Friday morning come along and I get a text from my buddy Paul about running in the Targa Trophy the next day. I already had plans but this was something I always wanted to do so I rescheduled them and gave the confirmation that I’m good to go. It was such a great experience and I want to thank Toyo Tires for extending the invite to participate in the event. Event started in Corona, ran down the 15 in through Wrightwood, Angeles National for Forest and then ended back up in Downtown LA. Along the way we had checkpoints and objectives that we had to complete which it fun yet nauseating for me as I was the navigator. They had an App that had directions and objectives and I was looking down while the car was maneuvering through the twisty roads of the roads we driving through, making me car sick and I think I even threw up in my mouth a few times. Here are some of the pictures.
Trying to get through the traffic!
Evening before the event. Jesse’s custom widebody GTR happened to be around also.
It was an early start to the day. Starbucks run before we head out.
Filling the tank before the event so we didn’t have to stop during the run.
Some Phaze2 guys showed up.
Mike wiping the car down before the festivities begin.
Damn that guy’s fast…
Paul’s Liberty Walk GTR at the Toyo booth.
This car won Best of Show Euro… it’s BMW 135, with an 1M body conversion and an M3 drivetrain, so boss!
All cars running the rally event must have the supplied insignia on their car.
Cars waiting to get in the venue.
Bisimoto getting interviewed by Superstreet
Leanna Bartlett was the Toyo girl for the day
Overfender or widebody?
The crowd filing and taking pictures of all the cars at the start of the rally.
Check out this video by @matt_murphy_photo
Onto the freeway for some high speed fun…..
… or lack thereof.
Big ass wing
Saw a lot of people taking pictures of the cars in the rally.
While some cars had no issues, others were not so lucky.
The scenery along the run was beautiful!
An impromptu stop along the way.
The finish line….
The valet at the hotel were not the best of drivers.
Paul pulling out of the parking garage. Time to head home.
But this guy wanted to send a message to you first.
-Danh V.
