New York to Paris Great Race dates announced

New York to Paris event is rescheduled for April 2009 as part of an exciting menu of automotive events

Great Race Sports has announced that the milestone event from New York to Paris has been rescheduled for April 25, 2009 after being postponed from its original starting date this May. The commemorative re-run of the 1908 New York-to-Paris “Great Race” is widely considered to be one of the most remarkable automotive adventures of the 20th century, an automobile race from New York to Paris before the advent of today’s modern highways and gas stations.

The Great Race 2008: New York to Paris and related events was originally scheduled to begin on May 30, 2008 in New York City but was postponed after the Chinese government revoked travel permits for foreigners traveling throughout the country following demonstrations in Tibet and surrounding the Olympic Torch Run.

The 2009 dates are part of a complete Schedule of Events released by Great Race earlier today. In addition to the new dates for the New York to Paris Great Race, some new events have been added to schedule, including a driving tour through in California this fall, an historic recreation of an off-road race that took place a century ago and a 6-day regional Great Race style rally in the North East, taking place in later summer, 2009. (Read more)

Great Race to mark 1908 New York To Paris Auto Race Anniversary with 2008 Celebration Tour

Great Race Sports will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Great Race from New York to Paris with a 3,700-mile cross-country event that will follow almost the exact route driven by the winning team in 1908. “The Great Auto Race Celebration Tour”, will start in New York City on October 18, 2008 and will finish in Los Angeles, California, on November 1.

• Great Auto Race Celebration Tour Registration Form (Download PDF)
• Great Auto Race Celebration Tour Flyer (Download PDF)

The Celebration Tour will be a fun and relaxing 15-day event with very short optional, rally sections randomly located along the course. We would like to invite you to join the Celebration Tour at a special, low entry fee of $100/day. Enthusiasts are welcome to join anywhere along the route for 3, 5, 7 or 15 days at this low daily rate!

If you are a paid entrant in the 2008 Great Race,
please come for free and spend time with your friends!

2009 North American route changed!
In related news, Great Race Sports has announced that the North American route for the 2009 Great Race from New York to Paris will follow the same historic Celebration Tour route across the United States. Participants in the Celebration Tour will have an opportunity to preview this new route as a pre-run of the North American stage of the New York to Paris Great Race now rescheduled to begin on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »