New York to Paris Great Race dates announced

New York to Paris event is rescheduled for April 2009 as part of an exciting menu of automotive events

Great Race Sports has announced that the milestone event from New York to Paris has been rescheduled for April 25, 2009 after being postponed from its original starting date this May. The commemorative re-run of the 1908 New York-to-Paris “Great Race” is widely considered to be one of the most remarkable automotive adventures of the 20th century, an automobile race from New York to Paris before the advent of today’s modern highways and gas stations.

The Great Race 2008: New York to Paris and related events was originally scheduled to begin on May 30, 2008 in New York City but was postponed after the Chinese government revoked travel permits for foreigners traveling throughout the country following demonstrations in Tibet and surrounding the Olympic Torch Run.

The 2009 dates are part of a complete Schedule of Events released by Great Race earlier today. In addition to the new dates for the New York to Paris Great Race, some new events have been added to schedule, including a driving tour through in California this fall, an historic recreation of an off-road race that took place a century ago and a 6-day regional Great Race style rally in the North East, taking place in later summer, 2009. (Read more)

It’s Time to Enter The 2008 Coker Tire Challenge

Celebrate the last days of summer with the 2008 Coker Tire Challenge, a 3-day Great Race style rally throughout southeastern Tennessee, northern Georgia and Alabama. The 3rd annual Coker Tire Challenge is scheduled for September 19-21 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, home to Coker Tire’s international headquarters.

“Coker Tire is pleased to once again host our vintage rally friends who not only have great collector cars but get them out and drive them,” said Corky Coker, president of Coker Tire. “Besides … you can’t get the smiles unless you do the miles!”

Low score wins in this regional rally for classic cars manufactured in 1969 or earlier. Great Race’s world-class course designer, John Classen promises another unique and challenging rally through the region with a few surprises thrown in for the competitors.

The Coker Tire Challenge is based on the Great Race competition format, a street-legal rally on public highways. Precision driving is required from the driver and navigator who follow a specific set of course instructions that indicate every turn, speed change, stop and start that the race teams make throughout the day.

• Coker Tire Challenge 2008 Entry Form (Download PDF)
• Coker Tire Challenge 2008 Online Entry Form
  

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