Targa Adelaide Explained

Targa Adelaide is a tarmac-based rally event held on the state of South Australia, Australia, annually. The inaugural classic only event was 2011, but included modern vehicles from 2012. The event has an intermediate-length course design by Stuart Benson of approximately 260 competitive kilometres covered in five days over twenty nine closed road competitive rally stages.

Rally format

The event is held east of Adelaide in the Adelaide hills area and race in Adelaide on the first night of competition.

• Leg 0 InterContinental Night Stage - Adelaide Showgrounds
• Leg 1 Upper Hermitage to Forreston, Kersbrook
• Leg 2 Mount Lofty to Belair, via Heathfield
• Leg 3 Castambul to Ironbank, via Stirling
• Leg 4 Gorge Road to Torrens, ending in the gala finish on Norwood Parade

List of past winners

Modern Competition

Year	Driver	Navigator	Vehicle
2012	White	White	2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale
2013	Glenney	Webb	2009 Nissan GT-R Spec-V

Classic Competition

Year	Driver	Navigator	Vehicle
2011	Weeks	Fever	1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2012	Haysman	Branum	1981 Triumph TR7 V8
2013	Hoff		1975 Ford Escort RS2000

Other Targa competitions

• Targa Tasmania - Australia (TAS)
• Targa New Zealand - New Zealand
• Targa Florio - Italy
• Targa West - Australia (WA)
• Targa Newfoundland - Canada
• Targa Canada West - Canada

See also

Australian Targa Championship

References

www.targatasmania.com.au/Results/Past http://www.targatasmania.com.au/Results/Past.htmlhttp://www.targatasmania.com.au/ http://www.targatasmania.com.au/2011 Targa Adelaide Results http://www.targa.com.au/tc/page_standard.asp?asset_id=1649

External links

• Targa Adelaide website