Driver: Charles Brooks
Co-driver: Toby Garrett
Car: 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Division: Targa Tour
Country: Canada
Raising a little hell in a Hellcat
Two best friends from Northern Ontario with a shared passion for all things motorsports and performance driving are trying their hand at Targa Newfoundland for the first time.
Charles Brooks and Toby Garrett bonded over motorsports and have done drag racing, auto racing, and driving the Tail of the Dragon and just about anything else that can be done in fast cars.
Their team name, Cool Runnings, was inspired by the famous Jamaican bobsled team from Charles’ home country. They’re definitely cool but their bobsled has a lot more power than the namesake though. They drove to Newfoundland in two 800-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats that always attract attention.
Both of them have solid support from their families to terrorize the Rock with the Hellcat. The entry to Targa Newfoundland was a birthday gift to Charles from his wife, Donna. Toby’s partner Linda is driving the support vehicle, the second Hellcat, a purple one that belongs to her. She’d love to run the rally herself but needs a capable co-driver. Maybe next year?
“We brought the Hellcat to Targa Tour just trying to gauge the experience and decide if we want to bring a race car in the future,” said Charles.
They’re contemplating bringing a beast of a heavily modified Nissan 240SX in Targa 1. Let’s hope they do.
