Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine Spring/Summer 2005 | Page 9

NEWS

PHOTO: NADINE FILION

targa newfoundland - a rally like no other
What do you get when you combine over 2,000 km of fantastic
roads through Canada’s easternmost province with talented drivers
behind the wheel of well-engineered and finely-tuned vehicles?
You get Targa Newfoundland – the only event of its kind in North
America – and you’re in for quite the experience!
Targa Newfoundland, now in its fourth year, is a unique five-day
timed driving competition that begins in St. John’s and covers
2,200 km of roads that wind their way through the seaports and
towns of much of southeastern Newfoundland. Competitors from
the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Holland, the Bahamas and the
U.K. come to Newfoundland to join Canadian drivers in this event.
Targa-style racing originated in Italy (targa is Italian for ‘plate’),
and in true Targa tradition, competitors race for honour and glory.
There are no cash prizes. Instead, winners receive trophies
and Targa Plates.
In the 2004 event, Subaru Canada, Inc. entered two cars.

A turbocharged 2005 Legacy 2.5GT Sedan, co-driven by
well-known Québec journalists Philippe Crowe and Nadine Filion,
came fourth in the Touring (time and distance) class. Coming in first
in the Targa (speed) class was a WRX STi piloted by Canadian rally
veteran John Paynter, with his brother Clarke navigating.
The Subaru team, with its long heritage in rally racing, came
fully equipped with professionally prepared cars and an impressive
service crew. That very crew could often be found on the roadside
assisting drivers from other teams with mechanical difficulties.
The Subaru team also had a big impact on the fans. At the end of
each day’s competition, cars were placed on display so fans could
check them out. With two beautifully prepared cars, friendly team
members and all the stickers, posters and ‘hero cards’ the kids
could collect, the Subaru squad was a huge hit.
Targa Newfoundland 2005 takes place from September 10th to
17th. To learn more, please visit www.targanewfoundland.com.

subaru world rally team gets new wheels
The Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT) is on a mission to leave
everyone else in the dust now that its hot new ride, the Impreza
WRC2005, has made its competitive debut at Rally Mexico and
helped SWRT win the rally by 34.5 seconds! Co-developed by the
Subaru Advanced Design team headed by Andreas Zapatinas, and
SWRT in England, this is the latest evolution of the
Subaru Impreza FIA World Rally Championship
car and it is obviously a winner.
SWRT has won six FIA World
Rally Championship titles and
has achieved 46 outright rally
wins over the past 15 seasons.
Now, its incredible rally car has
been redesigned to take full advantage of
the FIA’s revised vehicle specifications. The Impreza
WRC2005 body shell is wider than its predecessor by 30mm, which
gives it a more aggressive look