Weeks, driving a 1974 Porsche 911 Carerra RS, showed a liking for the day’s eight competitive stages in the Adelaide Hills to take a one minute and 42 second lead in the Outright Classic competition over fellow South Australian Matt Selley.
Selley, also driving a 1974 Porsche, leads the similar car of West Australian Tolley Challis by just seven seconds, both unable to match the pace of Weeks across the 51.22 competitive kilometres in the opening round of the CAMS Australian Targa Championship for classic cars.
In the battle for overall line honours, Weeks leads by a slender margin of just 19 seconds, from Queenslander Tony Quinn in his 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR.
The reigning Targa Tasmania champion’s car is not eligible for the Championship, but he is providing plenty of entertainment for the fans and keeping the pressure on Weeks.
The day’s stages were held to the east and south of Adelaide, with fine weather again providing perfect conditions for the field of nearly 100 classic cars.
Weeks started the day brilliantly, setting the fastest time on the Mt Lofty stage, surprising everyone with his speed.
“I’m absolutely thrilled with the way the day has gone,” Weeks said. “I certainly had a different feel in the car than yesterday when I wasn’t really happy.
“I started out determined to push as hard as we could go and I couldn’t have driven harder.
“It seems like a small thing, but we changed the steering wheel back to the original, from a smaller one we had on, and it just gave me a better feel, and I was a lot more positive and able to drive with more confidence.
“Toni (co-driver Toni Feaver) has done a brilliant job as well. Every call has been perfect.
“I can’t hold back tomorrow. I’ve just got to push on as hard as I can and hope that the car holds together and hope we get to the finish line.”
West Australian Tolley Challis is one hoping that the final day produces some surprises, but knows Weeks is in great form.
"On some of the stages we only completed two passes of reconnaissance, but we couldn't have set the times that Weeks has set anyway. His time on the Mount Lofty stage was incredible.
"We're still in with a chance of finishing second, but having said that, it's not worth throwing the car off the road in the pursuit of that either."
The final day of Supaloc Classic Targa Adelaide is the longest of the three, with eight stages covering a total of over 78 competitive kilometres to the east of the state capital. The final two stages of the event, Norton Summit and Gorge Road, are two of the most anticipated of the event.
The event finishes at Adelaide’s Intercontinental Hotel with a champagne finish at 2.30pm.
Supaloc Classic Targa Adelaide
Results after Day 2
Shannons Classic Outright
1. Kevin Weeks (SA) / Toni Feaver (WA), 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2. Matt Selley (SA) / Claire Ryan (SA), 1974 Porsche 911 RS, +1m42s
3. Tolley Challis (WA) / Greg Flood (WA), 1974 Porsche 911 RS, +1m49s
4. Donn Todd (QLD) / Dean Tighe (QLD), 1971 Ford Capri Perana, +2m05s
5. Nick Streckeisen (SA) / Mike Dale (SA), 1985 Porsche 944 Turbo, +2m52s
Supaloc Overall
1. Kevin Weeks (SA) / Toni Feaver (WA), 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2. Tony Quinn (QLD) / Adam Tillett (QLD), 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R, +19s
3. Matt Selley (SA) / Claire Ryan (SA), 1974 Porsche 911 RS, +1m42s
4. Tolley Challis (WA) / Greg Flood (WA), 1974 Porsche 911 RS, +1m49s
5. Donn Todd (QLD) / Dean Tighe (QLD), 1971 Ford Capri Perana, +2m05s
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