Targa Newfoundland - In-car videos with A.T.

[F.T.]

We finally got around to digitizing our in-car video from Targa Newfoundland 2004.

This was in the Touring Class where the objective is to stay exactly on schedule at all times, always keeping to the specified average speed. Checkpoints could be hidden anywhere along the route. You get one penalty point for every second you arrive at checkpoints outside of your ideal arrival time, either late or early.

At the start of the week the speeds were easy and we're given a generous +/- 30-sec cushion on the timing. As the week progresses the speeds got more and more insane and the timing window narrowed to only +/- 6 sec.

The videos are listed in reverse chronological order, so if you want to watch them all in order you need to start on the bottom of the 3rd page.
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=70tKAWAn

If you're only going to check out one clip, then try this one (Bishop's Falls) as it was the one where we made the least number of dumb mistakes and almost looked like we knew what we were doing. Bishop's Falls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KVPXeXA5d0

See previous message thread with photos: http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ead.php?t=4517

[A.T.]

F.T.

I think ErVikingo has us beat with that Daytona footage.

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ad.php?t=10287


A.T.

[F.T.]

Ya sure, but does he have babes like Nicole Kidman following him around and hanging over his shoulder where ever he goes? No way, eh.

[A.T.]

Hey, which of our video clips was it again that has the footage of the "Hooters" girls cleaning our windsheild at that check point? That was a great idea. I think we posted our best time on that stage too, didn't we?

[ErVikingo]

AT not fair, I guess I'll have to get the pics with girls posted.......

I beat you at download times at least he he he. Good video but I guess everytime I log in there must be a ton of people trying to watch it.

[A.T.]

Hey Juan

Good to hear from you. Hey, your video rocks. I love the sound of your car. The Targa was the first competition thing I've done in my car. Since then I haven't stopped fantasizing about the day that I get to do what you're doing at Daytona.

The Targa was a blast. This is my favorite stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiOOcd3nMZs

The average speed to get us to the end of the stage on time was only 63kmh/38mph. By about 1/4 distance we were right on time. It was liesurely to that point. Then we got into the twisty bits. At some point the corners started coming faster than F.T. could read the instructions. I just watched for the arrows. I can't image the guys in the Targa class going through there full tilt. I was giving it all we had just to try to keep up to our relatively easy Touring pace. We were 16 seconds late on that one. I think the only other time we were outside of our 6 sec. window was once when we made a huge technical mistake.

It was such a blast.

Cheers

A.T.

[SandyI]

Ya sure, but does he have babes like Nicole Kidman following him around and hanging over his shoulder where ever he goes? No way, eh.

Got my "TO DIE FOR" poster in my office too.
(Shameless plug - I was the Co-Producer )

[F.T.]

(Shameless plug - I was the Co-Producer )

That's cool!

Here's one of those 'small world' connections. Canadian director David Cronenberg, famous for his creepy movies, made a cameo appearance in "To Die For" as a hitman who eventually snuffs out the Nicole Kidman character. My brother (A.T.) worked for David Cronenberg on the 1988 movie "Dead Ringers" and is listed in the credits as a Camera Trainee.

[SandyI]

Here's one of those 'small world' connections. Canadian director David Cronenberg, famous for his creepy movies, made a cameo appearance in "To Die For" as a hitman who eventually snuffs out the Nicole Kidman character. My brother (A.T.) worked for David Cronenberg on the 1988 movie "Dead Ringers" and is listed in the credits as a Camera Trainee.

That's cool too. Cronenberg was perfect and geographically desirable since he lives in Toronto where we shot the movie.