The Great Race is in Warwick at Rocky Point this morning. WARWICK, RI — The Great Race has arrived in Warwick with hundreds of amazing vintage cars, starting this morning at Rocky Point State Park. The first car leaves at 10:30 a.m. in the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club. The finish will be in Fargo, N.D., on June 26. According to race organizers, There should be plenty of time to see the cars before the last one heads out on its leg of the… Source link

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Classic cars, some more than 100 years old, from the United States, Japan, England, Australia and Canada, will line up at Rocky Point State Park in Warwick on Saturday for the start of a 2,300-mile rally to North Dakota. The 130 cars in the Great Race will begin gathering at 8:45 a.m., and the first car will leave at 10:30. The event is free and open to the public, according to the Rhode Island Sports Commission.  The Great Race is not a speed race, but what organizers call “a… Source link

FARGO — If there’s one thing Chris Brungardt and Jerome “Jay” Reinan have come to count on in all their years of running The Great Race , it’s the karma of their current car, a 1918 American LaFrance. It started as a fire engine, was chopped and turned into a speedster after World War II, and is as over-engineered and close to indestructible as anything its age can be, the cousins say. “Last year, we lost a valve cover, which is a huge part of… Source link

PERRYSBURG — Up to 18,000 spectators are expected to watch the Great Race cross-country antique car rally roll through downtown on Tuesday. “We are excited to bring this unique event to Perrysburg for the first time ever,” race director Jeff Stumb said. “It will be the first time the Great Race has been back to Northwest Ohio since an overnight stop in… Source link

For the first time in its 39-year history, the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race will make an overnight stop at the New England Air Museum in East Windsor. More than 120 antique and vintage cars will cross the finish line and join the block party that begins at noon Saturday, June 18. There will be live music, face painting, lawn games, food and beer trucks, ice… Source link

Father’s Day arrives this Sunday and maybe that means a relaxing day for dad to hang out at the beach or play some golf, but there are also plenty of great options across Newport County to consider. Events are lined up to enjoy one of the best treats of the early summer season, celebrate an important historical event and even to just stop and smell the flowers. For those looking to get out of Newport County, there’s also the chance to check out some old fashioned cars as they kick off a cross… Source link

More than 130 classic cars will start their engines at Warwick’s Rocky Point State Park, this Saturday, June 18 when the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club begins its cross-country trek to the finish line in Fargo, North Dakota.                Cars will begin lining up at 8:45 a.m., with the first car leaving at 10:30 a.m. The starting event is free and open to the public, with food trucks on hand to purchase… Source link

From Staff Reports Today’s high cost of gasoline won’t deter 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles from revving their engines this Saturday at Rocky Point as they set off on a 9- day, 2,300 mile race to Fargo, North Dakota. The 10:30 a.m. start of the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race isn’t the only opportunity to view these vintage vehicles from five countries. Competing teams started arriving at the Crowne Plaza earlier this week. The Crowne is not only… Source link

WELLSVILLE — Alfred State College’s School of Applied Technology will host a lunch stop Monday on the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club.  Race teams will stop for lunch at the ASC Culinary Dining room starting at 12:30 p.m. with the last group of cars scheduled to leave around 3:30 p.m. Teams are spread out coming and… Source link