The Great Race

I was a participant in this race in 1986,,was then owned by Interstate batteries..fron Disneyland to NY City,,ended in front of world trade center....Is a VERY costly event to participate in..I cannot emphisize the VERY COSTLY.part of this..Rules and regulations very strict also...Show your appreciation to the owners of these vehicles,That is the most that many owners will recieve for their efforts.

 

Talking with several people yesterday it sounds like a lot of people are having fuel problems. (lot's of ethanol in the gas down here) Hope they got all that worked out last night.

Well, I'm on my way down now!

 

Oh yea, I'll be sure to get pictures of the chopped, dropped, twin supercharged and blown Peterbilt Semi! Oh yea!

 

The Great Race came through Lubbock twice while I was living there. Heres a pic of Corky, myself (center) and Cecil taken in 2007 and a link to an album with all the pics I took of the cars coming into town.




http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w127/mharbour/Great Race 2007/

 

thr great race came through here some years back and it was awesome . definitly worth going to see, you wont be dissapointed

 

Can't wait to see event coverage pics of the start and the race itself. This kind of thread is what makes the HAMB great. Nice promo wearing your HAMB shirt lobuc! Good on ya....

 

I loved going down to the shop dad worked at part tome to see Doc Fusons 1912 american lafrance fire truck as they got it ready.

 

To kick things of I have a few shots from Firday afternoon after work.

 

Now some shots from this morning before the race started.

 

And the race begins!

 

Well, their off! Now we just need some of you guys to catch them in route.

This was a very cool collection of cars, and a very unique race. Definitely try to spot them if their driving near you.

 

More great photos here:

http://www.greatrace.com/great-race-2011-day-1

Hey! That's me taking a picture right there!

 

Heres photos of them arriving in Hershey PA yesterday evening....
http://s673.photobucket.com/albums/vv100/zachsuhr/Great%20Race/

 

Whew! Just got back from Vermont and I gotta say the Great Race was an awesome experience from a photographer's standpoint! I traveled the entire route, and saw these cars on some of the coolest backroads in the country! Covered bridges, windy mountain roads and farmland made for awesome backdrops. Check out my pictures at www.greatrace.com or http://blog.cokertire.com. When I get back to work tomorrow, I'll post up some of my favorites on here.

 

Oh and by the way, the oldest car in the event won it all! It was Howard and Douglas Sharp in a 1911 Velie Racetype....a 100 year old car! It was insane.

 

How did the two kids in the #69 model A do? They looked pretty young.

 

The boys in the blue Model A finished third in the Sportsman Rookie cl*** if I remember correctly. Driver was 16 and navigator was 15...those dudes were extremely cool and did a great job all week!

 

If you have Facebook, watch this video....all of this video was taken on this year's Great Race, and edited in time for the Awards Banquet, just hours after the finish. Coker Tire's video guy Jason is a ninja...this video is freakin' amazing. Turn up the volume!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=2096081371314

 

Sorry to bring this post back from the dead, but just wanted to let everyone know that we have nearly 4,000 photos posted from the Great Race. I definitely put some hard miles on my camera during that week, but click the link and check out photos from the entire Great Race.

http://greatrace.smugmug.com/