Targa Newfoundland is a tarmac-based
rally race in Newfoundland. It is an annual event covering over a seven-day period in September of each year on eastern and central parts of
Newfoundland.
![Mazda 6 Newfoundland Targa 2005](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Mazda_6_Newfoundland_Targa_2005.jpg)
The event allows the owners of historic, classic and modern sporting
motor vehicles
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to drive them the way they were designed to be driven in a
rally
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competition. In the event each vehicle competes against itself on a handicap basis as well as against other vehicles.
![Mitsubishi with Targa Newfoundland plate](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Mitsubishi_with_Targa_Newfoundland_plate.jpg)
Several events are run over the same stages, which remain closed to other traffic during this time:
* Fast Tour, a non competitive event which allows the owners of exotic cars to drive them the way they were meant to be driven, without the stress of competition;
* Grand Touring, a time-speed-distance rally (
TSD Rally
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) emphasizing precision in maintaining the average speed set by the organizers;
* Targa, where the objective is to meet or slightly better the stage times set by the organizers for the age, displacement and modification level of the vehicle. Every competitor who completes all stages within the established trophy times wins a Targa plate.
There are also trophies for overall placing in the Touring and Targa events, and for placing within the various categories within the Targa event, as well as trophies for national and marque teams, and for the best-placed novice team.
The Targa Newfoundland is made possible though the efforts of 2,200+ volunteers and members of 70+ Newfoundland communities.
Event format
The competitive portion of Targa Newfoundland begins and ends in the city of
St. John's. The format for the 15th annual event in 2016 was:
* Prologue (September 11) – Flatrock and Bauline
* Leg 1 (September 12) –
Avalon Peninsula
* Leg 2 (September 13) – North Burin Peninsula
* Leg 3 (September 14) – South Bonavista Peninsula
* Leg 4 (September 15) – North Bonavista Peninsula
* Leg 5 (September 16) – Avalon Peninsula
List of past winners – Targa Division
List of past winners – Grand Touring Division
2016 Targa Newfoundland Results
by Targa Newfoundland
References
External links
Targa Newfoundland
{{Targa Rallies
Road rallying
Sport in Newfoundland and Labrador
Recurring sporting events established in 2002
2002 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador