17th annual Targa Newfoundland - September 15th - 22nd, 2018 Potential Competitor Presentation

17th annual Targa Newfoundland
     September 15th – 22nd, 2018
Potential Competitor Presentation

Targa Newfoundland is…
Unique in North America!

+ A week-long driving adventure
+ A bucket list ‘must’ for aficionados
+ A 16-year success story
+ A choice of four different driving
challenges

And the best week of your life!

The Targa Concept
• Targa means plate or plaque in   Italian

• Targa Newfoundland got its name from
Targa Florio, a long-distance race around
Sicily in the 1900s

The Targa Concept
• A modern Targa event is a
long-distance, multi-day rally
on paved roads

• Three recognized Targa
rallies in the world: Australia
(Tasmania), New Zealand and
Newfoundland

The Targa choice…
Two competitions…:
• Grand Touring competition: Traditional
distance/speed/time rally for any street-legal car

• Targa competition: Flat-out blast over closed roads for
prepared cars where speed and durability count

Or two great adventures…:

• Fast Tour: A non-competitive drive over spectacular Targa
route where you can “drive it like it was meant to be driven!”

• Quick Tour: Same as Fast Tour, but a minimum of one day
or three days of experience; don’t have to sign up for the
entire event!

The Targa choices…
Non-Race Prepared Vehicles:
Can choose between:
 Grand Touring, Fast Tour or Quick Tour

The Targa choices…
Race Prepared Vehicles:
Can choose between:
 Handicap competition for older cars in Targa Classic
 Fastest wins category for Targa Modern Division

How it works
 Competition only on closed-road Targa stages
 8 to 12 Targa stages each day; stages are timed
 Stages connected by regular roads driven at
  regular speeds
 Overnight stops at host communities
 Cars are displayed at local cars shows; secure
  overnight storage
 Competitors meet fans, witness gorgeous scenery,
  and experience competition unlike any other
  motorsports event

How it works

Focus points for 2018
 Overnight stops in Clarenville, Marystown,
    Conception Bay North
   Increase the fun aspect on older stages
   New Leg 1 stages, revisiting stages haven’t ran in
    several years
   Re-visit famous Marystown stages on Leg 2
   Official Start and Finish on world famous George St. in
    St. John’s

The Route (general overview)

Overview
 Approximately 1,500 km’s
  of natural beauty and
  breathtaking roads

 60 hours of seat time

 45+ closed-road, high-
  speed Targa stages
  totalling over 400 km’s

 Intense competition or
  leisurely tour…we have it!

Organization
 Over 60 communities

 Over 700 volunteers

 40 stage operations staff

 3 full emergency response
  crews

 40 management officials

 Federal, provincial, and
  municipal level support

Basic budget
Before Competition
 Entry fee = depends on the division, approx. $3000.00 - $7000.00. Single
  payment or payment plan available.

 From North Sydney (ferry crossing) = approx. $500.00 (single vehicle, 2 people).

During Competition
 Accommodations = $1500.00 (arrive Friday before event; leave Saturday after
  event).

 Fuel = $400.00

 Miscellaneous expenses = $700.00

 Base Estimated Cost = Approximately $13,000.00 (will be different for everyone
  based on different divisions, distance traveled, etc.)

Budget
Entry fee includes…
• All route books and service guides
• 7 meals, mostly lunches, for driver and navigator
• Event branded apparel
• 2 Welcome Reception tickets
• 2 Awards Gala event tickets
• Event liability insurance

Quick Tour Division
 Attached to the Fast Tour Division
 Not a competition but still provides participants
  closed-road stages where driving can be enjoyed
 Minimum one day to a maximum three days of
  enjoyment
 Entry fee reflects the reduced days; makes a great gift!
 Excellent way to get a feel for the event

Fast Tour Division
If it’s sporty and fun-to-drive, welcome to Fast Tour!

 Not a competition: No timing; speed limit is 130 km/h;
  drive for the enjoyment and the excitement

 Same great Targa stages, parties and people

 Great way to learn what Targa Newfoundland is about

 Spirited driving that won’t hurt your ride!

Grand Touring Division
 A distance/speed/time rally competition that stresses
 precision and teamwork

 Speed limit of 150 km/h

 Any street-legal car can compete

 Basic safety equipment required: Helmets, fire
 extinguisher, warning triangles

Targa Division
 Classic Division for fully-prepared cars built before
 1997. Cars run in age groups, with handicaps based on
 age, displacement, modification. Winners decided by
 least lost points (seconds) in handicapped time.

 Modern Division is for fully prepared post-1997 cars
 run in age groups but with the same handicap.
 Winners decided by least lost points (seconds) raw
 (non-handicapped) time.

Targa Division
 Open Division is for fully prepared race vehicles, with
 powerful engines, roll cages, race shocks, and other
 heavily modified equipment. Year or make of vehicle
 does not matter. Winners decided by least lost points
 (seconds) raw (non-handicapped) time.

Targa School
 Two day Targa-specific training for driver, navigator
 Classroom and practice stages
 Perfect warm-up for the rally
 St. John’s, Bauline, Flatrock, and Torbay prior to the
  start of the actual event

Licenses
All entrants are required to have an acceptable competition
  license

 Driver needs a valid civil drivers license; co-driver does not IF not
  driving

Competition licenses accepted:

 FIA race or rally license from any sanctioning body affiliated with
  ACCUS, Porsche Club of America, BMW Club of America, Rally
  America or NASA; CASC national, regional
 Competition license can be obtained from completion of Targa
  Newfoundland school (is not included in the cost of the school)

Exposure
 Great way to promote new brands or products

 Sponsors see value in Targa Newfoundland’s local,
 national and international exposure

Exposure
Local/National/International Newspaper Coverage:
 Up to 6,800,000 annually

National/International Magazine Coverage:
 Up to 11,600,000 annually

Social Media Coverage:
 Over 10,000 Facebook followers
 Over 2,600 Twitter followers
 Over 500 Instagram followers

National/International Car Show Exposure
 Up to 1,300,000 annually

Exposure
 Competitors will sign autographs for school children
 and eager fans

Manufacturers

Charities
 Almost $2 million has been raised for charities directly
 associated with Targa Newfoundland

 Great opportunity to team up with a charity as a Targa
 Newfoundland competitor

Contact
Robert Giannou, President
 rgiannou@targanewfoundland.com
Darren Sheppard, General Manager
 registrar@targanewfoundland.com
 709 722 2413
 1 877 332 2413
 targanfld.com
 www.facebook.com/targanl
 www.twitter.com/targanl
 https://www.instagram.com/targa_nl/