Hemmings Challenge Vintage Car Rally Finale

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The final day of the rally had a total of six legs to complete and the winners of the day were Howard and Doug Sharp in their ‘32 Ford dirt track racer. They finished the day at only nine seconds off with a final score for day 5 of 5.67.  Even three Aces on the day couldn’t catch them up to the leaders, as Corky Coker and Greg Cunningham finished the day only two seconds behind them and maintained the lead they had entering day 5 and taking the championship in both the gold division and the overall title. The Coker /Cunningham Roadster completed all 5 days of competition at only 52 seconds off perfect with a total score of 32.76. Second place went to Team Jason in their ‘35 Ford with a score of 39.60. Third place overall was won by the Wenholdt/Miller team in their 1919 Essex. They also took first place in the silver division, finishing with a score of 40.00. Other class winners included Chad Nelson and the Titusville Terriers in the tin division driving a 1930 Ford and the Tipton team in the touring division driving a 1930 Ford Model A.

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Unfortunately, the Hemmings Speedster ran into trouble right after the lunch break on Friday. Battling a noisy rear wheel for most of the morning, the left rear axle bearing disintegrated and smoldered on the side of the road during the fourth leg of the day and did not finish. Because no “mulligans” were issued on day 5 and all times counted, the Hemmings crew were saddled with their first ever DNF for the final standings.  With a rear axle overhaul in the next few weeks, they should be ready to go at it again in the Coker Challenge coming up September 17-20 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. More information on that rally is online at http://www.cokertirechallenge.com/



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