Save the date for the Great Race stoppping in Murfreesboro

For the first time in history, a Tennessee high school will compete in the Great Race’s X-Club category for vintage cars.

Five Central Magnet School students and graduates, along with School Resource Officer Sgt. Scott Culp, will compete in the Great Race from June 24 to July 2 from Jacksonville, Fla., to Traverse City, Mich.

And for the first time, the Great Race will stop in Murfreesboro during a lunch break about noon, Monday, June 26 at Cannonsburgh.

This will be a great opportunity for you to view the cars and talk to the participants.

The Great Race tests the driver and navigators’ ability to follow precise course instructions and to endure a cross-country trip at or below the posted speed limit, stated the Great Race Web site (http://www.greatrace.com/).

Each day, the team receives about 220 course instructions to indicate every turn, speed change, stop and start for the day with four to seven checkpoints recording the exact time. The objective is to arrive at each checkpoint at the correct time.

The Central students are riding in a car owned by the Stones River Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.