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With engines growling and exhaust spewing, Studebakers, Hudsons, Ford Model ‘A’s and more than 160 other vintage cars rolled into the parking lot of Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie Thursday as part of a 2,300-mile cross-country rally race. This year’s Hemmings Motor News Great Race began Saturday in Warwick, Rhode Island, and will finish in Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday. The race reached Sun Prairie on Thursday, with the cars enroute to Wisconsin Dells for the night after… Source link

PERRYSBURG, Ohio (WTVG) – The Great Race is making a pit stop in Perrysburg, and the City is welcoming the drivers with a celebration. The Great Race is a cross-country antique car rally that starts in Rhode Island and ends in North Dakota. This year’s rally includes an overnight stop in the Perrysburg Historic District. To celebrate The Great Race, Perrysburg is throwing a Great Race Pit Stop Party. The party will take place on June 21 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “We are excited to bring… 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

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