The Grove Observer

A weekly newspaper for Grove and Grand Lake residents. Published every Friday. If you have news, email us at groveobserver@yahoo.com or fax (918) 791-0206. Copyright 2007. No reproduction without consent of the author.

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Editor & Publisher: Jim Mills



Friday, September 22, 2006

Vintage Car Rally Coming to Grove

The VCRA, Vintage Car Rally Association, is proud to announce the First Annual Mid-America All Star Rally Sept. 21-24. This is a cloverleaf type rally event for vintage and antique cars that is headquartered in the beautiful Grand Lake of the Cherokees and Grove.

Entrants will participate in a three-day time-speed-distance rally competition for vehicles manufactured in 1948 or prior. The scores for the teams are determined by their ability to precisely follow a set of predetermined course instructions. Any seconds off of the perfect times are counted as penalty points. The team closest to a perfect score at the end of the rally will be the winner.

The rally entrants will travel through four states, Oklahoma, Kansas , Missouri , and Arkansas , taking in the beautiful scenery of both Grand Lake, Table Rock Lake, and also includes a trip down historic Route 66. Each day the cars will leave the Grove Civic Center and rally as far out as 90 miles going through cities and towns including Jay, Afton , Colcord, Fairland, Quapaw, Kansas, Twin Oaks, Spavinaw, Langley (Pit Stop), Bernice, Picher and Ketchum; Noel, Neosho, Maysville, Exeter, Southwest City (Pit Stop), Tiff City , Eagle Rock, Cassville (Lunch Stop), Wheaton, Neosho (Pit Stop) and Seneca, Missouri. Bella Vista (Pit Stop), Pea Ridge and Holiday Island (Pit Stop), Arkansas. Baxter Springs, Columbus(Pit Stop), Galena, Scammon, Pittsburg (Lunch Stop), Opolis, and Riverton, Kansas

Spectators Welcome. Families and interested bystanders are welcome to the event, and will be able to get a "hands-on" view of the cars entered in the competition and will be able to talk to the drivers and navigators one on one. Admission is free with plenty of things to see and experience while in the area. Check it out on www.vintagecarrally.com.

All of the event proceeds will be donated to the fight against autism. http://www.unlockingautism.org/

Not since "The Cherokee Strip Run of 1893" has there been a land Race like this in Oklahoma "

This event is officially sanctioned by VCRA, LLC. Call 918-786-1950 OR 620-532-3390 for entry forms and additional information, or visit the rally website. www.vintagecarrally.com.

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