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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

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

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

Rocky Point Park fondly remembered as an amusement park where rides of all kinds from bumper cars to the flume made for thrills will now make the automobile history books. Last week Hemmings Motor News announced the Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club will start Jun 18 at the park.  The selection of the park to start the race was Mayor… Source link

DRIVERS have been left furious after the supermarket chain, Tesco said £99 deposits would be taken when visiting the petrol pump. The chain is set to replace its £1 pre-authorisation charge for Pay at Pump customers. It means drivers filling up at the supermarket’s self-serve pumps, for either petrol and diesel, could now see up to £99 placed onto their card as a “deposit.” The move comes almost two years after Asda scrapped the controversial charge following concerns over… Source link