Don Monesmith remembers the very day that he first dreamed of fielding youth teams in the Great Race. That day was June 28, 2017, and since that day, he’s learned several others in and around Auburn, Ind., share that dream. As a result of those individuals’ combined efforts to make their shared dream come true, new youth teams have been assembled for the 2022 Great Race. In addition, a youth team will also be fielded at the 2023 Bonneville Salt Flats World of Speed races.
When Great Minds Think Alike
June 28 was Day Five of the 2017 Great Race, which included a scheduled pit stop at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum (ACDAM) in Auburn, Ind. Monesmith is the Youth Volunteer Program director for the National Auto and Truck Museum (NATMUS), located adjacent to the ACDAM. He was on hand that day in Auburn to welcome the Great Race teams and their automobiles. After witnessing the race, he thought, “How cool would it be to someday have students from our Youth Volunteer Program compete in the Great Race with a car they prepared in our shop?” Then he considered the cost involved and shelved the idea.
Three years later, in 2020, Craig Floyd and the Early Ford V8 Foundation Museum (EFV8FM) in Auburn were scheduled to enter their first Great Race, only to see it canceled due to the pandemic.
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