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Archive 11/12/13 Archive 11/12/13

Raime Brown is now Raime Wilson

Congratulations to Great Race Coordinator Raime Brown on her recent marriage to Eric Wilson. They were married in the Coker Museum on Saturday, October 19th, which just happens to be the location…

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Archive 10/31/13 Archive 10/31/13

Great Race Entries Pouring In!

It’s still seven and a half months until the green flag drops in Maine for the start of the 2014 Great Race, but there are already 64 paid entries in the event.…

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Great Race Highlights 10/31/13 Great Race Highlights 10/31/13

Pre-Running the 2014 Great Race Route

Great Race director Jeff Stumb has just returned from a week on the road finalizing the second half of the 2014 Great Race venues with some of the greatest cities on the…

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Great Race Highlights 10/30/13 Great Race Highlights 10/30/13

More News from the Pumpkin Run

Scott Hudson and his grandfather John Hudson have been competing in the Great Race for a number of years in their 1940 Chevrolet. Even after going away to college, he and John…

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Archive 10/22/13 Archive 10/22/13

Great Race Represented at the Lake Mirror Classic

Our good buddy, and mega Great Race supporter, Jim Menneto attended the Lake Mirror Classic with his 1932 Ford speedster last weekend. He is a regular at the Hemmings Motor News Great…

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Great Race Highlights 10/21/13 Great Race Highlights 10/21/13

Big Fun at the Pumpkin Run

Doug and Dana Sharp of Fairport, New York, won the 13th annual Pumpkin Run in Millsboro, Delaware, this weekend in a 1916 Hudson. They were followed closely by John and Scott Hudson…

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Archive 10/19/13 Archive 10/19/13

Former Great Race Car For Sale

David Coon brought his 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air to Hershey to sell last week, complete with 2013 Great Race decals. The car made every mile of the Great Race last year without…

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Archive 10/18/13 Archive 10/18/13

Road Trip with a $1,000 '57 Mercury!

Most people know that David McAllister, the Great Race’s technical inspector for the last three years, wears many hats. One of those is as a master mechanic. And he proved it again…

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Archive 10/17/13 Archive 10/17/13

Penn College Visits Great Race in Hershey

Penn College of Philadelphia will be entering an X-Cup team in the 2014 Great Race, and they were at Hershey promoting their upcoming venture and showing off their car. The college, being…

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Archive 10/16/13 Archive 10/16/13

Joe Alackness Stops by the Great Race Booth in Hershey

Joe Alackness has a thing for old cars – really old cars. He has a number of pre-1916 automobiles, and he showed off his 1905 Cadillac at Hershey last week during the…

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Archive 10/15/13 Archive 10/15/13

Bill Croker at the Great Race Booth in Hershey

Bill Croker came all the way from California to Hershey, Pennsylvania, last week to be part of the AACA Hershey Region’s Fall Meet experience, but he also came to help promote the…

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Great Race Highlights 10/10/13 Great Race Highlights 10/10/13

A Busy Day at Hershey!

It was a busy day for the Great Race in Hershey, Pa., this week as the AACA swap meet got underway. For the second year in a row, the Great Race had…

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Archive 10/3/13 Archive 10/3/13

The Duke Boys Would Be Proud!

Bill and Buddy Green decided a couple of years ago to jump in their 1965 Mustang and do the 2012 Great Race around the Great Lakes. “It will be a one-time deal,”…

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Archive 10/1/13 Archive 10/1/13

1939 LaSalle "Great Race Car" For Sale

Bill Harper has been around Great Racing for quite some time, and currently campaigns a '32 Ford roadster with LaSalle power. Before the green roadster became his go-to Great Race car, this…

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Archive 9/25/13 Archive 9/25/13

Get Your Entry Fee Discount NOW!

The entry fee for the 2014 Great Race from Maine to Florida was announced several months ago, but the time to get a $500 discount is running out. The private entry fee…

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Great Race Highlights 9/23/13 Great Race Highlights 9/23/13

2013 Coker Tire Challenge Final Scores

John Coker holds the "Spirit of the Event" award, named for his father, that was presented to him. The 2013 Coker Tire Challenge is in the books. The official scores reflect veteran…

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Great Race Highlights 9/21/13 Great Race Highlights 9/21/13

The Results are in for the 2013 Coker Tire Challenge!

What a great weekend of raining (aside from a wet day yesterday), and the 2013 Coker Tire Challenge has now come to a close. Here are the final results from the event,…

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Great Race Highlights 9/21/13 Great Race Highlights 9/21/13

Coker Tire Challenge is Going Strong!

Our Great Race family often joins us for more laid back, three-day rally, based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It's always on the third weekend of September, and it's always a great time.…

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Archive 9/11/13 Archive 9/11/13

Brad Phillips stops by Great Race Headquarters

Great Racer Brad Phillips from Hagerty stopped by Great Race headquarters at Coker Tire last week in a 1959 Chrsyler 300C. He was driving it from the Atlanta area to Michigan to…

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