The Vehicle Dynamics Group team is an unusual Canadian entry making an unprecedented assault on the classic division at the 2008 Targa Newfoundland Rally, the ultimate North American tarmac rally, happening Sept 13th - Sept 20th, 2008.

The team has already shown from their last year of Targa competition that they are a top contender among a competitive field at the seventh annual Targa Newfoundland rally. The furiously fast 1967 Acadian Canso Sport Coupe piloted by driver Jud Buchanan and navigated by Jim Adams is a returning contender, with top finishes at previous Targa Newfoundland competitions. Past events Targa have seen Team VDG enter a two car team. However, this year Team VDG Driver Keith Townsend will not be returning to compete at the event. The team is vying for an outright Canadian win, something rare in the race’s five-year history. They will take on over 2,000 kilometres of challenging, twisty Newfoundland terrain over six days -- including more than 500 kilometres of closed-road, flat-out Targa stages.