The town of Holyrood joins Targa 2010

The home of the famous Squid Jigging Ground, the Town of Holyrood joins Targa Newfoundland 2010.

The town council of the town made famous by the traditional Newfoundland folk song "The Ryan's and the Pitman's" has decided once again to join the Targa family of communities. Holyrood, a town nestled at the end of a deep bay under its equally famous mountain top cross is welcoming Targa Newfoundland back to its roads in 2010. Surrounding a spectacular deep water port which was the actual home of the squid jigging ground, Holyrood also counts a beautiful marina, a sea-side board walk, and the new to be opened ocean front Marine Institute building as some of its prime attractions. Targa Newfoundland will be added to this impressive list in 2010.

Hosting one the first stages in the early years of Targa, Holyrood will again become the first stage of this year's event. In addition, the town will welcome the competitors and crews to breakfast before the start of the stage that begins this week long endurance classic.
The approximately 8.00 kilometer long competition stage will be held on Monday September 13th, event organizers have announced. The stage will begin in Holyrood and travel along the Conception Bay shore providing competitors with some of the most scenic vistas in Newfoundland. The stage will be new, and has been designed to set the tone for the first day's competition for both the Targa and Grand Touring categories.

"We appreciate that Holyrood is bringing Targa Newfoundland back to its streets, and we wish to thank the mayor and council as well as their staff for working with us to accomplish this," said Targa organizer Robert Giannou. "The first stage of the event is very important as it not only starts the competition, but it wets the competitor's appetites for the event and allows them to settle down for the long and sometimes grueling week ahead".

"Throughout the years, Targa has demonstrated tremendous effort in supporting various charities and this year we are pleased to be associated with them in their partnership with the NL Autism Society", said Mayor Gary Goobie. In addition, this event with once again add to our local tourism potential in Holyrood and surrounding area. "We look forward to seeing Targa back in Holyrood and we extend an invitation to all the people from the surrounding communities to come and join us at this event" indicates the Mayor.

Owned and operated by Newfoundland International Motorsports Limited, Targa Newfoundland is one of three internationally recognized Targa motorsports events in the world. The 9th annual Targa Newfoundland will start in St. John's on Saturday, September 11, 2010, and end back in the capital Saturday, September 18. The competition will cover more than 2,000 kilometres of the challenging, twisty roads of the central and eastern portion of Newfoundland, including up to 450 kilometres of closed-road, flat-out Targa stages.

Competitors have come from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Holland, Germany, the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos and the U.K. for the first editions of Targa Newfoundland and international interest continues to build with competitors registering daily.

The 400 Year old historic town of Carbonear joins Targa Newfoundland 2010

ST. JOHN'S March 8th, 2010 - Known as the "Hub of the Bay" one of the oldest and most historic towns in Newfoundland will join the Targa family of communities. Carbonear, a town which was founded some 400 years ago in the early 1600's has agreed to bring what is arguably one of Newfoundland most modern and exciting events to the town. Carbonear will work with Targa Newfoundland to create and run a competitive stage in the town during the annual September motorsport classic, event organizers have announced.

The approximately 7.00-kilometre Targa stage will run through the heart of the historic Town of Carbonear and will become one of the critical final stages of the 2010 event. Carbonear town council approved a motion to host Targa at a meeting on February 15, 2009. The event will be coming to the town for the first time.

The new stage to be held on Friday September 17th and has been designed to be a very challenging "town" stage which will set the standard of competition for the balance of the final day of the event. The stage will be new to all the competitors and will be a real thrill for the fans. In previous years, the results of the stages held on the final day of competition strongly influence the outcome of the event for both the Targa and Grand Touring categories.
"We appreciate that the community is bringing Targa Newfoundland to Carbonear, and we wish to thank Mayor Slade, his council as well as their staff for the working with us to accomplish this," said Targa organizer Robert Giannou. "We know that Targa has a positive economic impact on the province and on communities along the route, and we are pleased that Carbonear will become part of the Targa family."

"We hope that thousands of TriCon peninsula spectators and fans will be able to travel to Carbonear to watch our Targa stage and enjoy our town's hospitality" said Mayor Slade "We have worked closely with Targa to choose a route that will be exciting as well as challenging. We welcome Targa and look forward to assisting them in providing this world class entertainment."
Owned and operated by Newfoundland International Motorsports Limited, Targa Newfoundland is one of three internationally recognized Targa motorsports events in the world. The 9th annual Targa Newfoundland will start in St. John's on Saturday, September 11, 2010, and end back in the capital Saturday, September 18. The competition will cover more than 2,000 kilometres of the challenging, twisty roads of the central and eastern portion of Newfoundland, including up to 450 kilometres of closed-road, flat-out Targa stages.

Competitors have come from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Holland, Germany, the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos and the U.K. for the first editions of Targa Newfoundland and international interest continues to build with competitors registering daily.

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Contact:
Media: Doug Mepham 613-966-4969 d.mepham@bellnet.ca
Competitors: Melissa Crummey 709-722-2413 melissa@targanewfoundland.com
Sponsors: Scott Giannou 709-722-2413 scott@targanewfoundland.com

Broadcast Schedules SPEED and Motors TV

Mark your calendars... you don't want to miss this!

The one hour TV production on Targa Newfoundland 2009 will debut on SPEED Saturday March 27 at 6PM Eastern.

It will also air on MotorsTV Saturday March 27. Times vary depending on location so be sure to check your listings for MotorsTV on March 27th to get the proper time.