Driver: Sam Marshall Co-Driver: Richard Marshall Vehicle: 2016 Subaru STI Country: U.S.A. Targa Newfoundland a racing homecoming for Florida brothers Targa Newfoundland a racing homecoming for Florida brothers We’re excited to welcome back Rick and Sam Marshall to Targa Newfoundland for a second year. The racing brothers hail from Florida, U.S.A. but they have strong […]
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Team: Targa Tackles Targa
Driver: Randy Pobst Co-driver: Paul Abbott Vehicle: 1989 Porsche 911 Targa Country: Canada/USA Team Targa Tackles Targa in classic Porsche 911 Targa What better car to race Targa Newfoundland than one called Targa? Racing legend Randy Pobst from Atlanta, Georgia returns to the Rock this fall to defend his Targa 1 title but this time […]
Team: Spud Performance
Driver: Keir Pollard Co-driver: Lance Campbell Vehicle: 2006 MINI Cooper S JCW Country: Canada Targa first-timers Team Spud Performance fulfilling a dream. Keir Pollard and Lance Campbell from Prince Edward Island are new to Targa but their car will be familiar to longtime fans. They swapped the 2003 Subaru WRX they originally planned to race […]
Targa Newfoundland – How it all began
by Jim Kenzie, Targa Newfoundland co-founder and three-time winner We owe it all to Bob English. Bob, a fellow auto scribe, and his wife Helen had invited me to dinner in their then-home in Erin Ontario, a bit north-east of us in Milton. During dins, Bob mentioned that our mutual friend, Doug Mepham, a former […]
Team: Newfoundland MotorHead Racing
Driver: Rob Thompson Co-driver: Justin Ronayne Car: 2020 Lachute Performance LP400S (full street/track-built Subaru WRX STI) Country: Canada Team Newfoundland MotorHead Racing excited to race on home soil Targa Newfoundland has been on Rob Thompson’s bucket list for years. Both of his parents were Targa volunteers in the early years and have race memorabilia in […]
Team: Satish & Savera
Driver: Satish GopalkrishnanCo-driver: Savera D’SouzaVehicle: 2018 VW Golf RCountry: USA Rally champions seek repeat victory at Targa Newfoundland! Veteran rally champions Satish Gopalkrishnan and Savera D’Souza won the Grand Touring (GT) title at last year’s Targa Newfoundland, and they are hungry for another win. Satish and Savera opted to try their hand at Targa 1 […]
Targa 2023 in review – a team’s perspective
By: Erin Crant of Husband + Wife Racing, Car #135 – 2009 BMW 135Targa is an absolutely gruelling week – a complete whirlwind, full of ups and downs and a mix of emotions – adrenaline, defeat, gratitude, happiness, exhaustion, elation, and the list goes on. Finishing the event is an emotion like none other. We […]
Team: Jellybean
Driver: Kurt Penner Co-driver: Lu Penner Car: 1965 Beaumont Sport Deluxe Convertible Classic convertible ready to cross Canada for Targa challenge Kurt Penner, co-owner of show-winning performance car builders and restorers Jellybean Autocrafters in Langley, British Columbia, believes cars are meant for driving not just riding in trailers. Kurt and his wife Lu will put […]
Racing royalty Randy Pobst returns to Race the Rock
Fan favourite superstar racing driver Randy Pobst will head back to the challenging roads of Targa Newfoundland this fall to defend his Targa 1 win last year. Targa Newfoundland, the only tarmac car rally in North America, hits the roads of Newfoundland (a.k.a., the Rock) September 12-19, 2024. Pobst, John Hume Sr., and Craig MacMullen […]
Targa returns to Gander
Targa Newfoundland, the only tarmac car rally in North America, will return to the streets of Gander this September for the 2024 edition of this exciting world-famous event. “We are delighted to welcome Targa back to Gander!” said Mayor Percy Farwell. “With the meticulous efforts and commitment of the organizers to ensure a safe and […]