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No matter how well you prepare your vehicle, breakdowns can happen. We always have at least one truck and trailer rig following along the route to pick up cars along the way. However, some of the roads are a little too tight...this was a tough one ba

The fun continues with the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance! The Hilton Head Tour 2026 by Great Race was a special guest of the Lowcountry Driving Tour. We met up with a host of other enthusiasts and amazing automobiles. Be sure to come down to

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After another day of beautiful back roads, amazing meals, and a tour of the ONLY Kazoo factory in the USA, the Hilton Head 2026 Tour by Great Race has arrived in Hilton Head. From now until Sunday, the group will enjoy t

We had another amazing day on the Hilton Head Tour 2026 by Great Race! Motoring out of Blairsville, GA, we were greeted with the fall colors in the Georgia mountains as our group made its way to @chelseasclassiccars for coffee and donuts. We then st

The Hilton Head Tour 2026 by Great Race had an amazing first day of driving. After sneaking out of Nashville, we hit the open road. Our friends at @cokertireco hosted a lovely lunch, followed by a tour of @thecokermuseum. Our afternoon drive featured

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One of the most memorable moments in the 2026 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire was the splash zone after torrential rains somewhere between Elk City, Oklahoma and Shamrock, Texas. Quite a few racers encountered it, but Dan Stahl took the a

We couldn't pull off these crazy events without a huge crew of staff and volunteers who take a big chunk of their summer and join us every year. Every person has a job, and is committed to giving participants a fair competition and a great experience

You never know what you may pass while on a Great Race route. It could be cool, it could be weird or it could truly be a once in a lifetime opportunity, but every year is a new adventure.

For this week's Throwback Thursday, we're not going too far back. Felicia Morgan captured this soaking wet photo back in 2023 during a summertime storm that drenched the competitors. One of the most popular questions about the Great Race is "Wha

The 2027 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire is a nine-day adventure from Mobile, Alabama to Buffalo, New York. The competition is intense as more than 120 cars and trucks (built in 1974 or earlier) compete for $160,000 in prize money. The ca

Throwback Thursday comes to you from Gallup, New Mexico, when we visited in 2015. Check out that row of vintage motels and a row of cool classic cars.

Great Race city stops are the BEST way to see the cars and drivers up close. We have a lunch stop and evening stop each day, (but typically no hosted lunch stops on Day 1 or Day 9), giving spectators great opportunities to watch the cars roll into to

Independence Day 1986, Washington D.C. a great setting for this Throwback Thursday!

The Great American Race as it was then called traveled from Disneyland to New York City. Newspapers and TV stations across the country covered this event, which cont

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