2007 Targa Newfoundland

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Targa is a life experience that every adventurer or motorsports enthusiast should put at top of their list of things to do. It is an event that we can spend days describing but you will only "Get It" after you have experienced it first hand. Interested? We can help get you there.

Open Road Motorsports is an official representative of Targa Newfoundland. It is our job to get you to Targa and help make sure that you have the time of your life.
We can help you prepare for Targa by providing you with the information necessary to get the most out of your experience. What do we charge you for this information? Nothing. Our goal is to build the event through your participation.

Even if you are thinking about 2008 and beyond, it is never to early to start planning and we can help.

Steps to Competing at Targa
1. Contact Us: glen@openroadmotorsports.com
2. Decide to Go
3. Choose your level of Competition: Touring or Targa
4. Register for the event
5. Select and Prepare a Car (you can even run in your wife's mini van:)
6. Make Travel Arrangements
7. Practice and Prepare
8. Go!

If you want more help, we can provide that to. We can tailor support packages specifically for your team including: car preparation, coaching, media packages and event logistics.


What is Targa

Targa Newfoundland is the first and only event of its kind to be held in North America. It is an annual event and forms a 2200 km long, high quality automotive competition. It is held over a seven-day period in September on the paved roads of the eastern and central parts of the island of Newfoundland. www.targaNewfoundland.com

The event attracts competitors from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Unlike most motorsports events, the Targa is staged on public roads allowing easy access for large numbers of spectators. The event also attracts world wide media coverage making it an ideal forum to promote sponsor brand awareness.

The original event, the Targa Florio, was run on the island of Sicily. "Targa" meaning plate in Italian. 1990 the concept was re-developed by a group of enterprising motor enthusiasts in the Australian island state of Tasmania. www.targa.org.au

The Targa Competition format is similar to the format of special stage rallies in Europe, the United States and Canada. The vehicles and crews compete on public roads in transit sections, which follow all of the rules of the road and "Targa" or speed sections, which are held on roads closed to the general public.

Targa Divisions

There are 3 major Divisions within the Targa Competition:

Media Exposure

The Targa Newfoundland provides a high level of Media Exposure that is beneficial for promoting a Sponsor's Brand Awareness.

Highlights of the Media Coverage included:

Targa School

Open Road Motorsports operates a high performance school specifically tailored to the Targa event. The school focuses on the unique aspects of Targa competition including team work, preparation, driving style, navigation and safety.
Instruction will focus on techniques unique to the roads of Newfoundland as well as integrating the vehicle, driver and navigator into a cohesive team.

Click Here for school details.

Read Our Daily Logs

During each event we keep a daily log of our results and activities. Please read and enjoy these logs. They will give you a good idea of what the event is all about and why you should do it.

2006 Daily Event Log
2005 Daily Event Log
2004 Daily Event Log

 
 

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