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Archive 2/24/15 Archive 2/24/15

Great Racer Marvin Price Passes Away

Longtime Great Racer Marvin Price passed away Friday, Feb. 20, in Scottsdale, Ariz., his wife Rosemary reported to me this weekend. Rosemary said one of the last things she talked to Marv…

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Archive 2/17/15 Archive 2/17/15

One Great Racer Leaves, One Joins AACA Board

Great Race director Jeff Stumb’s two-year term on the board of directors for the Antique Automobile Club of America ended last week at the annual meeting in Philadelphia just as another Great…

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Great Race Highlights 1/12/15 Great Race Highlights 1/12/15

Learn More About the Great Race X-Cup Division

Throughout the history of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty, it has been a priority to encourage youth to participate, be it as a racer or part of the…

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Archive 1/9/15 Archive 1/9/15

Great Race Rolls onto Your TV this Month!

The 2014 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by HagertyTV show will air four times before the end of January on MavTV. There will be 10 p.m. airings on the East Coast…

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Archive 1/7/15 Archive 1/7/15

Great Race to Pass Through Two National Parks in 2015

The 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty will travel through two National Parks – Petrified Forest in Arizona and Joshua Tree in California – and the Great Race staff…

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Archive 1/6/15 Archive 1/6/15

2015 Great Race Event Regulations Are Now Available

The 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Event Regulations, including an Example Rally, have been released and they are currently posted on at www.greatrace.com . The Great Race staff…

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Great Race Highlights 12/15/14 Great Race Highlights 12/15/14

Six Months and Counting--Get Ready for Great Race 2015!

Believe it or not, in just six short months Great Racers will begin arriving in Kirkwood, Missouri, for the start of the 2015 Great Race along Route 66. We are completely sold…

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Archive 12/3/14 Archive 12/3/14

Great Racers Appear on "Chasing Classic Cars" TV Show

Great Racers are everywhere. They are even on television. A few nights ago, I was doing some late night surfing and came across a new episode of our friend Wayne Carini’s show,…

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Archive 11/21/14 Archive 11/21/14

MotorMouth Visits Antique & Classic Car Club of Canada

On Saturday, November 15th, MotorMouth and Mrs. Goudge were guests at the Annual General Meeting of The Upper Canada Region – Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada, held in Kingston, Ontario,…

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Archive 11/20/14 Archive 11/20/14

Coker Tire Challenge 2014 Photos Now Available!

For the folks who participated in the 9th annual Coker Tire Challenge this year, please take a few minutes to check out the Great Race Photo Site for hundreds of awesome photos…

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Archive 11/19/14 Archive 11/19/14

Great Racer, Jeff Fredette is a Natural Competitor

Great Racers know Jeff Fredette as the hard-charging driver of his yellow and black 1933 Ford pickup truck who finished second overall in the 2014 event with his son, Eric. But Jeff…

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Great Race Highlights 11/17/14 Great Race Highlights 11/17/14

Harold Coker, Founder of Coker Tire, Passes Away

Harold Coker, the founder of Coker Tire and a nine-year participant in the Coker Tire Challenge each September, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 16. He was 84. He was the father of…

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Archive 11/15/14 Archive 11/15/14

Stahls Host Event to Raise Funds for Wounded Warriors

My friend and Great Racer Ted Stahl sent a note about a wonderful event he had at his museum in Chesterfield, Michigan, for Veterans Day. Everyone who has been in the Great…

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Archive 11/14/14 Archive 11/14/14

Barry and Irene Jason's '35 Ford Coupe For Sale

That's right, you can buy one a championship winning '35 Ford coupe! This car was purpose built for Great Race competition and it has obviously been pretty successful, with back-to-back Great Race…

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Archive 11/12/14 Archive 11/12/14

Tabetha Hammer Documents the 2014 Great Race

Everyone loves to reflect on their experiences on the Great Race when they return home after the ultimate car experience. Some put videos together while others show their friends and local car…

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Archive 11/11/14 Archive 11/11/14

New Great Race Collector's Christmas Ornament!

The Christmas season is fast approaching, and we at Great Race have the perfect gift for your driver, navigator or fan. It’s the 2015 Great Race Christmas ornament. We are offering this…

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Archive 11/4/14 Archive 11/4/14

Alfred State College Joins Great Race as X-Cup Entry

Alfred State from New York will be participating in the 2015 Great Race in the X-Cup Division, joining McPherson College and several high school teams in the event. Below is a note…

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Archive 10/28/14 Archive 10/28/14

Vicari Auction Comes to Chattanooga, TN in 2015!

Our friends at Vicari Auctions – Pete and Barbara Vicari and Will Loomis and the rest of the gang – are bringing a collector car auction to Chattanooga, Tennessee in March. Their…

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Great Race Highlights 10/27/14 Great Race Highlights 10/27/14

Sights from the 2015 Great Race Route!

Great Race rally master John Classen has made his first of three trips along the 2015 route from Kirkwood, Missouri, to Santa Monica, California, and his driver, longtime scoring team member Fred…

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View fullsize For this week's Throwback Thursday, we're not going too far back. Felicia Morgan captured this soaking wet photo back in 2023 during a summertime storm that drenched the competitors. One of the most popular questions about the Great Race is "Wha
View fullsize The 2027 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire is a nine-day adventure from Mobile, Alabama to Buffalo, New York. The competition is intense as more than 120 cars and trucks (built in 1974 or earlier) compete for $160,000 in prize money. The ca
View fullsize Throwback Thursday comes to you from Gallup, New Mexico, when we visited in 2015. Check out that row of vintage motels and a row of cool classic cars.
View fullsize Great Race city stops are the BEST way to see the cars and drivers up close. We have a lunch stop and evening stop each day, (but typically no hosted lunch stops on Day 1 or Day 9), giving spectators great opportunities to watch the cars roll into to
View fullsize Independence Day 1986, Washington D.C. a great setting for this Throwback Thursday!

The Great American Race as it was then called traveled from Disneyland to New York City. Newspapers and TV stations across the country covered this event, which cont
View fullsize STOP SCROLLING and head over to www.greatrace.com. We have a brand new website that has way more cool features and a great new look. It's still a work in progress, but we think you'll like the new setup. Go check it out!
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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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