Targa, Tasmania

Targa is a rural area North East of Launceston and only a few klm away, it's pretty and green.  Took these shots when passing through. The first photo is of a river called St. Patrick's River.

Targa is an aboriginal word for 'cry'

Nothing like a good old scratch.

Some Targa Cars

Targa is a Car Race on the Island of Tasmania. It's held in late April and finishes in early May.

Most car can enter as long as specifications are approved. Roll bars and so on.

The Race is held in stages in various areas of Tasmania.

Last year and this year a Tasmanian won the Race..

I took a few photos from a street view well after the race was over...

Car Crash in Targa.

So many bad things happening in this world at the moment, just one thing after another. In the middle of the tragedies of this world, here in Tasmania, Australia we have the annual car rally called Targa. http://www.targa.com.au/tc/ in various places on this Island same time every year.

On the first day of the rally in a country area a man lost his life by hitting a big gumtree, his navigator was taken to the hospital. The picture below is what is left of the Porsche which was bought especially for Targa Tasmania. Photo courtesy of the Examiner newspaper.