page_title: Targa New Zealand
section_title: Well known Targa entrants
hierarchical_section_title: Targa New Zealand / Well known Targa entrants
caption_attribution_description: English: Murray Walker, Racing in Targa New Zealand. Also in picture Adam Spence on right.
context_page_description: The Targa New Zealand is a tarmac rally held annually on public roads typically throughout the North Island of New Zealand. The main Targa each year begins in the last week of October and is a week-long event which covers around 1500 km of touring and 750 km of closed special stages. Smaller one- or two-day events are usually run during the year and have been variously titled Targa Bambina, Targa Dash, Targa Rotorua, Targa Tauranga and Targa Hawkes Bay.
  In 2014 Targa New Zealand for the first time was held in the South Island of New Zealand. Starting in Christchurch and finishing in Cromwell the rally included every South Island race track including New Zealand's latest - Highlands Motorsport Park.
  Noticeable stages included Queenstown's Crown Range which is understood to be one of New Zealand's highest altitude public roads.
  Originally intended as an event for owners of classic performance cars to display and race their vehicles, it has evolved into a serious competition event with modern purpose built race cars usually taking top honours.
  The race started in 1995 and continually growing in popularity with over 200 cars entering the 2005 Dunlop sponsored Targa rally.
context_section_description: Jim Richards
  Tony Quinn
  Chris Amon
  Murray Walker
  Peter Brock
  Grant Dalton
  Steve Millen
caption: Murray Walker, Racing in Targa New Zealand. Also in picture Adam Spence on right.
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