That's another checkered flag for Targa, Newfoundland's road rally

The checkered flag has waved on the 22nd Targa Newfoundland, an eight-day car rally that spans much of theisland.

After driving through the winding and narrow public roads of rural areas and outport communities across central and eastern Newfoundland, Targa competitors completed the final stage in Brigus on Thursday evening.

Randy Pobst and Paul Abbott won the Targa One division,the competitive race for various non-caged classic, modern, hybrid and electric cars.

Pobst was behind the wheel of the team's 1989Porsche 911 Targa. St. John's-based Abbott had never met his partnerbefore the competition, but the team quickly gelled.

The pair were the fastest to complete the 2,000-kilometre race.

It's Pobst's second straight year winning Targa1. The American says he'll be back for a three-peat next year.

"It was incredible to have an opportunity to hop into a car like this, with a guy I've never met before, riding and navigating the whole Targa for thousands of kilometres all over the Rock," Pobst said.

WATCH | WATCH | Take a ride with Targa Newfoundland founder Robert Giannou:

Targa wraps up in Brigus, but not before the CBCs Jeremy Eaton takes a spin

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The checkered flag has been waved, and another Targa is in the books with a finish in Brigus. The CBCs Jeremy Eaton got to take a ride with Targa Newfoundland founder Robert Giannou before it all came to an end for another year.

"And he has a T-shirt, he would have a different crazy T-shirt every day, and it said, 'Don't count the old 911 out."

Abbott said the competition was fierce, but they had a great week.

"This has been a great one. We're a small, tight crowd here," he said.

Together for 24 years and married for nine, Justin and Erin Cranthave competed in five Targa Newfoundland events as a couple.Justin Crant started competing in 2010.

The race is divided into two events: the two-day Bambina and the six-day Duemila competition. The Bambina is an introduction to the competition. Duemila is the complete course.

"I wanted to do Bambina 2017," Justin Crantsaid. "I kind of jokingly asked her if she would do it with me, she said yes. I have no idea why. We just did that event. She had a ton of fun."

Three Bambinos and two Duemilas later, Justin Crant said his wife is the best navigator.

"People think I take her because she's simply my wife, but it's not the case. I'm too competitive for that. It's only the fact that she's the best navigator here," he said

Erin Crant said the competition was amazing."It's all about having fun, making memories and being on the road with each other, and I love it," she said.

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