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We’re officially less than five days from the first stage of the [2011 Targa Newfoundland](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/targa newfoundland), and I’m frantically busy trying to cram as much information into my brain before arriving in St. John’s as I possibly can. Having never navigated in a rally, there’s a slew of symbols, terminology and theory to absorb before the green flag drops on September 10.
Then there’s the small issue of establishing a working relationship with the Terratrip on-board vehicle computer. The thing has an instruction manual that could have been written by a Soviet-era novelist, and while I think I’ll only be responsible for a few button mashes here and there, I don’t want to be the guy who accidentally recalibrates the machine or keys in the self-destruct code. Keep on reading to see how the rest of our preparations are proceeding.Continue reading The Road to Targa Newfoundland, Part 3: Homework and gearing up
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