Great Race

Downtown Cape Girardeau will be buzzing on Tuesday as the participants in the Great Race will roll through.

"The Great Race is billed as the premiere vintage car road rally in the world," said Danny Essner, who as a member of the River City Rodders helped bring the race to Cape Girardeau. "In its 30-year history, the Great Race has never passed through Cape -- and may never again. This might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the Great Race without leaving home."

This year's race will follow the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minn., to Mobile, Ala., challenging drivers and navigators with a course that avoids highways in favor of a more scenic route. Previous races have traversed the Appalachian Mountains from Tennessee to Vermont, crossed the country from the West to East coasts and wound around the Great Lakes.

The event will bring some fun and excitement on a weekday and will provide economic benefit to several businesses in town.

In addition to the race cars, more than 100 local vintage cars will be on display in downtown Cape Girardeau.

Various businesses also will host Pit Stop Parties and welcome parties.

It should be a great time in Cape on Tuesday. Make plans to come out and watch the old cars roll through.