Targa Newfoundland
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: MegaSpeed
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
- Subjects: Design, Technology, Sports
- Produced By: Exploration Production Inc.
- Year: 2015
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 46m
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The Targa Newfoundland rally is one of those events that every racer puts on their bucket list. Not only is the race extremely challenging as it weaves through narrow village roads, but it's also one of the most picturesque races as it hugs the Atlantic Ocean on Canada's most rugged province. As you'll see in this episode it's not necessarily the fastest driver who wins the Targa, it's the one with the car still moving at the end.
The Lindberg brothers might be the fastest siblings on the ¼-mile ever! Jonnie recently shattered the world record with a speed of 272 miles an hour. We try to catch up with Jonnie and his brother Johan as they try and seal the European Championship.
This episode will also take it off-road with the Lucas Oil dirt championships, test a state of the art electric motorcycle against its gas cousin, and see how a pair of drivers survived crashing over a cliff.