Magic of father-daughter relationship to be tested at Targa NL - Newfoundland and Labrador Compass
Yet that’s where Carson Scheller and his daughter Lauren have forged a strong bond as both a family and a competitive rally team — a bond they’re going to test to its limit in September’s annual Targa Newfoundland international rally. Driver Carson and navigator Lauren are veterans of four years as a team in the grueling La Carrera Panamericana rally in Mexico, where the pair has notched class and category awards in their vintage 1954 Ford. The intense environment inside a competition car has created a kind of magic the elder Scheller struggles to explain. “It comes down to confidence and trust,” Carson says. “Setting aside the father-daughter relationship, it’s important to be able to place your total confidence in the other person. To be competitive and make it work, you have to push through the tough times, and sometimes push each other. Carson, of Los Alamos, California, and Lauren, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, will add two new elements to their first attempt at Targa: A new car and a new style of rally. The pair will compete in a 2003 Audi A6 in the Grand Touring category, a six-day competition that places a high priority on precision and navigation. “Lauren grew up on our cattle ranch here, dealing with everything you see on a ranch — cattle, equipment, the environment, the land. “We’ve had our tense moments in La Carrera when we disagreed but a few disagreements between father and daughter are understandable, and expected, while racing at high speeds across Mexico in a 60-year-old car for seven days,” Lauren adds. Source: www.cbncompass.ca
