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Tyson Compton, president of the Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau, welcomes guests as participants in the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race arrive at Heritage Station for a lunch stop on Friday, June 25, 2021, in downtown Huntington. The Great Race started in San Antonio, Texas, and will finish in Greenville, S.C. Source link

There was a carnival atmosphere on Veterans Boulevard Wednesday evening, as hundreds of people went downtown to welcome participants in the Hemmings Motor News Great Race. Classic cars, pickup trucks, Jeeps and souped-up hot rods cruised down the boulevard as spectators, who were lined up along both sides of the street with lawn chairs, applauded and took pictures. When the drivers… Source link

HUNTINGTON The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race will make a stop at the Huntington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau on Friday. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $150,000 event, with the first car rolling into Heritage Station starting at 11:30 a.m. An arrival ceremony with color guard… Source link

The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, which started on June 19 in San Antonio, Texas, will cross the finish line June 27 in Greenville. The nine-day, 2,300-mile adventure brings 120 antique automobiles to 19 cities across Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. 1909 Buick arrives in Eureka, California (photo provided) “We are excited to have finalized the finish in downtown Greenville, one of the most progressive and exciting small… Source link

While roughly 120 antique and classic cars participating in the 2021 edition of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race are expected to make their way to Owensboro on Wednesday afternoon for an overnight stop, local resident and classic car enthusiast Tom Norvell opened his garage doors to give fellow residents an idea of what kind of cars to expect. The proud owner of a 1924 Ford Model T… Source link

The Benda family had been waiting for years for the race to get close enough. Lydia Benda, of Lawrence, Kansas, on Monday stood on Main Street with her father and her son, both of whom were anxiously watching historic automobiles drive in. As each vintage vehicle drove through, they snapped pictures, pointed out features and wondered what was coming next. “My dad has been waiting 30… Source link

“It’s a precision driving competition. So they give you a route to follow, instructions to follow and speeds to go on,” Reinan said. “Whoever follows the directions best that day gets the best score. So you start out at zero. For every second that you’re off at the checkpoint, you get a second penalty. The closest to zero is the winner each day, and then the closest to zero at the end of the competition is the (overall) winner.” The LaFrance’s wooden wheels and lack of front… Source link

The Mother Road lived up to its name Monday, as dozens of antique cars stopped in Sapulpa as part of a unique race. Cars of all kinds made a quick pitstop on Route 66 as part of the Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The drivers are three days into the race that starts in San Antonio, Texas, and goes to Greenville, South Carolina. “If you’re a car nut, this is the place to be,” said Richard Holmes, who is the founder and president of the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum. Holmes is excited because… Source link

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina)- The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race announced that the route for their vintage car endurance rally will end on Main Street in Greenville, SC, on June 27, 2021. The race will feature vintage cars from 1974 or earlier. The race route takes drivers through some of the oldest driving roads in the United States, according to officials. Officials say that the 2021 Great Race route covers 2,300 miles and goes through Texas, Oklahoma,… Source link

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