Congratulations to Steve Jones and Co-driver Ben Searcy for taking out – Outright honours – Modern Competition in the 2011 Targa West……. Ross Hamilton was fastest non Supercar in the field – taking 4th place in another awesome drive! Well done boys!
Thank you to Metropolis Fremantle and Capitol for their assistance.
Targa West 2011 marks a return to competitive rally for young West Australian Steve Jones. After winning consecutive rallies in 2008 and 2009, Jones suffered an engine failure in the earliest of stages of the 2010 rally, denying him a chance to contest for the title. Steve is going to be joined once again by very talented co-driver Ben Searcy, whom he campaigned the successful 2009 tarmac championship with.
The support for Steve this year will come from the newly formed Metropolis Fabcar Racing team, who has put Jones behind the wheel of what promises to be an extremely quick Nissan R35 GTR. The team intends to mount a full on assault on this years Australian Tarmac Championship, a trophy still yet to find a home in the Fabcar showroom. Steve is also backed this year by McDonalds, and northbridge super gym – live fitness.
The new Metropolis Fabcar team proudly boasts a background of both talent and competitive pedigree. Piloting an Evolution X in the showroom class is very competent steerer Dave Heaton. The guys at Fabcar have just finished prepping his Mitsubishi for the rally, and they are confident of it being very competitive.
Ross Hamilton makes his return to Targa West on the back of a sensational 3rd outright in the 2010 rally behind the wheel of his Evo 9. Ross has enjoyed a string of good form coming into Targa West 2011, and will be pushing to better his performance this time round.
Be sure to keep your eye on www.fabcar.com.au and the Metropolis Fabcar Racing team Facebook page for updates and team information: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Metropolis-Fabcar-Racing/133566036720393
Another strong performance from the best built Evo 9 in the country.
Take a drive with Steve Jones in the Metropolis Fabcar Evo 9 MR.
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The original No 73 Fabcar GT-R still holds a place with all the Fabcar Crew …… after all it was one of the first GT-R’s In Oz (if not the first) – it cost a bomb and we took a punt on winning Targa West with it …. rest is history!!!!!!
Jones drove it like a champion and Yoda had to learn everything about it …….
We remember the old girl!
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Great article by Car Advice – check it out….HERE
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Infiniti announced today that it is signing on to be a sponsor of Red Bull’s Formula One racing team.
It is the first time that Infiniti is signing on to a global sponsorship of any kind, previously preferring regional tie-ins in sports such as tennis and sailing. But as the Japanese brand looks to expand globally, says global marketing marketing communications chief Simon Sproule, an expanding F1 series looks like a logical partner to the company.
“Infiniti has launched in Europe and is going into Russia, India and China, just as F1 has done, so it’s a good fit for us,” says Sproule.
The association with Red Bull, says Sproule, sprung from Red Bull’s use of Renault engines. Renault and Nissan are global alliance partners, with the French automaker holding a controlling stake in Nissan. CEO Carlos Ghosn is at the top of both automakers. The Renault engines may even be rebranded “Infiniti.” Red Bull, of course, won the championship title in Formula One last year. “It’s also good to be with a winner, of course,” said Sproule.
Infiniti had a good year in the U.S. last year. Sales were up 27% to crest the 103,000 level. But Nissan is looking for Infiniti to be a bigger player in luxury circles worldwide. F1 attracts a good amount of luxury car buyers worldwide, and is catching on in important markets for luxury brands like China and Russia.
Red Bull, says Sproule, has a broad appeal as the biggest energy drink brand in the world. The Austrian beverage company has associated its brand with numerous extreme sports, as well as owning the New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer team. It also has great crossover appeal between rich luxury car buyers, as well as young luxury car aspirers who don’t yet have the incomes to afford big sticker prices.
It’s that time of year again, Motorvation.
Come check out some Fabcar exotica at Motorvation – this January 15 & 16 – Motorplex Kwinana.
On display this year will be a Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 360 with some Tech 9 inspiration, GT-R 32 aka Sheetmetal, and Fabcar Tokyo Police Spec 35 GTR ………
