In 2011, the Chrysler team, led by Senior Vice President Ralph Gilles, brought a muscular Viper SRT-10 and Challenger SRT 392 (later marketed as the Challenger Targa). They had great success to the benefit of a local charity.

Mike Davenport was a fixture at Targa for years. The former owner of Davenport Subaru in Orillia, Ontario and co-driver Brad Benson won Open Division two years in a row in 2013 and 2014 in what else but two Subarus – a 2002 WRX Wagon and a 2015 WRX STi.

We are saddened by Paddy Phillips’ passing at the age of 82. Paddy was a huge force in the Colliers community serving as Mayor, Fire Chief, Targa Stage Commander, fundraiser and Targa party organizer.

For the first time ever, Targa Newfoundland will be streamed live and free on YouTube. Dejero Smart Blending Technology brings North America’s only tarmac rally to a global audience for the event’s landmark 25th anniversary.

The Indiana team of Jack Rogers and C.J. Strupp along with C.J.’s husband and crew chief Steve Strupp were virtually unbeatable in a 1965 Ford Mustang, winning the Classic Division three times in 2014, 2017 and again in 2018.

Roy Hopkins and Adrienne Hughes from Spencerport, New York were a force to be reckoned with in the early years of Targa, winning multiple times.

For the first time in motorsports history, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will assist competitors with mundane tasks such as navigating and steering.

Targa Newfoundland was born on a ferry off the coast of Australia 25 years ago in 2001.

Engineer, motorcycle racer, photographer, and lover of all things with engines that move – cars, bikes, planes, and ships – are all ways to describe Larry Strung. For the last two years, Larry has captured the essence of Targa Newfoundland, the rally, the people, and the place, as one of the rally’s official photographers.

We’re heading to the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo in Toronto March 13-15. Visit the Targa booth in Hall 1a. Talk to Targa Newfoundland organizers. Find out what it really takes to take part and be competitive. Ask the hard questions.