Quit Targa West: Steven Jones in Nissan GT-R Takes Outright Victory!
The Steven Jones driven Nissan R35 GT-R has taken outright victory in the 2008 Quit Targa West making this the first competition win worldwide for the production GT-R. Jones takes a second honour of being the youngest winner of the Targa West at just 24 years old.
Steven really shows how strong he as a driver is and how good the Nissan GT-R is when you consider the experience and speed of the teams he has beaten out in this event. Jim Richards in his Porsche 911 GT2, for example, is a Targa winning machine taking victory in the Targa West and the Targa Tasmania more often than not in the past 10 years.
To top it off, the Nissan GT-R was on factory run-flat tires while competitors were on R-compound tires.
Congratulations to the Fabcar team, amazing job at winning the first time out in the new GT-R!
Images: Tom Jakovljevic (teejay) from Skylines Australia and Paul Brockbank @ AntiLag.com
Link: Quit Targa West Home Page and Results
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other than the fact that it has a McDonald’s logo on it, awesome. Congrats to steven jones.
I’m lovin’ it
Poor Porsche…wonder what those GTR haters will say, “Oh they’re using different tyres, which give them…umm…worse handling?”
Brilliant Steve, absolutely brilliant. Im humbled to have been even a small part of what you have achieved.
Cannot wait for the car to be developed, and for it to be running on serious rubber. To beat a motorsport legend like Jim Richards in a top spec Porsche on road tyres is a staggering feat.
May it be the first of many wins for you and the GTR!
Yes Congratulations, What a victory
The car was actually running on Dunlop SP sport tyres…
@RRob: Yes. The Dunlop tires used are also factory run-flats. They are the model available with the base GT-R in Japan.
WELL DONE STEVE!
FIRST R35 GTR IN THE WORLD TO WIN IN A COMPETITION
proud of you bro!
Embarassing that Quit Targa West refer to his car as a “Skyline” everytime they mention it. Sad really.
congrats steve!
hey, does anyone know how to contact steve? i used to go to wesley with him…
congratulation to burung bau terasi, I cant believe that you can drive so well…he…he…he.
well done my son!!!
I am proud of you my son…
stay strong dont give up. when the going get tough, the tough get going…