Great Race 2013--Movin' on Down the Road!

The rolling circus keeps moving south, on our way to a final destination of Mobile, Alabama! Today's route involved a quick jaunt to Peoria, Illinois, and then a drive through the countryside to the town of Hannibal, Missouri. Between Davenport and Hannibal, racers faced many obstacles with flooded roads so our Rally Staff made some changes and gave the racers a clear path to start rallying. It was another tough day on the route, with LOTS of speed changes, as well as local traffic through several small towns, such as Tennessee, Plymouth, Canton and many more in Illinois. Oh, and we forgot to mention that it poured down rain during the morning speedometer calibration run. And though we saw plenty of storm clouds during our route, the rain held off for most of the day, resulting in a hot and humid stop in Hannibal, where we were greeted with a huge turnout! Check out our favorite pictures from the day!

20 Year Great Race veteran Rich McKone was the first car in at our Peoria, Illinois lunch stop, since it is home town. He received a warm welcome!

The turnout in Peoria was huge! The park was packed!

We had a great view of the Mississippi River, and the massive bridge that reaches into downtown Peoria.

The all-girl Hagerty team pilots this '69 Camaro SS, and manages that 396 pretty well.

Another Hagerty team is fielding a Great Race favorite, the Green Dragon, a 1917 Peerless racer!

Big storm clouds on the horizon...

The Stahl's had a car load!

Big crowds filled the streets of Hannibal, Missouri!

Happy Birthday to Sawyer Stone, who turned 20 years old today!

The Parc Ferme in Hannibal, Missouri was packed! Thank you Hannibal for a GREAT stop!