Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine Autumn 2007

RALLY On the other hand, the Targa competition is a full-on motorsport event for specially prepared vehicles that go as quickly as possible during the targa stages – provided they never exceed the mandated 200 km/h speed limit. While it may sound contradictory for a motorsport event to have a speed limit, many of the targa stages take place in coastal towns with posted speed limits of just 30 km/h. The roads in these towns can be rough and are often littered with huge obstacles – including houses! In the past, competitors have grazed fences, telephone poles and bridges – all without serious injury. In 2006, one team even had the misfortune of driving into the Atlantic Ocean! Luckily, both the driver and co-driver made it safely back to shore, a little wet but otherwise undisturbed. Last year, SCI also entered a car in the Grand Touring competition, a 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Sedan. After ﬁve days of very close running, another brother act – journalist duo Mark and Lawrence Hacking – took third place in their class, just ﬁve seconds behind the winning team. A number of other teams running Subaru equipment did extremely well, including Keith Townsend and Jen Horsey. Piloting an unmodiﬁed 2005 Subaru WRX STI, this team won the Modern division and ﬁnished third overall in the Targa competition. Of the 72 total entries in 2006, no fewer than 11 were Subaru vehicles. But in 2007, the Subaru presence at Targa Newfoundland will likely be stronger than ever. Each year, a single manufacturer is named the “Honoured Marque” – and this year, that honour has been bestowed upon Subaru. 2005 Legacy 2.5GT Sedan 2006 Impreza WRX STI Class: Grand Touring, 3rd place ﬁnish Class: Targa, Open Driver: Mark Hacking Driver: Patrick Richard Co-driver: Lawrence Hacking Co-driver: Clarke Paynter PHOTO: CATHY COLE PHOTO: CATHY COLE The Targa competition consists of three divisions: Classic (all cars built up to 1981), Modern (1982-present) and Open (all cars to the present). In the Open division, \

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