mike6024 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Tuesday lunch stop June 25, 2019. '17 Peerless #42 '09 Buick Hudson Another Hudson Dodge Pickup El Camino, 1956? Cuda Lots of Fords, T's, A's, and newer, Studebaker, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Link with more pictures. They all drove through the tree, then went up to Eureka to finish the day. http://www.greatrace.com/news/great-race-2019-day-4.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Willits is great little town. My late wife lived in Ukiah for a few years so I was up there often. Beautiful part of the state. Thanks for the pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 The car in the second picture has a lobster painted on it because it is representing the state of Maine. I also included a steam powered pulley used to pull logs in the forest. The first one ever to be used. They would cut the tree, and drag the log some distance to get it to the steam powered sawmill. So why not used a steam powered cable to drag the log? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Smokey Stover ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 That Ridgewood Ranch horse hauler is awesome. I love seeing very unusual vehicles like that. Someone had the foresight to save a large, ungainly vehicle for future generations to enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) Home to the Skunk Train. I've never ridden on it. http://www.skunktrain.com/wolf-tree-turn/ This 2 hour round trip will take you from the Willits valley floor to the highest point on our rail line. During this trip you will pass through Tunnel #2 and descend into the redwood-thick Noyo River Canyon – an amazing ecological wonderland, and an excellent opportunity to discover the mighty giants that made Mendocino County famous. The train will stop briefly at Crowley while you enjoy the splendor of one of the oldest and most iconic trees along our route. The Wolf Tree was so named for the large growth off of one side – woodsman called these wolf trees because they choke out smaller trees and underbrush. Passengers are able to get off the train during our stop at Crowley, to better enjoy the views. Edited June 27, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Notary Sojack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 The Skunk Train is a great little train ride if you ever get the chance to do it. It would be a wonderful diversion for someone that has spent hours in a car riding up the 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) Used to be one here also, not sure about now. This one seems to be still running. Edited June 27, 2019 by padgett (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Great photos of the Great Race! Thank you for posting them. No question that these old cars are going to be driven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) They must have taken the coast route because I never saw them and I live south of Grants Pass off of Interstate 5. RATS! Edited June 27, 2019 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Cool photos, but that "El Camino" is home-made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 hours ago, padgett said: Notary Sojack You may have seen the Toonerville Trolley, but I didn't..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 45 minutes ago, joe_padavano said: Cool photos, but that "El Camino" is home-made. The 56 El Camino and the other cars without race #'s and stickers are spectator cars. One of the fun things of my 11 Great Races was to see the local cars turn out all across the country. Back in those days (1984-1995) All the entrants were Pre-WWII vehicles, but we would see anything and everything in the local fan car shows. You would think we'd be tired of old cars after 4500 miles, no chance! A Great "Once in a Life Time Adventure", repeated annually and missed annually now. (But still in my dreams) Champion Division Driver/Navigator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Cool thanks for posting. I’ll be at the finish line on Sunday. Lemay Museum, Tacoma WA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) On 6/26/2019 at 9:17 PM, padgett said: That is a cowboy riding a Jackalope; a very well known mythical creature. http://jackalopegardens.org/ Edited June 29, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Looks more like an armadillo to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Was a fun event at the LeMay Museum today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 3:08 PM, mike6024 said: Tuesday lunch stop June 25, 2019. '17 Peerless #42 '09 Buick Hudson Another Hudson Dodge Pickup El Camino, 1956? Cuda Lots of Fords, T's, A's, and newer, Studebaker, etc. The car with the four separate copper jacketed cylinders is more likely a Cadillac than a Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Yes I was confused about that one. That is car #30, not the Buick. The oldest car in the race was a 1909 Buick, and I saw a picture of that car on their website it was black, speedster looking and had a long black hood. I thought this car 30 looked like it, only the hood was off. Car #5 Dennis Holland Dieter Kutz 1909 Buick Model 16 Car #30 Jerome Reinan Chris Brungardt 1918 American LaFrance Speedster Car #30 was driven by the Wandering Troubadours of Finland, also they go by the WTF's. Here is the list of cars - The Great Race » 2019 Participants It was a Cadillac - The WTF boys are campaigning a new car for 2019…it’s a 1913 Cadillac, and a charging system gremlin kept it from running properly most of the day on Friday. That bit above about car #30 being an American LaFrance Speedster must have been what they drove last year http://www.greatrace.com/news/great-race-2019-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Here is what car #5 looks like, 1909 Buick, speedster, black. Maybe it never even made it to Willits, because I don't think it was there, didn't see it. Edited July 1, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Any idea when they release the route for each year's race? I was rather disappointed that I found after the fact the race was starting in Riverside since I work in Riverside and could have gone to see the cars before the race and I would have gone out on race day as well. ☹️ Edited July 1, 2019 by zepher (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 I posted about it back in April, but no-one saw my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 The event was plastered all over Hemmings publications too. For some time. I made my plans last fall to attend the finish line event this morning. Hemmings is already advertising the 2020 Great Race in their publications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Did you see the the #5 Car, 1909 Buick at the finish there Keith? Edited July 1, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I don't usually peruse Hemmings but I guess I will have to check regularly for event updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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