Six Star Magazine Six Star Magazine Winter 2010/2011 | Page 5

NEWS

TARGA: RALLYING
FOR THE KIDS

CANADIAN
RALLY CHAMPIONS:
THREE YEARS RUNNING
FOR SUBARU CANADA
On November 19-20, the battle for
bragging rights in the 2010 Canadian
Rally Championship came down to the
final round, the Rally of the Tall Pines
in Bancroft, Ontario. Subaru Rally Team
Canada driver Patrick Richard and
co-driver Alan Ockwell, the defending
national champions, entered the
round just two points out of first
place, but misfortune ended their
rally prematurely.
Nevertheless, a strong showing over
the course of the six-event season saw
the Manufacturer’s Championship go
to Subaru Canada for the third year in a
row, the ninth time since 2000 and the
tenth time overall. Richard and Ockwell
led the Subaru brigade by winning one
event, placing second in three others
and finishing in second place overall.
Tying that team for second place
was a privateer Subaru entry, Craig
Henderson and Lyne Murphy. The duo
from New Richmond, Quebec, piloted

their 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI to
second place in the final round, earning
a shared runner-up position and,
more importantly, securing Subaru the
Manufacturer’s Championship.
Yet another privateer team, Bruno
Carré and Yvan Joyal of Laval, Quebec,
won the season’s opening round in
their 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STI,
led the standings through the midpoint
of the season and eventually finished
fourth overall. In fact, Subaru vehicles
took five of the top six positions in the
championship, a testament to the cars’
rugged durability and outright speed.
For those of you who missed the
action in person, check your local listings
for the TSN/RDS broadcast of the Rally
of the Tall Pines. You can also catch
the 2010 Year in Review and the 2011
Preview on TSN/RDS on January 1, 2011.
The Canadian Rally Championship is
presented by Subaru Canada, Inc. and
supported by Yokohama Tire (Canada).

Now in its ninth year, Targa Newfoundland has
become a staple on the Canadian motorsport
calendar. One of the only three such events in the
world – competitions in New Zealand and Tasmania
being the other two – this tarmac car rally takes
place each September across the eastern and
central parts of the province.
Beginning and ending in St. John’s, the rally
encompasses close to 2,200 kilometres of driving;
of that total, some 500 kilometres are comprised
of competitive runs against the clock held on
closed roads, many of them through the small
communities that dot the coastline.
There are two separate categories at Targa
Newfoundland: Grand Touring, a time/speed/
distance competition that rewards precise driving,
and Targa, a flat-out competition for specially
prepared vehicles where speed counts above all else.
This year, the event once again featured many
inspiring performances – two of them coming
from a pair of Subaru dealers proudly flying the
six-starred flag.
After five straight days of tough competition,
Mike Davenport and Shawn Monette, representing
Davenport Subaru of Orillia, Ontario, finished third
in the Modern class and fifth overall in the same
2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon that won
the Targa competition back in 2003. Jon Howard
and Paul Dyer from Capital Subaru of St. John’s
piloted their modified 2004 Subaru WRX Sport
Wagon to 11th place in the Modern class.
Even better, the two dealer principals teamed
up to form Rally for the Kids, a joint fundraising
effort to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters
(BBBS) in their respective communities. The final
tally showed Davenport raising $22,478 for BBBS
Orillia, while the Capital crew garnered $15,000 for
BBBS Eastern Newfoundland.
Next year marks the historic 10th anniversary of
Targa Newfoundland and the competition promises
to be tougher and more popular than ever before.
For more information on this unique motorsport
event, visit www.targanewfoundland.com.