Targa Newfoundland
15 Lawton Cresent A1A 4T6 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada

See the revised and simplified Bambina entry form now on the Targa NL website!

See the revised and simplified Bambina entry form now on the Targa NL website!

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Due to the COVID-19 lockdown we are forced to postpone Targa Bambina and Targa main events, which were scheduled to be held September this year (2020). Please visit our website: targanfld.com for more details.

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ST. JOHN’S (Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019) New ownership, fresh enthusiasm and an injection of resources will propel North America’s storied open road motorsport event into its third decade with renewed optimism and a proven management team, the owner of Targa New-foundland announced here today. Targa Newfoundland Motorsports Club Inc. and Newfoundland International Motorsports Lim-ited, the organizer and owner respectively of the annual Targa Newfoundland rally, will be sold to a... company headed by Canadian Wes Thompson, Targa founder Robert Giannou an-nounced. Two events run under the Targa umbrella will continue to be organized and managed from St. John’s and will rely on the proven management team and talented volunteer base. Prepa-rations for the July Targa Bambina event and September 2020 Targa Newfoundland are cur-rently underway. Final details of the sale are being completed and the transaction is expected to close in November. . The 2019 Targa Newfoundland event was postponed to 2020 due to a late drop in entries. The annual event had run continuously under Giannou’s stewardship from the first Targa in September of 2002. Targa Newfoundland is well known as a first-class product with a first-class management group, Thompson says. I’ve come to realize that Robert and his team know what they’re doing. They already know what works, and what might be improved. Their enthusiasm is in-fectious. Organizer and founder Giannou will be contracted to the event to ensure continuity, Thomp-son says. Since 2002, Targa Newfoundland has earned a reputation as a challenging six-day motoring adventure over the paved roads of eastern and central Newfoundland, hosted by welcoming communities and set against the dramatic backdrop of Newfoundland’s rugged landscape. The event offers three distinct driving challenges: a traditional distance-speed-time rally that emphasizes precision, a full-throttle, closed-road competition for race-prepared cars and a non-competitive drive for sporting cars and their owners. Modelled on the very successful Targa Tasmania rally in Australia, it has drawn eager com-petitors from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, the Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos islands, the U.K. and the U.S. as well as from across Canada. The week-long event has attracted thousands of visitors to Newfoundland over the years in the form of competitors, crews, volunteers and fans who come to see a competition unlike any in North America. The event runs with the sanction of the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador. Information: Doug Mepham 905 325 3431 [email protected]

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Friends of Targa: It is with great regret and a ray of optimism that I announce that this September’s Targa Newfoundland has been postponed. The 18th Targa will now be held September 12th-19th 2020. The decision was made after a half dozen entries cancelled within a short period of time. With little chance of gaining new entries in time for the rally, it was not viable to run the event this year. It was a very difficult decision but I know it was the right one. ...Continue reading

A quick read for all competitors! Please. Note the following changes to our rules! 9.6.1 Maximum Speeds, Averages Speeds and Penalties Targa Tour/Daily Targa Tour entrants who are entering a Targa event in an unprotected vehicle that does not have approved rollover bar or cage must notexceed a top speed of 130kph or an average speed of 110 kph.... Targa Tour/Daily Targa Tour entrants who are not experienced or who are entering their first Targa event but have a protected vehicle (equipped with an approved rollover bar or cage) must not exceed a top speed of 150kph or an average speed of 125 kph. Targa Tour/Daily Targa Tour entrants who are experienced Targa entrants driving a protected vehicle (equipped with an approved rollover bar or cage) must notexceed a top speed of 175kph or an average speed of 130 kph. Grand Touring competitors must not exceed a top speed of 150kph or an average speed of 125kph Targa competitors must not exceed a top speed of 200kph or an average speed of 140 kph. Note: Experienced means that the competitors have either competed in a Targa event or have attended the Targa schools at Mosport, St. John’s or Marystown.