More than 80 competitors will click their cars into gear and accelerate out of St. John’s next Monday morning to face five days of the best, and maybe the worst, this rugged part of Canada can throw at them as they take part in the milestone 10th annual edition of the 2,200-kilometre Targa Newfoundland Rally.
Included in the strong international field facing what promises to be one of the toughest Targas ever staged will be factory-backed rally racers and some very serious private entries driving modern machinery bearing the badges of Dodge, Fiat, Porsche, Subaru, Mini, Kia, Lotus, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Nissan, BMW, VW and Toyota as well as classics such as a Ford Falcon Sprint, Acadian Canso, Chevy Camaro and a Datsun 240Z.
Plus a lone 1973 Porsche 914Â Â …Â More