This would be awesome, too bad it's that far away - http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...alized-are-we-coming-to-your-town/?refer=news
The Great Race
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Tim; You are right that would be awesome.
Rick
Rick
TOM KEISER
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4 or 5 years ago while returning from the Cobra gathering in Ohio the Great Race was also headed west on a section of highway 70. There were people on side roads and overpasses waiting for them and we got a lot of waves and hollers too. We passed a lot of really neat old cars that day.
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Is any year/make/model able to run in it?
TOM KEISER
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II. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
II. A. Eligibility for Entry
1. All contestants, vehicles, and crew members must be approved by Great Race/VCRA Entry and Technical Committees.
2. [GREAT RACE only] Vehicle entries must have been manufactured in 1969 or earlier and shall be as defined in Part IX. A
Hot Rod or Muscle Car that because of its power train, suspension, equipment, or other modifications would be considered
a post-1969 vehicle for purposes of applying an age factor may be accepted for entry on an individual review basis based
on Great Race’s determination that it complies with the spirit of encouraging the participation of vehicles whose body styles
are 1969 and earlier.
3. [Regional Rallies only] Vehicle entries may be any model year and shall be as defined in Part IX.
Entry Fees
a. Corporate Entry: $3,500.00 per car. A Corporate Entry is defined as a for-profit business which requires signage on
the competing vehicle and/or stands to gain from publicity resulting from participating in GREAT RACE. Corporate
Entries receive priority in start position (see III.A.1.b).
b. Private Entry: $3,000.00 per car.
c. X-cup Entry: $1,500.00 per car
d. Private Entry Fees received by February 28, 2011 will receive a $250.00 discount
($2,750.00).
II. A. Eligibility for Entry
1. All contestants, vehicles, and crew members must be approved by Great Race/VCRA Entry and Technical Committees.
2. [GREAT RACE only] Vehicle entries must have been manufactured in 1969 or earlier and shall be as defined in Part IX. A
Hot Rod or Muscle Car that because of its power train, suspension, equipment, or other modifications would be considered
a post-1969 vehicle for purposes of applying an age factor may be accepted for entry on an individual review basis based
on Great Race’s determination that it complies with the spirit of encouraging the participation of vehicles whose body styles
are 1969 and earlier.
3. [Regional Rallies only] Vehicle entries may be any model year and shall be as defined in Part IX.
Entry Fees
a. Corporate Entry: $3,500.00 per car. A Corporate Entry is defined as a for-profit business which requires signage on
the competing vehicle and/or stands to gain from publicity resulting from participating in GREAT RACE. Corporate
Entries receive priority in start position (see III.A.1.b).
b. Private Entry: $3,000.00 per car.
c. X-cup Entry: $1,500.00 per car
d. Private Entry Fees received by February 28, 2011 will receive a $250.00 discount
($2,750.00).
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Thanks Tom. So, looking at the prices....who's going to sponsor me 
TOM KEISER
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I think it would be a wonderful opportunity for Verizon. Seriously, I think that people are so sick of the phone wars and the commercials that eat up 20% of every show that we pay very little attention to them any more. Your car dressed up with the corporate logo would be a refreshing change for anyone that saw it and technically you would be working so Verizon would cover your food and lodging as well. Get that proposal letter going right now 
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Tom, that's a thought 
Do they ever do this thing closer to St. Louis?
Do they ever do this thing closer to St. Louis?
TOM KEISER
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The route changes every year. You should be able to run it from anywhere since the corporate name is nation wide right? They never have Cobra's that I've seen in any magazine coverage so surely you would get an interview and a picture or two. Hell, you could seed the thing by alerting TV stations about stopping points along the way to get local coverage / advertising. You could start anywhere in the country and have someone follow the route with your trailer so you had spare parts and a safe/dry place to park every night. Hey you can dream, Verizon is paying for it right.