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Welcome to the home of Team Roten Rennwagen (TRR). TRR (German for "Red Racing Car") is a team of dedicated motor racing enthusiasts competing in Targa Tasmania - The ultimate tarmac rally.

TRR has completed two very successful Targas. The brilliant team of James Powell-Davies (Driver) and Nick McShane (Navigator) has so far:

  • Scooped the pool in Targa 2005 - winning the Touring Classic Competition outright, plus winning their category and class, gaining a coveted Targa Trophy and, to cap it all off, was the fastest Touring Classic car in the Prologue.
  • Acquitted themselves well in Targa 2006, coming third overall in the Classic Sprint Competition, repeating the feat of winning their category and class and gaining a second "Targa Trophy" for completing all stages within Targa times.

This is (with all modesty) an impressive result from the team in just two competitive motorsport outings. The team is back in 2007 again vying for podium honours - this time in a new competition - the expanded Classic competition. Importantly, the team is competing for a coveted "Gold Targa Trophy", which is awarded to teams that achieve Targa Trophies in three consecutive years.

What is Targa Tasmania?

Targa Tasmania is an exciting International Classic, a full tarmac rally with competitive stages on closed roads for the best touring, sports and GT cars in the world. The event is an exciting spectacle of gleaming machinery, over some of the world's most beautiful and challenging roads.

Targa caters for up to 300 select cars including many overseas competitors. Entries are selected from Applications to Compete by a Vehicle Selection Committee. The event runs over six days (including a Prologue) on some 2,000 kilometres of public roads, from major highways through to mountain passes.

2007 is the 16th Targa Tasmania, with the event running from Tuesday April 18 to Sunday April 22.The event has been substantially re-jigged for 2007, with a quarter of the course comprising new, exciting stages. For more information on Targa Tasmania, see their revamped website at Targa Tasmania.