NEWFOUNDLAND - The rain threatened to bless Targa Newfoundland competitors for Leg 2 Tuesday, but the skies cleared and left drivers and spectators cheering by the end of the day.
The sun even peeked out for the jewel of the stage — lunch at Leading Tickles. Although, the drivers would likely argue the day’s final run through the streets of Gander is the real treasure.
With the second day in the books, the overall lead has solidified, unofficially, with Glen Clarke and stage homeboy Andy Proudfoot logging the soul zero for the day on that final stage.
Division leaders also emerged at the end of the long day, with Clarke’s Porsche 911 Carrera. Steve Millen and navigator Mike Montiello has the best time in Modern, accumulating six seconds of penalty.
The Touring class proved a challenge as well, although there are still eight teams showing no penalty points.
Five cars didn’t make it back to the Gander Community Centre, mostly succumbing to the rigours of the Newfoundland roads. However, the Subaru Impreza of Roger Tillotson and Steve Robertson did roll off the course in Pleasentview. Navigator Robertson was injured, but he was sharing his new war story, with a laugh, beside a very injured car carrying its latest sign. It said Yard Sale.
Leg 3 begins Wednesday morning with a stage in Mainpoint, and calls it a day in Marystown.
Owned by Newfoundland International Motorsports Limited, and operated by Targa Newfoundland Motorsport Club, Targa Newfoundland is one of three internationally recognized Targa motorsports events in the world. The 8th annual Targa Newfoundland will start and end in St. John's and will cover more than 2,000 kilometres of the challenging, twisty roads of the central and eastern portion of the island of Newfoundland over six days, including up to 400 kilometres of closed-road, flat-out Targa stages. Competitors have come from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas and the U.K.
For daily updates, results and images see www.targanewfoundland.com.
From Melissa Crummey // Administrative & Marketing Coordinator // melissa@targanewfoundland.com
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