Raime Brown joins the Great Race staff
Raime Brown has joined the Great Race staff in Chattanooga to help with administrative duties, and Great Racers will get to know her over the coming months on the phone and in…
We Lose Veteran Racer Jonathan Auerbach at Age 70
One of the hardest things about the Great Race is you meet so many people from all over the country (and the world) but you only get to see most of them…
Great Racers in the Sunshine State
Great Racers have been all over Florida in the last few weeks, including a group of Northeastern rally fanatics who were in the Sunshine State for Speed Weeks at Daytona. In the…
1915 Scripps Booth Update
Earlier, we told you about two rare, unique and unusual vehicles being prepared for the 2013 Great Race, with the second one being Alan and Mary Travis 1915 Scripps Booth speedster. This…
Wild New Entries and The Golden State
The Great Race has always attracted the rare, the unique and the unusual in regard to automobiles. We have had Buck Kamphausen's Hispano-Suiza, Dick Burdick's Bentley and Jeff Lane's McQuay Norris over…
Great Race TV Coverage Listings!
We were just informed that the time slot changed for Hot Rod TV on Speed Channel! The Great Race will be featured on an episode of Hot Rod TV, which will air…
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…
Making the Transition
This is what the Great Race is all about...moving up from class to class until you reach the top of the heap! Chad Nelson was one of the first X-Cup guys back…
Great Race People are Everywhere!
Late last week I headed to Philadelphia for the annual meeting of the Antique Automobile Club of America for a trade show, business meetings and seminars. I expected to not wear my…
Great Race TV Show Update!
We have just reviewed the Great Race television show which will air on Speed on Saturday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) as an episode of Hot Rod TV, and I…
Great Race honored at Concours d'Elegance of America!
The Concours dElegance 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…
It's an Addiction...
Our good friend Jim Menneto and the good folks at Hemmings Motor News do a terrific job of putting together the greatest automotive magazine in the word each month. Not only is…
Great Race Legend Passes Away
Grandpa Stanfield passed away this weekend at his home in California, and, as anyone who participated in the Great Race even once before about 2005 can tell you, he loved the event.…
Great Racer Spotted!
This past weekend, our Coker Tire cohorts were in Pomona, California for the Grand National Roadster Show. They sold tires, wheels and accessories, and also had event photographer, Tommy Lee Byrd on…
Not Exactly Standing on the Corner in Arizona
There were a lot of Great Racers in Scottsdale, Ariz., last week for the annual car auctions, including the ultimate Great Racer himself, Corky Coker. Also there were Great Race title sponsor…
Rallying in 2013
The rally season will kick off in a couple of months with the Penn-York Rally (renamed the Keystone Rally for 2013) in Lionville, Pennsylvania, on April 26-28. This event is put on…
Even more Vintage Great Race Stuff!
Going through some of this old Great Race stuff has been fun, and it has made at least one person happy in the process. Take a look! Here are four more items…
Vintage Great Race Stuff, Part 2
I have been sharing some of the items we have found in the Great Race archives, and the one featured here is another original watercolor by F.L. Henley of Dallas. This one…
Vintage Great Race Stuff, Part 1
One of the many cool things about my job is I am the caretaker of all of the old Great Race archives. The funny thing about that is before I became director…