Detailed 2012 Event Schedule Available Online
A detailed itinerary for the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Insurance is now available online. This valuable resource helps competitors, staff and fans plan their days accordingly, and…
Tennessee Senator Helps Great Race
The warm weather in this part of the country has made everyone think summer is here, and that is not far from the truth. And, like all good old car lovers, I…
X-Cup Team Enters '59 Austin Healey in Great Race
Throughout the history of the Great Race, it has been a priority to encourage youth to participate, be it as a participant or part of the staff. Eventually, a special class was…
1914 Ford Model T Enters the 2012 Great Race!
Scott Thams is a brave man for entering his 1914 Model T in the 2012 Great Race. We want to say thanks to Scott, and wish him the best of luck on…
2012 Event Dates on Facebook Calendar
We've been hard at work building a better Great Race event. 2011 was a fantastic way to kickoff the reinvigorated Great Race. In the last year we've added a YouTube Channel featuring…
Old School On YouTube
Among the boxes of stylish T-shirts from Great Races past, we've stumbled onto video tapes from the original television shows of the early events. Many of you may know that television has…
Rookie Mentoring Program
The rookie mentoring program that we began last year will be enhanced for 2012. Our goal is for new participants in this event to have a great experience and join this great…
Great Race makes the New York Times
The 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty got a big boost Jan. 6 when an article and photograph about the event ran in the New York Times. Click the…
Car numbers, hotel rooms and passports
Here are a couple of announcements from the Great Race staff: Car numbers will be assigned beginning Feb. 1 to those who have registered and are paid in full. Veterans, as always,…
2012 Great Race Event Regulations
Greetings: We are extremely excited about the 2012 Great Race around the Great Lakes, and we are glad you will be participating. Attached is a link to the Event Regulations. There are…
2011 GREAT RACE TO AIR ON FOX SPORTS NET
The 2011 Hemmings Motor News Great Race television show will air in two parts on Fox Sports Net in January of 2012, event director Jeff Stumb has announced. The first part will…
THE  Branson Collector Car Auction -
was held the weekend of October 21-22 in Branson, Missouri. Jim and Kathy Cox, auction owners, have consistently been one of VCRAs biggest supporters since the VCRA was formed in 2006.…
Great Race Director Looks Back
By Jeff Stumb Right after graduating college in the mid-1980s, I saw a television program on a new network called ESPN. They were starving for programming back then, and most late nights…
Motormouth reflects after the passing of Garry Burke
Later today, I will lead the celebration of life/memorial service for one of the all time great Great Race volunteers Garry Burke. From 1999 until 2007, Garry and Ruth were key staff,…
Timewise Speedometers
The Great Race has teamed up with Timewise to have additional speedometers constructed for the upcoming rally season, which includes the 2012 Great Race. The Timewise 825 Electronic Speedometer has been the…
2012 Schedule
The 2012 Great Race route has finally been finalized. Director Jeff Stumb and Rally Master John Classen have already taken the first trip on the route and have assured us that we…
New Entrants for the 2012 Great Race
While in Hershey, Pennsylvania for the HUGE AACA event, we signed up Tom and Sherry Alley for the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty. Tom and Sherry live in…
Great Lakes Planning Trip--Day 10
Jeff Stumb's final blog about his planning trip for the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race , presented by Hagerty.
Great Lakes Planning Trip--Day 9
Director of Great Race, Jeff Stumb, continues his trips and tells us a bit about the route for the 2012 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty.