Great American Race

Dale G.

Dale G.

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The Great American Race started this morning from Jacksonville and the few Model A's are stock. Exceptions being the Model A speedsters, with hot 4-Bangers but mostly flatheads. God speed, have fun! Watch for them if they come through your town.
 
They will start arriving at Coker Tire in Chattanooga tomorrow at 5:30 pm until 7:30pm.They started in Jacksonville FL today and will be following the Dixie Highway to Traverse City MI.
Some of the stops include Tifton GA, Newnan GA, Chattanooga TN, Murfreesboro TN, Bowling Green KY, French Lick IN, Franklin IN, Wapakoneta OH, Auburn IN, Hickory Corners MI, Ypsilanti MI, Chesterfield MI, Frankenmuth MI, Alpena MI, Sault Ste. Marie MI, and Traverse City MI. This is a 9 day race.

TerryO
 
http://www.greatrace.com/2017-route click on link for details.

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A lot of the locals had their car on display waiting on the racers to arrive, not all were in this area, they were all over downtown.
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I didn't make it to Coker Tire but I sure wanted to. I bet there was a crowd there and maybe some one will post some pictures.

TerryO
 
To give you a idea of the distance it is around 300 miles from Jacksonville to Newnan. That's a long ride in a vintage auto.
 
Hey Greg58 Thanks for posting the pics, hopefully others along the way can do the same thing. I for one on the ford barn (I'm still a newbe here) have never heard of this "Great Race" So I am enjoying seeing and hearing about this. Thanks DaleG for starting the thread!
Larry
 
Thanks for posting this.

The yellow 29 roadster is my brother-in-law, Taylor Merrill. If you see him at one of the stops, say Hi.
 
Good Luck everyone! Climbing Mt Eagle and crossing the Mackinac bridge to the UP of Michigan should be a high light.
 
BoysToys1928A said:
Hey Greg58 Thanks for posting the pics, hopefully others along the way can do the same thing. I for one on the ford barn (I'm still a newbe here) have never heard of this "Great Race" So I am enjoying seeing and hearing about this. Thanks DaleG for starting the thread!
Larry
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The GreatRace has been around for quite a few years. It started as a 60's movie with Tony Curtiss & Natalie Wood starring, ...and then Tom McRae and the CEO of Interstate Batteries teamed up in the early 80s and hosted the cross-country trek which is more of a Time/Speed/Distance Rally than an actual race. My family & I were fortunate to have been involved in the GreatRace for about 5 years beginning in 1997 with the Sonoma to Jacksonville event. My father & I even won the Iron Horse Rally in our '31 Phaeton pictured below.

If you just want to watch some fun videos of the race from years past, click on THIS.



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