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DETROIT LAKES — The hills were alive with the “vrooms” of vintage vehicles in Detroit Lakes’ Peoples Park on Saturday, June 25. A vintage vehicle passes through the stage… Source link

FARGO — Vintage car fans will have plenty of opportunities to take in the final miles and finish of the Great Race in downtown Fargo on Sunday, June 26. Similarly, fans of four-wheeled beauty will be able to get an eyeful in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 25, with local car clubs showing off their highly burnished babies before the Great Race rolls into that town for an afternoon and early evening stop. The weather should be a plus. Winds out of the northwest are… Source link

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – The Hemmings Motor News Great Race is a time, speed, endurance rally for 1974-and-before collector vehicles. The event has taken place each summer since 1983, and the route changes every year to cover new territory. This year’s route began in Warwick, Rhode Island on Saturday, June 18th, and has been making its way through 10 states- with North Dakota as the destination. There are approximately 130 cars in competition, and folks travel from around the world… Source link

DULUTH — Bayfront Park is about to be filled with vintage cars as drivers on the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, presented by Hagerty Drivers Club, will stop overnight Friday, according to a news release from the race organizers. Visitors are welcome to look at the classic cars and visit with the participants driving in this old-car rally race. “We are excited to bring this unique event to Duluth for the first time ever,” race director Jeff Stumb said. “It will also… Source link

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – The world’s premiere vintage car rally took off from Rhode Island over the weekend. And on Wednesday, they’ll be arriving in South Bend! The Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum will serve as a checkpoint for the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race. Over 150 automobiles, dating as far back as 1916, are expected to be in town for a lunch break. The great race participants will then continue their journey to North Dakota as part of the competitive… Source link

The Great Race will bring vintage cars to the Medina Square June 21 as teams compete for a prize. (Alyssa Alfano, special to cleveland.com) MEDINA, Ohio — The Great Race will make a pit stop in Medina June 21. The Great Race is a nine-day vintage car adventure that begins in Warrick, R.I., and ends in Fargo, N.D., spanning 2,300 miles. The event is sponsored by Hemmings Motor News, Hagerty Drivers Club, Reliance Carriers Inc. and Coker Tire. Note to readers: if you purchase something through… Source link

AUBURN — Two local auto museums will sponsor a pair of youth teams in next summer’s Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The Early Ford V-8 Museum and National Auto and Truck Museum will send six young men in two 1940s Fords on the journey of 2,000-plus miles for cars built in 1974 and earlier. More than 100 teams will leave Warwick, Rhode Island, on June 18 and travel through 19 cities in 10 states to arrive in Fargo, North Dakota, on June 26. Although the race… Source link

The Central Magnet School Car Club hit the road to cover 2,300 miles in their 1953 Pontiac Chieftain, winning its division of this year’s Hemmings Motor News Great Race from San Antonio, Texas, to Greenville, S.C. The Great Race features two divisions – the X-Cup for students no older than 24, and the Rookies adult division. Central Magnet beat two other X-Cup teams to win the division. The group also received $1,000 for being voted the most helpful and… Source link

The City of Owensboro is set to host an overnight stop for the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race tonight. The Car Rally will bring 120 of the worth’s finest antique automobiles to the city, with the first car rolling in at around 4:45 PM. The… Source link

Jun. 22—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 years for the race to get close enough for a visit,” Benda said. They were three of thousands of people… Source link