Adventure Island

Tasmania, the island state of Australia has vibrant small cities only a short drive from breathtaking coastlines, rugged mountains and crystal clear lakes. The island’s compact size and quality roads have made it a top touring destination, and the state plays host to Australia’s premier touring event, Targa Tasmania. 

Targa Tasmania brings together the greatness of motor racing classics, including Italy’s Targa Florio and the Coup des Alpes in France. In April each year a field of around 300 Sports, Classic and GT cars, including Lamborghinis and Porsches, compete in one of four competitions – Historic, Classic, Classic Sprint and Modern – around much of Tasmania.

In cars worth many millions of dollars, Targa Tasmania gives drivers an opportunity to stretch their cars’ competitive legs on challenging roads through a diverse range of landscape – from coast roads to mountain passes. Targa Tasmania is held over six days and covers more than 2000 kilometres. British motor racing legend Stirling Moss called Targa Tasmania ‘the best classic car drive in the world’.

Tasmania’s Targa passes by, or close to, some of the very best of Tasmania’s acclaimed natural wonders including the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and an east coast touring route where, if the drivers weren’t racing they would surely stop at some of the charming fishing villages to sample wonderfully fresh oysters and crayfish. Or maybe they would stop for a tipple at one of the cool climate wineries in the Tamar Valley.

An estimated 200,000 people turn out along the various stages of the Targa to see this multi-million dollar motor show. Of course if you can’t make it to Tasmania in April you could take your own Targa and tour the very best of Tasmania at a pace where it is okay to linger over fine food and wine, and wonderful World Heritage wilds.

See www.discovertasmania.com
For more on Targa Tasmania see Events Tasmania’s events calendar.