The Great Race originally published this article on Feb 18, 2026 I’ve witnessed numerous changes to the Great Race over the years: vehicle vintages, length, days, checkpoint operations, allowed equipment, course instructions, and more. The availability of the Timewise Speedometer was one of the more significant changes and did much to level the playing field. […]
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The 2025 Great Race covered more than 2300 miles as the 9-day event traversed a route from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Irmo, South Carolina. The Team of Graf & Rowland competed in the Grand Championship Division in Curtis Graf’s 1932 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster. Curtis is a true Legend of the Great Race, having been inducted
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Voted the Best Stage Ever, day 8 of the 2025 Great Race was a unique and exhilarating experience. The 2025 Hemmings Great Race presented by Coker Tire just completed its 9-day odyssey from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Irmo, South Carolina. The Great Race is a time, speed, distance, endurance rally for vintage vehicles up through
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You’ve spent hours creating your performance charts, but have you given them a sanity check? A simple graph can help identify potential errors and areas of concern. Knowing the amount of time lost when starting and stopping is vital to keeping your rally team on time. Great Racers spend hours, sometimes days, collecting performance data.
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The 2025 Coker Tire Great Race Spring Rally presented by Stahls Automotive Collection is now in the history book. As usual, it was a highly anticipated, highly competitive, and highly enjoyed event. Eighty (80) teams were entered. Nearly two dozen rookie teams received their first dose of live action Great Racing, while the returning competitors honed their skills
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Team SuperNova consisting of driver Erin Liberty, navigator Ron Rowland, and a 1962 Chevrolet Nova competed in the 2024 Great Race. One hundred thirty-seven (137) teams took the green flag in Owensboro, Kentucky. Nine days and 2300 miles later, only 114 teams crossed the finish line and received the checkered flag in Gardiner, Maine. Once
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Here are some tips and suggestions for using an analog stopwatch with a rotating countdown bezel in the Great Race. Historically, rotating bezels have been used for watch synchronization and elapsed time measurements. Diver’s watches popularized the use of elapsed-time rotating bezels for time-of-day watches. However, by their nature, stopwatches are elapsed-time measuring instruments, making
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Here are some tips and suggestions for using a rally clock with a rotating bezel in the Great Race. Historically, rotating bezels have been used for watch synchronization and elapsed time measurements. Diver’s watches popularized the use of elapsed-time rotating bezels, and in recent years, countdown bezels have gained favor. While elapsed-time measurements are desirable
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The 2024 Great Race Spring Rally, presented by Stahls Automotive Collection, took place May 3-5, 2024 out of Chesterfield, Michigan. The 3-day time-speed-distance-endurance event garnered 84 entries, with most teams wrangling 1974 and earlier vintage automobiles and motorcycles. Team SuperNova, consisting of Erin Liberty (driver), myself Ron Rowland (navigator), and the 1962 Chevy II/Nova 400
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The continuing adventures of Team Windup Key and the 2023 Great Race. This year’s event is now in the rearview mirror, providing a chance to reflect on all that transpired. As you may recall, just days before the transport truck was due to arrive in Arizona and haul Mark Shaw’s 1965 Mustang to Florida, a
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