After a tough five-day event, Australian Tony Quinn bagged top honours at the 15th Anniversary Dunlop Targa NZ in his Nissan GT-R, followed by Clark Proctor and Jason Gill. After a minor mishap out on the special stages, early Classic front-runner, Barry Kirk-Burnnand, slipped back down the rankings — the eventual Classic category win going to another Kirk-Burnnand pairing, Mark and Chris.

Final Standings:

Classic Class:

Mark Kirk-Burnnand/Chris Kirk-Burnnand
BMW M3
07:55:42
Anthony & Joanne Butler
Holden Cheetah
07:56:43

Nigel & Andrew Patterson
BMW 320i
08:09:25

Modern Class:
Tony Quinn/Naomi Tillett
Nissan R35GT-R
07:29:06

Clark Proctor/Tony Callaghan Ford Escort V6
07:34:45

Jason Gill/Jody Somervell
Mitsubishi Evo9
07:39:15

For a full report on the 15th Anniversary Targa NZ, plus images from the event and all the final results — see the December edition of NZ Classic Car.

See full results from Targa NZ at: http://targa.tvd.co.nz/targa/public/results.aspx

Photo Caption: Bubbly all round! Mike Lowe celebrates at the finish line — and his Abarth is (almost) still in one piece!

Photo Credit: Groundsky Photography