Great Race 2024 - Day 2 - Lawrenceburg, Indiana to Marietta, Ohio

Jun 23

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What a day! It was a long trek from our start hotel to the actual starting point of the day's timed course, and we had to fight a little traffic along the way. Once racers were on the clock, a stopped train threw dozens of racers for a loop with a 30-plus minute delay, but the veterans knew how to handle such an issue. Once we got past that, we enjoyed the rural backroads of Ohio, as we made our way to Lancaster, Ohio for lunch. We were blown away with the turnout in downtown Lancaster...thousands of people flooded the street to give our racers a warm welcome. Racers grabbed a quick lunch and some frozen custard, and got back on the road. We saw lots of twists and turns and blind hills on the afternoon route, and plenty of tricky maneuvers to keep racers on their toes. The first half of the field had decent weather, but the last half of the running order had afternoon rain showers and occasional downpours, adding to the challenge. Those downpours eventually made it over to Marietta, Ohio, but not before thousands of folks swarmed the streets to cheer on the Great Race. Even with the wet stuff, we had an amazing time in Marietta and enjoyed a wonderful meal at the Lafayette Hotel. Despite the day's challenges, Steve, Janet and Allison Hedke took home top honors with an astonishing score of 7 seconds on the day. Two days, two different winners! Let's see what happens on day 3 as we cross into West Virginia and Maryland!