Driver: John Hume Jr.
Co-driver: Justin Crant
Car: 2011 Audi S4
Division: Targa 1
Country: Canada
Past champs are in it to win it in Targa 1
The winning team of John Hume Jr. and Justin Crant are back together in hopes of repeating past glory. The pair has two previous wins together in the competitive Targa Modern division where they raced a 2004 BMW M3 to victory in 2017 and 2018. This year they are racing in the competitive Targa 1 division.
John, the Vice President of Hume Media Inc. in Toronto, has been a Targa regular for 11 years. Most recently, he and co-driver Ron Bartleet drove in the non-competitive Targa Tour in 2023 in one of two MINIs brought by Team Hume. Their goal then was to bring the car home in one piece and have some fun. This fall though, John is going for the win in Targa 1 with co-driver Justin.
Brigus is a special stage for both John and Justin. John says that stage is one of the reasons he keeps coming back to Targa. “It’s a tight, very fast stage and they make it impossible to make your time which makes it exciting. I just love Brigus. It’s a beautiful little town and I love ripping through it.”
When he’s not in a race car, Justin, who lives in the Newfoundland town of Paradise, works as a master automotive service technician at BMW/MINI St. John’s. In addition to sharing the podium multiple times before with John, Justin was the co-driver in the winning entry in Targa Modern in 2012 and drove to victory in GT in 2011. He and his wife Erin finished a close second in Targa 1 in 2023 and 3rd in 2024 in their 2009 BMW 135.
Last fall was Justin’s 14th Targa. “I love Targa,” he said. “Every year it’s great. Every year has struggles. Every year has high points, but just getting to the finish with all your fellow competitors is incredible.”
John and Justin will tackle Targa again this September in a 2011 Audi S4. The team is raising money for two charities, MS Canada and Red Door Shelter.
Hume Media is a long-time sponsor of Targa Newfoundland.
