DuPont
Custom Finishes has been named the “official
finish” of The Great Race, a vintage and collector car
competitive rally that takes place between
Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Bennington, Vt., on June 11-17, 2011.
The Great Race national event, presented by Hemmings
Motor News and Coker Tire, is an automotive
competition based on precision driving and
navigational skills in classic, antique and vintage
automobiles. The
competition is in seven timed, controlled-speed,
endurance rally stages - not top-speed races. Each
vehicle must follow a
prescribed common route while attempting to maintain
assigned average speeds. Vehicle entries must have
been
manufactured in 1969 or earlier with a competition
crew of two persons (generally a driver and a
navigator) required in
each competing vehicle.
The inaugural event in 1983 was promoted by Tom McRae
and Norman Miller in a race from Los
Angeles to Indianapolis. Under the current leadership
of Corky Coker, the new and improved Great Race is
ready to start
a new chapter with the 2011 event, which travels from
Coker Tire Company’s headquarters in Chattanooga,
Tenn., to the
Hemmings Motor News headquarters in Bennington,
Vt.
The course avoids timed segments on
interstate highways,
opting instead for scenic county, state and U.S.
highways through some of the prettiest country in the
United States. Over
1,000 miles of driving will take participants of The
Great Race through the Appalachian Mountains and into
the beautiful
Green Mountain National Forest of Vermont.
“DuPont is proud to support The Great Race, which
combines the precision and skill of rally driving with
an appreciation of vintage vehicles,” said Harry
Christman, brand manager for
DuPont Custom Finishes. “Serving as the
official finish is a perfect fit with the DuPont
Custom Finishes offering of OEM and custom color paint
products. After
all, DuPont likely made the original paint on many of
these classic automobiles.”
