--- On Thu, 10/28/10, Peter Caldwell <peter@nosimport.com> wrote:
> Thank you, John.
> That is the only way I can reconcile the term with Florio
> and
> Newfoundland rallies (rallyes?(apologies to Satch)) among
> others.
That is not exactly the correct spirit of the word. "Shield" is a literal
definition. Colloquially in certain regions of Italy, it means "Plate", which
is the prize of the rallies Florio and Newfoundland. In Targa Newfoundland, you
get a Targa plate (looks like a metal dinner plate) if you finish 100% percent
of the stages, I think it was this year, and do them within a certain time
window (not the zero-penalty time, but some percentage of that). We medaled for
finishing, but did not get a plate 'cause we decided to go as fast as we could
instead of following the rules and being bored.
Ron
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