‘BIGWAD’ and the changing face of the Targa scene here

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There’s a youngish (I’d put him at late 20s/early 30s) kind of bloke on Auckland’s North Shore who ‘commutes’ to…

Gill & Summerfield go on to claim dominant Targa Rotorua win

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After leading the event for most of the  first day of competition on Saturday, Auckland tarmac rally specialist Jason Gill…

Rotorua return this weekend for first Targa Rally event of 2021

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Having developed several ‘destination-based’ events to run in the first half of the year ‘Targa man’ Peter Martin was really…

Targa Confirms 2021 Event Dates!

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Targa have this week confirmed dates for their 2021 events. Targa will return to Rotorua over the weekend of 15-16…

COVID-19 Restrictions put 2020 Targa NZ plans on hold

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The on-again/off-again nature of restrictions – particularly in the greater Auckland region – put in place by the Government to…

Targa NZ event on hold

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The Targa New Zealand rally which was due to run in mid-October (14-18th) has become the latest casualty from the…

Targa NZ reduced to four-day event to meet the market

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Organisers of the annual Targa New Zealand event have listened to the post Covid-19 Lockdown market and decided to reduce…

Motorsport is back – and so is Targa event specialist Leigh Hopper

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What a difference a year makes. Over the weekend just passed (July 04/05) tarmac rally specialist Leigh Hopper and co-driver…

Hopper ends dominant first day well ahead of Targa Hawke’s Bay field

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As first event days it could hardly have gone better. After  covering 138.7km over five closed special stages between the…

Hawke’s Bay claims honour of hosting first major post-Lockdown Targa

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The eyes of Kiwi motorsport fans from Kaitaia to Bluff will be on Havelock North and environs this weekend as…