People lined both sides of West Avenue A on Saturday afternoon as vintage cars rolled into the Santa Fe Plaza in downtown Temple for a stopover in the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race. About 100 cars, dating from 1909 to 1974, will resume the race 15 miles north of town this morning. They started the time-speed-distance rally Saturday morning in front of the Alamo. Organizers said it will take nine days to cover the 2,300 miles to Greenville, S.C., and the… Source link
Read More »Cross-country drive: Vintage cars roll into Temple for 2021 Great Race | Region
People lined both sides of West Avenue A on Saturday afternoon as vintage cars rolled into the Santa Fe Plaza in downtown Temple for a stopover in the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race. About 100 cars, dating from 1909 to 1974, will resume the race 15 miles north of town this morning. They started the time-speed-distance rally Saturday morning in front of the Alamo. Organizers said it… Source link
Read More »The Great Race begins its 37th cross-country journey
The Great Race, a competitive cross-country rally for vintage vehicles, launches its 2021 edition October 19 at Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, Texas, and is scheduled to finish some 2,300 miles and 9-days later at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The event, backed by Hemmings Motor News, the Hagerty Driver’s Club, and Coker Tire, is being staged for the 37th time. It is a time/speed/distance endurance rally that in 2021 has drawn 120 vehicles in several categories. All… Source link
Read More »Cars involved in “The Great Race” will be passing through Joplin next week | KSNF/KODE
JOPLIN, MO – An annual road race will make its way through Joplin next week. “The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race” started today in San Antonio. It involves more than 100 vintage cars, navigating their way across the country, where they’re awarded points based on time and accuracy. The race ends in Greenville, South Carolina. On Monday, around 5:00p.m., 5th and Main in Joplin will be the day-three finish line. “It is exciting to have the 112 vintage cars… Source link
Read More »Temple to host overnight stop on 2021 Great Race | KWKT
Posted: Jun 18, 2021 / 02:26 PM CDT / Updated: Jun 18, 2021 / 02:26 PM CDT (file photo) TEMPLE, Texas – The City of Temple will host an overnight stop on the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty on Saturday, June 19. The Great Race is a rally race consisting of 120 antique automobiles traveling from San Antonio to Greenville, South Carolina. Participants are expected to arrive at Temple’s Santa Fe Plaza starting at 4:45… Source link
Read More »‘Great Race’ includes Lexington stop on June 24
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) – The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Driver’s Club and sponsored by Coker Tire will include a Lexington stop according to the route announced Friday for its 37th annual time/speed/distance vintage car endurance rally. Unique vintage automobiles from 1974 and older face challenging routes and scenic stops through some of the oldest driving roads in the United States, beginning in San Antonio, Texas and… Source link
Read More »Some Of The Coolest Antique Cars Ever Built To Arrive In Beckley For The Great Race
Over 100 of the coolest antique cars ever built will be rolling into Beckley on Friday, June 25, as part of The Great Race, a controlled-speed road rally and test of endurance for classic cars built in 1974 or earlier. The Great Race begins at Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, TX, on June 19, and ends in downtown Greenville, SC, on Sunday, June 27. Along the way, each driver must take their car through checkpoints located along scenic, county and state highways. Competitors will travel through… Source link
Read More »Great Race: Classic cars to trek to Temple Saturday | Region
More than 100 classic cars will cruise into the Santa Fe Plaza at 4:45 p.m. Saturday when the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race reaches Temple — a rally that will feature automotive teams from the United States, Japan, England, Germany and Canada. This year, race participants are slated to drive more than 2,300 miles over nine days to Greenville, S.C. Although cars built in 1974 and… Source link
Read More »Central Magnet School graduates compete in Great Race again
Four Central Magnet School graduates will concentrate not on speed but accuracy when they compete in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race starting Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The Great Race website explains the driver and navigator team receive instructions showing every turn, speed change, stops and starts for the day with about 220 to 250 instructions per day. Teams are judged on their ability to follow the course precisely with every second off the time costing a… Source link
Read More »Central Magnet School graduates compete again in Great Race in a 1953 Pontiac Chieftan
Four Central Magnet School graduates will concentrate not on speed but accuracy when they compete in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race starting Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The Great Race website explains the driver and navigator team receive instructions showing every turn, speed change, stops and starts for the day with about 220 to 250 instructions per day. Teams are judged on their ability to follow the course precisely with every second off the time costing a… Source link
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