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Don Currie

Don Currie, a friend to many in Great Race. If you have been around the Great Race at all you probably remember Great Race Staffer, Don Currie. Don was the guy who…

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Owner's Release

Greetings, As in past Great Races, the rules provide that we will allow our sponsors to have their logo stickers displayed on both sides of each competing vehicle and support vehicle. We…

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Great Race Entrants

Car # Driver Navigator Vehicle
1 James C. Menneto Mari L. Parizo 1932 Ford Speedster
2 Curtis L. Graf Ty Holmquist 1932 Ford Roadster
3 "Corky" Harold Rutledge Tim Rutledge 1929 Ford Model A Pickup
4 David Reeder Sawyer Stone 1932 Ford 3 window coupe
5 Rex Gardner Kolton Hastert 1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
6 Vernon…

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Updates - April 14th

This Week’s email update comes to you from our Director of Competition, John Classen. Hello Great Racers, Rachel and I have just finished Course Run #2 for this year’s Hemmings Motor News…

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