Tarmac West (formerly Targa West) is a rally event held in and around Perth, Western Australia. The event takes its name from the Targa Florio, a former motoring event held on the island of Sicily, as well as more recent Australian events including Targa Tasmania and Targa New Zealand.
The inaugural event was held in 2005 and won by Ross Dunkerton. Dunkerton also won the 2006 event which ran for four days from 7 September 2006 in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX.
2006
After the official start at Forrest Place in the Perth central business district, special stages were held in John Forrest National Park, Gidgegannup, Araluen, Muchea, Chittering, Bindoon and Toodyay.
76 teams entered in one of two classes: Challenge (cars without roll cages) and Competition.
The 2006 event was marred by the death of Peter Brock who lost control of his Daytona Sportscar and crashed into a tree in the second stage of the event near Gidgegannup north-east of Perth at 11.50am on 8 September 2006. Co-driver Mick Hone was taken to Royal Perth Hospital and made a recovery.Brock: we could see it coming Drive.com.au 3 October 2016
2026 The 2026 event marked 20 years since the death of Peter Brock.
70 teams entered the event being the largest field since the 2018 edition. Stages were held in Whiteman Park, Ellenbrook, Parkerville, Kalamunda, The Bullsbrook area, Toodyay, Malaga, and Langley Park in central Perth.
Throughout the event, 4 stages were canceled due to heavy crashes and limited time. The first Whiteman Park stage was also not included in the results with it being used as a shakedown stage.
The event was won overall by Peter Rullo and Steve Glenney driving a Porsche 992 RGT with a total time of 1:20:10.600 winning by 25.100 seconds ahead of Heuson Bak and Rogers Tan driving a Lotus Exige S 350.
V8 SuperUtes driver, Anthony Jewell, made his rallying debut in this event driving a Toyota Supra ran by the German Motorwerks team along side Rachael Ferrante as Co-Driver. Australian cricket star Brad Hogg also debuted in the TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) category coming 3rd along side Lachlan White as Co-Driver in a 2016 BMW M140i. +ItineraryDateNo.TimeStage nameDistance17 September12:30Opening Ceremony, Forrest PlaceSS113:23Whiteman Park East 13.76 kmSS214:01Whiteman Park East 23.76 km14:36Whiteman Park Village Service ASS315:24Whiteman Park West 13.27 kmSS416:02Whiteman Park West 23.27 km16:27Whiteman Park Village Service BSS518:10Ellenbrook Toyota 10.71 km18:18Ellenbrook Minor Service CSS618:18Ellenbrook Toyota 20.71 km18:26Ellenbrook Minor Service DSS718:26Ellenbrook Toyota 30.71 km18 SeptemberSS810:03Parkerville 15.81 kmSS910:46Parkerville 25.81 kmSS1011:24Kalamunda East 115.71 kmSS1112:32Kalamunda East 215.71 km12:53Kalamunda Minor Service ESS1214:00Zig Zag 12.76 km14:15Kalamunda Minor Service FSS1314:42Zig Zag 22.76 kmSS1415:45Yarrimbah 13.51 kmSS1516:15Yarrimbah 23.51 kmSS1616:47Yarrimbah 33.51 km17:07Bullsbrook Service G18:41Forrest Place Show and Shine19 SeptemberSS179:08Racecourse 17.09 km9:28Toodyay Service HSS1810:01Racecourse 27.09 kmSS1910:33Coondle West (Conostylis)4.36 km10:55Toodyay Service ISS2011:38Toodyay 18.80 kmSS2112:09Coondle West (Darwinia)4.45 kmSS2212:42Toodyay 28.80 km13:02Toodyay Service JSS2314:24Pragma Lawyers Maryville 118.74 kmSS2415:08Pragma Lawyers Maryville 218.74 kmSS2515:58Bullsbrook Water Carriers Short 19.24 kmSS2616:19Bullsbrook Water Carriers Long 111.31 kmSS2716:43Bullsbrook Water Carriers Short 29.24 kmSS2817:04Bullsbrook Water Carriers Long 211.31 km17:28Bullsbrook Service K20 SeptemberSS298:38Tokyo Motorsports Malaga 15.85 km9:28Malaga Service LSS309:31Tokyo Motorsports Malaga 25.85 km10:21Malaga Service MSS3110:24Tokyo Motorsports Malaga 35.85 km11:14Parade Through Malaga StageSS3213:14City of Perth 12.08 km13:14Tokyo Motorsports Minor Service NSS3314:04City of Perth 22.08 km14:04Tokyo Motorsports Minor Service OSS3414:54City of Perth 32.08 km16:00Podium CeremonySource
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External links Official website