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Archive 8/12/15 Archive 8/12/15

Spring 2016 Rally in Fairport, New York!

The rally season will draw to a close in the next couple of months with the Coker Tire Challenge September 18-20 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Pumpkin Run October 16-18 in Millsboro,…

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Archive 12/3/14 Archive 12/3/14

Great Racers Appear on "Chasing Classic Cars" TV Show

Great Racers are everywhere. They are even on television. A few nights ago, I was doing some late night surfing and came across a new episode of our friend Wayne Carini’s show,…

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Archive 5/2/14 Archive 5/2/14

Buonanno's 1915 Hudson Returns to the Great Race

Frank Buonanno will be bringing his 1915 Hudson race car back to the Great Race this summer. It is the oldest car in the 2014 race from Maine to Florida. And he…

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Archive 10/3/13 Archive 10/3/13

The Duke Boys Would Be Proud!

Bill and Buddy Green decided a couple of years ago to jump in their 1965 Mustang and do the 2012 Great Race around the Great Lakes. “It will be a one-time deal,”…

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Great Race Highlights 8/27/13 Great Race Highlights 8/27/13

Great Race Winnings Put to Good Use!

Navigator of car #83 (Team Jedzie Boat) and 2012 Great Race Rookie division winner, Ian Deering, with his recent purchase...a 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible with a 260 V-8 engine and a…

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Archive 5/14/13 Archive 5/14/13

Chad Nelson Featured on "This Car Matters"

Most Great Racers recognize Chad Nelson and his yellow Model A boattail speedster, and if you have been following the Great Race blog for any length of time you know that Chad…

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Great Race Highlights 5/8/13 Great Race Highlights 5/8/13

Gentry and Knowles Win Big at All-Stars for Autism Rally

A little snow didn’t stop Beth Gentry and Jody Knowles from winning the 8th annual All-Stars for Autism rally in Joplin, Missouri, last weekend. They edged out defending Great Race champions Barry…

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Archive 4/24/13 Archive 4/24/13

Great Race Surpasses Last Year’s Entries, Nears 100

The 2012 Great Race around the Great Lakes produced a record number of rookie entries into the event – a number many thought would never be broken. Well, one year later, that…

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Archive 3/22/13 Archive 3/22/13

'57 Ford Fireball Roberts NASCAR Replica

Robert Dinges and I were sitting in my 1916 Hudson Hillclimber on about Day 12 of the 2007 Great Race somewhere way out west waiting for our restart time when I decided…

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Archive 2/20/13 Archive 2/20/13

Great Racers do the Gumball Rally!

I've often said the Great Race is more than a car event...it is a family. Today we are with that family again. We are traveling to Florida to participate in the Florida…

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Archive 2/6/13 Archive 2/6/13

Great Race honored at Concours d'Elegance of America!

The Concours d’Elegance of America has announced it will pay tribute to the cars of the Great Race at its 35th annual event this summer in Michigan. The Great Race Class will…

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Great Race Highlights 12/6/12 Great Race Highlights 12/6/12

Great Race Grand Finish in Mobile, AL June 30, 2013!

Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile will the finish line for the 9-day, 2,100-mile Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty on June 30, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the…

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Archive 12/5/12 Archive 12/5/12

Great Race stops in Covington, LA on June 29, 2013!

Covington, La., will host an overnight stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Saturday, June 29, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 12/4/12 Great Race Highlights 12/4/12

Great Race visits Crowley, LA on June 29, 2013!

Crowley, La., will host a lunch stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Saturday, June 29, race promoters have announced. Crowley is home to longtime Great Racers…

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Archive 12/3/12 Archive 12/3/12

Great Race stops in Baton Rouge on June 28, 2013!

Baton Rouge, La., will host an overnight stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Friday, June 28, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere…

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Great Race Highlights 12/2/12 Great Race Highlights 12/2/12

Great Race Visits Natchez, MS June 28, 2013!

Natchez, Miss., will host a lunch stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Monday, June 28, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Archive 12/1/12 Archive 12/1/12

Great Race stops in Vicksburg, MS June 27, 2013!

Vicksburg, Miss., will host an overnight stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 27, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 11/30/12 Great Race Highlights 11/30/12

Great Race Visits Monticello, AR June 27, 2013

Monticello, Ark., will host a lunch stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 27, and it is being brought to the community and sponsored by…

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Archive 11/29/12 Archive 11/29/12

Great Race Returns to Germantown, TN June 26, 2013!

Germantown, Tenn., will host an overnight stop on the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Wednesday, June 26, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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View fullsize The Wandering Troubadours of Finland disturbing the peace at the Petrified Forest National Park in their 1918 American LaFrance.
View fullsize The Great Race motto is "To Finish is to Win", and seeing teams cross the finish line after nine days of rallying always puts that into perspective. The smiles, the tears and the sighs of relief...
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View fullsize Here are just a few of the cars that are participating in the 2026 Hilton Head Concours Adventure! You still have time to sign up and join the fun...we'll be taking off from Nashville, Tennessee and finding our way through the mountains, eventually l
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View fullsize Great Racers enjoyed a cool pitstop in downtown Sapulpa, Oklahoma this year. If you're in the area, be sure to check out the newly revitalized downtown area! The buildings are historic, and the streets and sidewalks were recently revamped for a great
View fullsize Brandon Melendrez shared some insights from his experience during the 2026 Great Race. Check out a short segment here, but click below to read the full article. 

My Great Race experience started a few years back as our shop, Mustang Country Internat
View fullsize We’re working hard to finalize the route for the 2027 @hemmings Great Race presented by @cokertireco! We’re starting in Mobile, Alabama and ending in Buffalo, New York and we have SO MANY cool things to see in between. We’ll update
View fullsize Great words from our friends, the Hermansons aka team Maxinkuckee Mayhem. Here's a brief snippet but be sure to click the link to read the entire article. 

"It’s hard to explain to people what we do for 9 days in a truck with no cell phon
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View fullsize Go to the website and check out Charlie Brittingham's timeline and history with the Great Race. He spends his days wrenching on a 1913 Chevrolet but has plenty of Great Race memories along the way.

"I have always enjoyed working with and rebuil
View fullsize Get yourself and your favorite car on the road with the 2026 Hilton Head Concours Adventure! Check the link in our bio to read more.
View fullsize Ron Rowland gave us an amazing retrospective look at Great Race rally days before the invention of the Timewise speedometer. He wrote a great article that tells a lot of his history with the race, and how the event has changed through the years. Here
View fullsize That stretch of Highway 104 between Tucumcari and Las Vegas, New Mexico was TOUGH on Great Race cars. Although Tucumcari seems like a low-lying area, it's actually at 4,000 feet of elevation. Highway 104 gradually climbs in elevation to nearly 7,000
View fullsize Cool cars of ALL ages are invited to our 2026 Hilton Head Concours Adventure! (Just as long as you can keep up with highway speeds)

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View fullsize The climb to Sitgreaves Pass and the descent into Oatman, Arizona go down as one of the most memorable stretches on the 2026 Great Race. The turns, the elevation changes and the wild donkeys made for an interesting afternoon. It almost made you forge
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