• Great Race prize money announced •

GRAND CHAMPION WINNER: $15,000
(plus their division’s first place prize money)
GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION AWARDS
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $5,000
3rd Place $2,500
TOTAL $17,500
EXPERT DIVISION AWARDS
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $6,000
3nd Place $5,000
4th Place $4,000
5th Place $3,000
6th Place $2,000
7th Place $1,000
TOTAL $31,000
SPORTSMAN DIVISION AWARDS
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $6,000
3rd Place $5,000
4th Place $4,000
5th Place $3,000
6th Place $2,000
7th Place $1,000
TOTAL $31,000
ROOKIE CLASS AWARDS
1st Place $5,000
2nd Place $3,000
3rd Place $2,500
4th Place $2,000
5th Place $1,200
6th Place $800
7th Place $500
TOTAL $15,000
ACE WINNERS
1st Place $1,000
2nd Place $600
3rd Place $400
TOTAL $2,000
DAILY WINNERS
TOTAL $7,000
GRAND TOTAL: $118,500

WHAT:
The Great Race is a cross-country rally that pits driver/navigator teams against the clock and against each other. This year’s event will be around the Great Lakes, covering 19 cities, 2 countries and 4 states. Entrants will participate in a timed, controlled-speed, endurance competition over scenic public highways and roads. The scores for each team are the result of a team’s ability to follow all designated course instructions precisely.

Following specific course instructions, teams navigate through 4 to 7 timed checkpoints each day. Their arrival time at each checkpoint is recorded and compared against the perfectly driven route, with each second off the perfect time, (either early or late) counted as penalty points. The winning team is the one with the lowest overall score (the most accurately driven route) at the end of the event.

DIVISIONS:
• Grand Championship – past Grand Champions;
• Expert – previous top finishers;
• Sportsman – just getting the hang of it;
• Rookie – both driver and navigator must have less than 2 days’ Great Racing experience;
• X-Cup – Student Teams

VEHICLES:
Antique Vintage Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles with body and drive train built 1969 and earlier

COST:
• Business/Corporate Entry – $5,000
• Private Entry – $4,000
• X-Cup Entry – Contact us

PRIZES:
Prize fund is determined by the number of entrants; bragging rights and trophies for the Top Finishers in each Division and Top Rookies with additional prizes to be announced.

Click for the full 2012 Schedule. If you haven’t registered yet, make sure to head over to our registration page to get your entry in for 2012, we’re going to have a race like never before.

Saturday, June 23, 2012
Start: Downtown Traverse City, Mich.
Lunch: Shore of Lake Huron in St. Ignace, Mich.
Finish: At the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Start: Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Lunch: Downtown Elliott Lake, Ontario
Finish: A&W on Long Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario
Monday, June 25, 2012
Start: Sudbury, Ontario
Lunch: Bobby Orr Hall of Fame in Parry Sound, Ontario
Finish: Heritage Park in Barrie, Ontario
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Start: Barrie, Ontario
Lunch: Zurakowski Park in Barry’s Bay, Ontario
Finish: Hazeldean Mall in Kanata (Ottawa), Ontario
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Start: Kanata, Ontario
Lunch: Confederation Park in downtown Kingston, Ontario
Finish: The Fairgrounds in Watertown, New York
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Start: Watertown, N.Y.
Lunch: Erie Canal in downtown Fairport, New York
Finish: Pierce-Arrow Museum in downtown Buffalo, New York
Friday, June 29, 2012
Start: Buffalo, New York
Lunch: Downtown Franklin, PA
Finish: National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Start: Warren, Ohio
Lunch: The Carousel in downtown Mansfield, Ohio
Finish: Downtown Findlay, Ohio
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Start: Findlay, Ohio
Lunch: Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Grand Finish: The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

 

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