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The GREAT RACE speeds into Owls Head Transportation Museum on June 29th.
See 140+ rare, museum-quality vintage and custom vehicles at OHTM as they make a pit-stop along the 2,300 mile, timed/endurance--rally-meets-roadshow race from Owensboro, Kentucky, to Maine! Day of Pricing:
Adults: $18 at the door
Seniors: $16
Kids: Free (10 and Under)
Youth: $5 (11 to 17)
Members: FREE (members get free admission to the museum and all outdoor events)
The Great Race kick-off begins at 12 noon!Historic aircraft will take to the skies as pilots circle runway 17 to entertain the crowds. Get up close as we demonstrate a curated selection of the museum’s automobiles… you might even get a ride. There will be fun for the whole family with hands-on STEM activities and Model T rides. Excitement builds with the Great Race opening ceremonies at 3:45PM. Competition revs-up in the final phase of the race– be there to cheer on the drivers as they cross the end-of-day finish line at 4:00PM! Celebrate seasoned and rookie teams plus give a warm welcome home to the 10 Maine teams (including our very own OHTM team) passing into the homestretch toward the finish line. Serving as the final dinner stop, OHTM hosts teams from around the world with over 530 people in the Great Race entourage! Teams and cars from Japan, England, Australia, Germany, Canada and every corner of the United States will converge at the start with vintage automobiles dating as far back as 1912. The scope of the race is truly great: the world’s premiere old car rally travels 2,300 over 9 days bringing 142 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $160,000 event.
“When the Great Race pulls into a city it becomes an instant festival,” says race director Jeff Stumb. “Last year we had several overnight stops with more than 10,000 spectators on our way to having 250,000 people see the Great Race during this event.” Don’t miss your chance to meet and mingle with the larger-than-life characters of the global auto-enthusiast community. Cars and drivers will be at the museum until 6:30– then they will leave in preparation for their last day of the race, which ends in Gardner on June 30th. Pictured below is our OHTM Team: Ron Quebec (OHTM's NEAA and Events) and James Kalian (OHTM's new Curator). The team will arrive in Kentucky on June 19th, after their car arrives thanks to NEAA sponsor McCollister's Auto Transport. Ron, the driver, and James, the navigator, are a rookie team competing in The Great Race, though both of them have assisted in support teams in years prior. They are excited for this unique opportunity to be around like-minded people and drive across the country, the best way Ron can describe it is a "rolling circus that arrives in two cities a day, one for lunch and one for dinner."  
A little background about the race. The year was 1983. The first Great Race was in 1983 with 69 brave auto enthusiasts, racing from L.A. to indy, and was open only to pre-World War II vehicles. The Great Race is a competitive controlled-speed endurance road race. The objective is to arrive at each checkpoint at the correct time, not the fastest. GPS and computers are not permitted, and odometers are taped over. This is a test of human mental agility and endurance as well as classic-car endurance!
Event entrance fee included with museum admission. Food and beverage options are available to purchase at the Museum Cafe. Runway 17 is reserved for race cars only at this event, we will not be able to accommodate exhibitors.
Learn more about the Great Race HERE 
What to expect at the Great Race Kick-Off 
- Family STEM Center and Activities
- Craft: Build your own race car that will be powered by a robot for children to experience their own "Great Race"
- Touch a Truck
- Interactive Displays
- Ground Vehicle Demos
- Vintage Car Rides
- Open Air Cafe
- Museum Gift Shop
- Outdoor Picnic Space
Aircraft Demonstrations & Biplane Rides 
(Click image to watch the museum's 1917 SPAD XIIIc.I in flight!) Historic Scenic Biplane Rides Want MORE? Purchase a 20-minute scenic biplane ride at this event for an open-air, sky-high experience unlike any other! (weather permitting)
Museum ride planes include:
• 1941 Boeing Stearman A75N-1
• 1942 Boeing Stearman B75N-1
• 1932 WACO UBF-2 STEM Education Activities • Indoor Family STEM Center
• Robot Racing in Museum - make your own Great Race Car and then put it over a Sphero Robot to see who the winner will be!
Special Guest Personality: Tom Cotter!
Tom Cotter literally wrote the book(s) on barn finds. In his ongoing series, Tom travels the country in his 1939 Ford Woodie Wagon, searching for forgotten classics in barns, dusty garages, backyards, and scrapyards.
 
Day of Pricing:
Adults: $18 at the door
Seniors: $16
Kids: Free (10 and Under)
Youth: $5 (11 to 17)
Members: FREE (members get free admission to the museum and all outdoor events) Thank you to our event sponsor: 
Parking
Free, onsite parking is available to all museum guests. Accessible spaces are located to the immediate right of the museum’s main entrance near the bright orange awning.
STAY TUNED!
More information and updates about this show will be posted as we get closer to the event.
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