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Early morning Perth commuters were treated to a spectacular display of cars assembled in Forrest Place and Murray Street Mall from 7:30 this morning for the official ceremonial start.
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The iconic Zig Zag stage attracted plenty of spectators with crowds also flocking to the Kalamunda Service Park and special stage held on Mundaring Weir Road.
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At the end of SS7, and with three stages still to run today, the current results are:
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Leading the Competition Modern class, and outright leader for the event, is two-time winner Steve Jones, joined by co-driver Ben Searcy (Car 73 – Nissan GTR 35).
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Matthew Sims and Dennis Sims (Car 92 - Nissan GTR 35) sit in second with another former QUIT Targa West champion, Australian motorsport legend Jim Richards and co-driver Barry Oliver (Car 18 - Porsche GT2 RS), in third.
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The top seven crews are separated by less than one minute with the crews of Peter Rullo, Troy Wilson, Ross Hamilton and Dean Evans all keeping up with the leaders.
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The Competition Classic class is being led by defending champion Tolley Challis (Car 72 – Porsche 911 RS). Shane Attwell (Car 66 – Porsche 911 RS) is 35 seconds off the lead but is holding a comfortable advantage over the husband and wife team of David and Vicki Moir (Car 11 – Datsun 240Z).
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Brett Morse and Rodney NG (Car 31c – BMW M3) lead the Challenge Modern Class ahead of Daryl Sosa (Car 26c – Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) and Razvan Vlad/Daymon Nicoli (Car 20c – Hyundai i30) in third.
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Bruce/Max Lake (Car 2c – Datsun 240Z) and Martin Eyer/Sharon Blackmore are tied at the top of the Challenge Classic leaderboard.
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