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Great Race Highlights 5/8/14 Great Race Highlights 5/8/14

Back-to-Back Champions Have A New Car for 2014

The two-time defending Grand Champions of the Great Race, Irene and Barry Jason, will be trying for their third victory in a row with a new car this summer. The Jasons, who…

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Great Race Highlights 5/1/14 Great Race Highlights 5/1/14

Wayne Bell Returns to the Great Race!

Five-time Great Race Grand Champion Wayne Bell is returning to the event this summer for the first time since 2007. Bell, who posted all five wins as a navigator with Dick Burdick,…

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Great Race Highlights 4/14/14 Great Race Highlights 4/14/14

Trial Run of the Great Race Route--Part Three

Each day on my course run with John Classen for the 2014 Great Race we start at 6 a.m. and finish around 9 p.m. We run the entire course and also meet…

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Great Race Highlights 4/10/14 Great Race Highlights 4/10/14

Trial Run of the Great Race Route--Moving on to Lowell, MA

The first overnight stop on the 2014 Great Race is Lowell, Massachusetts, and the folks there are planning a huge event. On the way to Lowell from Maine we still saw tons…

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Great Race Highlights 4/8/14 Great Race Highlights 4/8/14

A Trial Run of the 2014 Great Race Route--Part 1

I just got to Maine for my last in person trip to each city before this summer's Great Race. Almost all of the snow is gone and the locals have come out…

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Great Race Highlights 3/14/14 Great Race Highlights 3/14/14

Great Race Grand Champion on Backroad Gold

For those of you watching closely to Wednesday night’s episode of Backroad Gold , you may have seen Greg Cunningham’s 1928 Ford Model A boattail speedster in the background with its #1…

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Great Race Highlights 3/12/14 Great Race Highlights 3/12/14

Great Race Competitor at the Chicago Autorama

Paul Clarkson of Plainfield, Illinois has built a car especially for the 2014 Great Race, and it was shown recently at the Chicago Autorama. It’s a 1930 Ford Model A coupe with…

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Great Race Highlights 3/6/14 Great Race Highlights 3/6/14

Classic Photos from the 1995 Great Race

A great friend and Great Race follower, Marcel Gommers contacted us and sent us a link to some photos from the 1995 Great Race, which ran from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Mexico…

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Great Race Highlights 2/13/14 Great Race Highlights 2/13/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Ocala, FL on June 29

Ocala, Florida will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Sunday, June 29, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/12/14 Great Race Highlights 2/12/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Jacksonville, FL on June 28

Jacksonville, Florida will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Saturday, June 28, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/11/14 Great Race Highlights 2/11/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Savannah, GA on June 28

Savannah, Georgia will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Saturday, June 28, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/10/14 Great Race Highlights 2/10/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Mount Pleasant, SC on June 27

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Friday, June 27, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/9/14 Great Race Highlights 2/9/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Myrtle Beach, SC on June 27

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Friday, June 27, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/8/14 Great Race Highlights 2/8/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Wilmington, NC on June 26

Wilmington, North Carolina will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 26, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere…

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Great Race Highlights 2/7/14 Great Race Highlights 2/7/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Clinton, NC on June 26

Clinton, N.C., will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 26, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/6/14 Great Race Highlights 2/6/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in New Bern, NC on June 25

New Bern, North Carolina will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Wednesday, June 25, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/5/14 Great Race Highlights 2/5/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Elizabeth City, NC on June 25

Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Wednesday, June 25, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s…

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Great Race Highlights 2/4/14 Great Race Highlights 2/4/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Norfolk, VA on June 24

Norfolk, Virginia, will host an overnight stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Tuesday, June 24, race promoters have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old…

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Great Race Highlights 2/3/14 Great Race Highlights 2/3/14

2014 Great Race to Stop in Millsboro, DE on June 24

Millsboro, Delaware, will host a lunch stop on the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Tuesday, June 24, 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.
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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
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Check the link in our bio to learn more 🚗
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