Jalopnik: tasmania

Come To The El Cheapo Car-Cienda For Quality Tasmanian Incoherence

Murilee Martin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:40:00 EDT

So we're picturing this isolated one-dog town in Tasmania, where some guy has soldered together a futzy UHF transmitter out of gear salvaged from wrecked Japanese freighters and calls it a "TV Station." And the only other business in town, a wretched dirt lot covered with expired Holdens and some Nissans dredged out of the wreckage of the same freighter that provided the TV station's "control room," gets a low-end video camera and makes a completely incomprehensible advertisement. Yes, that's it. And you thought you'd never hear a Mexican-Tasmanian accent!

Mazda3 MPS To Tackle Targa Tasmania

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:40:00 EDT

What happens when you take the already devilish Mazdaspeed3 (better known as the Mazda3 MPS there) and throw it into the challenging Targa Tasmania? Madness. The folks at Mazda Motorsport are bringing their hot hatch to the 2008 race to compete with the hot pink Nissan GT-R. Unlike other rallies, this race features cars that are mostly stock and include all of the electric systems and upholstery that came with the original car. We imagine this makes it a bit more comfortable for Alister McRae and his co-driver.

This will be the eighth race for Mazda and the second for the MPS rally car. The vehicle features the stock 2.3-Liter direct injection turbo fourbanger that's good for 255 horsepower, routed through a six-speed manual transmission. The race runs from April 15-20 and you should be able to follow the updates at Mazda Australia's Targa Site, if it updates. [Mazda via World Car Fans]

Devilish: The Targa Tasmania

Davey G. Johnson — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:30:00 EST

Having been run since 1992, the Targa Tasmania is the older brother of the Targa Newfoundland and Targa New Zealand. The five-day rally traverses the Australian island best known for a certain whirlwind of a cartoon mammal. And sometimes, people crash with rather dire consequences. Thanks to Chris for the tip.] – Davey G. Johnson