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We’re proud to announce that a new X-Cup team has registered for the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty! Welcome (left to right) Andrew Neisen, Austin Radka, Spencer Bramlett and Bart Sutor. Handling the driving duties will be Bart Sutor, while the others will serve as navigators who will swap positions throughout the race.
This is what the Great Race is all about…moving up from class to class until you reach the top of the heap! Chad Nelson was one of the first X-Cup guys back in the day and even though his school is no longer involved in the event, he has continued to keep young people involved in building old cars and taking them on the race.
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Welcome another new X-Cup entry, this time from Ponca City, a small town in Oklahoma that has been known to produce a number of Great Race participants. J.D. Hanks is a recognizable name in the vintage car rallying world, and he’s leading a group of fine young gentlemen in the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, presented by Hagerty. J.D. has a thing for four-cylinder engines, so these youngsters will be piloting a well-traveled Model A pickup during the race.
The Ponca City X-Cup team from left to right: J.D. Hanks, Eric Riggs, Austin Radka and John Neisen. Not shown: Bob Hanks, J. D.’s brother (from Oklahoma city)
Throughout the history of the Great Race, it has been a priority to encourage youth to participate, be it as a participant or part of the staff. Eventually, a special class was created for young automotive enthusiasts who wanted to pilot a vintage car in the Great Race. This class would be known as the X-Cup class, and it’s making a big comeback in the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, presented by Hagerty.
After being stored for more than 40 years, this Austin Healey will be prepped to compete in the 2012 Great Race!
