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Archive 7/12/21 Archive 7/12/21

Rally-Tour Around the Lake in New England

If you’re anywhere around New England, you’ll want to check into the “Rally Tour Around the Lake” a one-day event hosted by the North East Motor Sports Museum in Loudon, New Hampshire,…

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Archive 6/15/21 Archive 6/15/21

Reliable Carriers Bringing DOZENS of Cars into San Antonio

It's time for the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club! Our staff is rolling into town, and there have been several Reliable Carriers trucks dropping off cars…

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Archive 6/11/21 Archive 6/11/21

Jeff Stumb Featured on Get Out N Drive Podcast!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/796484/8649672 Great Race Director, Jeff Stumb recently had the opportunity to take part in the Get Out N Drive Podcast to talk about the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty…

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Archive 6/8/21 Archive 6/8/21

2022 Great Race Announced: Warwick, Rhode Island to Fargo, North Dakota

In the 39-year history of the Great Race, the event has made its way east and west and north and south through 46 of the 48 contiguous United States. In 2022, the…

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Archive 6/7/21 Archive 6/7/21

Registration Times Announced for Thursday, June 17

Great Race registration starts at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, in the El Capistrano Room on the first level of the Omni La Mansion del Rio Hotel. The time listed is…

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Archive 10/14/20 Archive 10/14/20

Great Racer Ed Tourje Passes Away

Longtime Great Racer Ed Tourje, who navigated with his son Steven on just about every event since 2003, passed away earlier this week. Ed and Steven were very popular on the Great…

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Archive 9/14/20 Archive 9/14/20

Pumpkin Run Rescheduled for May 2021

The 20th annual Pumpkin Run in Millsboro, Delaware has been rescheduled for May 21-23, 2021, organizer Bob Bryan has announced. It had been scheduled for next month. The event is always one…

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Archive 7/2/20 Archive 7/2/20

Breaking News: Great Race Postponed Until June 2021

The 2020 Great Race has been postponed until June 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent spikes in cases in key states. The dates will be June 19-27, 2021,…

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Archive 6/10/20 Archive 6/10/20

Great Race Cars Dominate “Favorite Oddball Cars” Livestream

If you get two Great Racers together on a livestream event you are going to hear a lot about the Great Race. And that’s what happened when Hagerty’s Brad Phillips brought Jay…

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Archive 6/3/20 Archive 6/3/20

For Sale: 1929 Ford Model A Roadster *Great Race Ready*

This 1929 Ford traditional style Hi-Boy had no expenses spared and was built right. New Brookville Roadster steel body, fresh built Model B block with Miller overhead valve unit, dual Stromberg 97's,…

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Archive 3/10/20 Archive 3/10/20

Chattanooga School Again Awarded VCRA Grant for STEAM Lab

The Vintage Car Rally Association has donated once again to Skyuka Hall in Chattanooga, Tenn., to support its new STEAM Lab. This time the donation was $42,172, making the total contribution to…

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

Longtime Great Race Volunteer Liz Sutter Passes Away

Liz Sutter, a longtime Great Race checkpoint worker, passed away yesterday at a hospital in Massachusetts. Liz was one of the all-time great characters involved in the Great Race. She not only…

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Archive 2/10/20 Archive 2/10/20

1941 Packard Coupe with Factory A/C For Sale

Great Racers who drive ‘60s and early ‘70s cars in the event are always looking for an older car to improve their handicap, and this California car may just be the ticket.…

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Archive 1/31/20 Archive 1/31/20

Peter Prescott Celebrates 60 Years at EJP

Every year, 500 or so folks gather in a different city and spend two weeks traveling across the country together in the Great Race. A large number of that 500 stays the…

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Archive 1/29/20 Archive 1/29/20

How to Win the Great Race...and Stay Married!

There are not too many people who love the Great Race more than Steve and Janet Hedke. Like most teams who have competed in the race more than three or four times,…

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Archive 1/29/20 Archive 1/29/20

1938 Ford Coupe For Sale -- Proven Great Race Car

Gary and JeanAnn Martin are dedicated Great Racers who have swapped to different cars through the years. Before their most current Chevy II, the Martins rallied in a 1938 Ford coupe affectionally…

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Archive 12/3/19 Archive 12/3/19

2019 Great Race TV Show Now Available to Watch

You can now watch the 2019 Great Race TV in the comfort of your own home. The one-hour show, which aired Nov. 16 on Motor Trend television network, is available on the…

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Archive 12/2/19 Archive 12/2/19

Great Racer Buys Targa Newfoundland Event

Wes Thompson, a two-year veteran of the Great Race, is now the proud owner of an iconic motorsports event in Canada – Targa Newfoundland. Wes, along with fellow Canadian Scott Vidler as…

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Archive 11/21/19 Archive 11/21/19

Jesse Jameson Visits Great Race HQ Hometown

Great Racer Jesse Jameson visited Chattanooga, Tennessee last week from Connecticut while in town on a business trip. The family’s company, Vibranalysis, is part of a massive construction on the Chickamauga Lock…

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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...
View fullsize We'll always remember the WARM welcome we got in Albuquerque!
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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