BROWSE THE LATEST HOMEPAGE ARTICLES Apache/2.4.46 Server at www.westernstarnews.com.au Port 80 WWW.WESTERNSTARNEWS.COM.AU UPDATE, 3.55pm: THE final day of competition in Targa Tasmania has been completely abandoned after a double fatality on the Cygnet stage. A car is believed to have hit a tree early on the 14.94km Cygnet stage, the fourth stage on day six of the 2000km tarmac rally. Police are yet to release the names of the driver and navigator. WWW.WESTERNSTARNEWS.COM.AU Subaru is waving goodbye to its current all-wheel drive WRX STI performance car with a special edition. Limited to just 75 examples, the rally-bred limited edition paves the way for the new WRX arriving later this year and the fresh STI version likely to launch in 2022. Subaru's performance hero has been extremely popular with Aussie

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"to

WWW.WESTERNSTARNEWS.COM.AU UPDATE, 3.55pm: THE final day of competition in Targa Tasmania has been completely abandoned after a double fatality on the Cygnet stage. A car is believed to have hit a tree early on the 14.94km Cygnet stage, the fourth stage on day six of the 2000km tarmac rally. Police are yet to release the names of the driver and navigator. WWW.WESTERNSTARNEWS.COM.AU Apache/2.4.46 Server at www.westernstarnews.com.au Port 80 Read Today's Paper Tributes 7:46AM Monday, June 7th, 2021

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