Team: Husband + Wife Racing

Driver: Justin Crant

Co-driver: Erin Crant

Car: 2009 BMW 135i

Division: Targa 1

Country: Canada

Justin and Erin Crant return to Targa and they have unfinished business. Photo: Sam Heron.

Husband + Wife Racing are back!

The Paradise, Newfoundland rally team of Justin and Erin Crant return to Targa this fall and they have unfinished business after coming tantalizing close to a win in Targa 1 in 2024. They’ll be running as Husband + Wife Racing in their big winged 2009 BMW 135i.

Justin Crant is a highly experienced and accomplished local tarmac rally racer living in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, and a staple competitor in the annual Targa Newfoundland tarmac rally.

Erin and Justin with their winged BMW. Photo: Ralph Saulnier.

Over his career, he has completed over 14 Targa events. He is best known for his championship runs alongside driver John Hume Jr., as well as competing alongside his wife and navigator, Erin.

Erin Crant is a prominent female Canadian tarmac rally navigator living in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for competing in the prestigious Targa Newfoundland rally, and the Targa Bambina Canada Day long weekend events in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Erin (right) with Leanne Junnila in 2023. Photo: Ralph Saulnier.

Erin has frequently written about the gruelling nature of the week-long endurance race. She is recognized as one of the key local figures championing female representation in Canadian motorsports, standing out as one of only four female navigators in the field during the landmark 2023 event.

One of her articles can be found here: https://targanfld.com/targa-2023-in-review-a-teams-perspective/

The Crants pushed hard right to the finish in 2024. Photo: Larry Strung.

The duo, Erin and Justin, have established themselves as high-performing local favourites, consistently placing on the podium in the Targa 1 Division.

In 2024, the last time they ran Targa, they secured a third place overall finish in the Targa 1 Division following a highly competitive and notoriously wet finale stage in the historic town of Brigus.

In the 2023 Targa, Justin and Erin finished in second place overall in Targa 1. The duo were recognized as the highest-placing local Newfoundland team in their division. They finished a close second to the division-winning Team Hume Media, which featured professional racing personality Randy Pobst.

They’re back and ready to rally!

Racing through Brigus on the one-lane bridge. Photo: Larry Strung.
The Crants with Targa owner Robert Giannou.
That big wing serves several purposes.