find this on a friends Facebook page today. In the middle of the run the car was engulfed with flames and burnt to a crisp. Out in the canyon they couldn’t get a quick response team to the fire and the Ferrari F-430 was a right off from what we were told. The driver was not the owner of the car from the information we have heard on top of everything else. This isn’t as heart wrenching since we recently saw that Ferrari Enzo that burst into flames but it still is a swift kick of reality in such a gorgeous color as well.
Source: Aaron Guardado
The 2009 Gold Rush Rally started in San Francisco and finished up in Las Vegas this year. They took 50 cars over a span of 800 miles to complete this mini rally. Above is a preview video running almost three minutes covering some of the great machines in the rally including the guys who went as far to wrap their cars in gold.
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