ARRIVE-AND-DRIVE!

TCW has received many inquiries, questions, and entries since opening Bambina registration in January. We've put drivers-in-need in touch with navigators-of-interest, and owners of NSU TTs in touch with one another. Call or email us your inquiries!

Targa events draw interest across multiple motorsport segments including classic and modern owners, tuners, race shops, performance driving schools, drift teams, solo competitors, rally teams, open road racers, and circuit racers. So we're stoked to alert you to Bambina "arrive-and-drive" availability from a diverse group of top motorsport names in the Northwest. For those not familiar with arrive-and-drive, we should explain.

If you already have your own competition car, arrive-and-drive is a service where many of the other details of entry and competition are sub-contracted to a third party. Those details might include moving your competition vehicle to-and-from the event, and providing both a service crew and a spares packages during the competition.

An even more inclusive form of arrive-and-drive has the third party also providing the competition car itself: a turn-key race car and on-site event support. Each of the existing Targas has such purveyors of inclusive arrive-and-drive packages, some as in-house event offerings, and some as arms length offerings.

TCW senior management have competed in Targas around the globe through arrive-and-drive providers. There is much to recommend this approach, including priceless new friendships (Cheers Scott, Bruce, Steve, Adam & Chris)! We would particularly recommend those situations where multiple near-identical cars are on offer, as this helps assure you of close competition and camaraderie.

The arrive-and-drive providers that we have been talking to regarding Targa Bambina, presented in alphabetical order:

• Adare Motorsports of Spokane, Washington. A range of BMW competition cars, instruction, and all-marque support. Contact Scott Adare: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.adaremotorsports.com.
• Bullet Racing of Vancouver, BC. A potential range of Porsche competition cars, instruction and Porsche support. Contact Steve Paquette: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 604-374-6364 or www.bulletracing.ca.
• Proformance Racing School of Seattle, Washington. Chevy Cobalt competition cars, support, driver education and driver licensing. Contact Don Kitch Jr.: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 253-630-5130 or www.proformanceracingschool.com.
• Rocket Rally Racing of Squamish, BC. A potential range of Subaru competition cars and Subaru support. Contact Pat Richard: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 604-630-9696 or www.rocketrally.com.

If you know someone else that should be in the list above, please have them contact us.

Still need a little push to enter TCW? Check out TSN March 6th 1230-1330 Eastern Time for the 2009 Targa Newfoundland production.