Great Race 2024 - Day 7 - Providence, Rhode Island to Freeport, Maine

Jun 28

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Welcome to Maine! We've finally made our way into Maine after seven days of rallying through 12 other states. Today, we started off in Providence, Rhode Island and quickly made our way into Massachusetts and then New Hampshire. The air was crisp and cool, and the skies were a special kind of blue, making for a beautiful day of rallying. The course was another challenging one, with many quick turns, and lots of local traffic on the roads to provide an additional challenge. We crossed into Loudon, New Hampshire for lunch at the New England Racing Museum. Dick Berggren greeted us as we came in and it was quite a treat to see the collection of racing artifacts he and his staff have assembled at the museum. New Hampshire Governor, Chris Sununu also joined us for the lunch! We had a very quick restart after lunch and hit the course hard with many more quick turns as we crossed into Maine and eventually made our way to the evening stop in Freeport, Maine. Thousands of people filled the street as we parked the Great Race cars along all of the great shops, including the giant L.L. Bean facility. The scoring staff had a tough time with the final tally on Stage 7, but it was the team of Jody Knowles and Beth Gentry taking top honors with a score of 5.67 seconds. Tomorrow we rally to Seal Cove and Owls Head, visiting two amazing museums along the way. Stay tuned as we head into Championship Days, where every leg counts and things get tight!