Don Currie, a friend to many in Great Race. If you have been around the Great Race at all you probably remember Great Race Staffer, Don Currie. Don was the guy who always had a smile for you when we arrived into the next Great Race town, then asked politely how your day was in
Corky Coker
May 11, 2011
May 3, 2011
Yes, Motor Mouth! Many of you probably guessed from the hints that I gave you recently that Motor Mouth (aka Brian Goudge, our favorite Canadian) will be our announcer in the noon and evening gates. We are very pleased to have this notable voice leading the Great Race events in each city as we make
April 20, 2011
We have fifty cars entered so far in the Hemmings Great Race. I think that is pretty dang good for mid April! We will get another 20 to 30 more by race time for sure. It is going to be a good event! Our staff here is doing some great work and continue to work
April 7, 2011
“The adventure of a lifetime that you can enjoy every summer!” That’s one of the descriptions that my good friends Tom and Sandi McRae used to describe the Great Race. Well, by now many of the Great Race followers know about its recent history and why Coker ended up with it. Bottom line is this
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2011 Great Race Video
Classic Great Race Video
Prize money announced for 2012 Great Race
The total purse for the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty is going to be $118,500, event Director Jeff Stumb has announced. The Grand Champion of the race will receive a minimum of $25,000. The total purse is an increase of 32 percent over last year, and the Grand Champion is guaranteed to pocket at least $5,000 more than last year.
The other major increases are the addition of daily prize money and an increase of one extra paid position in each division and class. “And we increased the total amount paid out in each class as well,” Stumb said.
Here is the breakdown of overall and class prize money:
Great Race makes the New York Times
The 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty got a big boost Jan. 6 when an article and photograph about the event ran in the New York Times. Click the link below to read the entire story (the race will be closer to 2,300 miles, not the 1,000 reported). http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/racing-against-time-around-the-great-lakes/?emc=eta1
