ABOUT TARGA TASMANIA
Targa Tasmania is held in April/May, and is a six
day tarmac event held on closed roads throughout the State of
Tasmania. For more information on this exciting event,
visit
The Targa Tasmania
Website.
From Western Australia comes a team which sees experience combined with talented youth; well known driver Ken Jaffey has chosen 18 year old Hanna Drury as his co-driver for his ongoing assault on Targa, in a Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo for TT 2000 and in a Nissan Skyline GTR for TT 2001.
Short profile on Ken Jaffey:
Born
22nd November 1957, Perth WA
Qualified mechanic
Navigated for father at age 13 in 1971
Involved
continuously in racing and/or rallying ever since including a short foray
into speedway
-Navigated for Ross Dunkerton and Robert
Herridge
-Winner, Classic Rally 1993 and 1994 with Glenn Ridge
(Sale of The Century host)
-Multiple Nissan Car Club Champion
1981-1983
-Highest placed to date all WA crew in Targa
Tasmania
-Class and Targa Plate winner in 1995 Targa
Tasmania
-Class, category and Targa Plate winner in 1997 Targa
Tasmania
-5 years as 00 driver in Rally Australia
-3rd outright and 2nd Group N in 1993 WA State Rally
Championship
-Consultant for the 3 teams of Family and
Children's Services Youth Project in Rally Australia since 1996
On selecting Hanna, Ken says:
"The
pairing of myself and Hanna may seem a little strange, but some of my
reasons are:
*
She has an obvious
passion to be a professional navigator
*
Has a
meticulous work ethic in her paperwork
and attention to detail
prior to event and during
*
She's light
*
Does not appear to suffer from car sickness,
even at a speed that would have placed in top 3 in the last Clubman
Rally
*
Cute
*
Is
someone who appears hungry for experience and success
and is
always questioning if it could have been done
better or more
professionally
*
Fun
*
Is willing to go and pursue sponsorship, rather than just
talk about it
*
Light (I think I mentioned
that!)
*
My other reason is because of my passion
for motorsport, and if I can help a younger (much younger!) person to
become involved and subsequently hooked on the sport, it will help the
hobby I love to grow and continue"