Great Race events postponed until 2010
We regret to announce that there will not be any Great Race events held in 2009. The current economic crisis has made it extremely difficult to develop sufficient sponsorship support and attract the entrants necessary to sustain any classic car events before the end of the year. Great Race appears to be part of a wider trend in diminishing revenue going toward traditional motorsports, making our job even more difficult. As a result, we have made the very difficult decision to postpone all Great Race events until next year.
We have been working very hard to attract sponsors for both our traditional classic car events and New York to Paris with little positive results. As summer approaches, it has become apparent that it is impractical to organize and stage an event that is up to Great Race’s usual standards of excellence and fit it in before year-end.
Most reasonable economic indicators point toward an improvement in the current economic situation later this year and into 2010. We have no choice but to plan accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
For 26 years in a row, Great Race has offering high quality classic car events for enthusiasts’. This hiatus allows us the time to retool, and return in 2010 with automotive events that meet, or exceed Great Race’s traditional level of quality. Please refer back to this website for further updates.
