Along The Way: Stage Four Joplin to Cape Girardeau

Every morning exactly 30 minutes before start time Sam picks up the instructions. You must wait for your car number to be called. At that point any changes to the route or special instructions are given.

Darrin will give the car a final go over, check tires then relax.

Sam will set the clock to the official race clock.

As navigator you will go through the instructions and mark them up.

We found all the parts we have been looking for!!! We set the GPS and headed to Cape Girardeau. We were to busy talking and it cost us an extra 100 miles of travel. We saw lots of the old cars traveling on the original Route 66. We arrived a little early today at the finish line.

The city was on the Mississippi River. To protect the town they have built walls with doors that can close to keep the flood waters out. These walls we painted with the faces of the people who made history in the area.

The locals had a car show with about 60 cars. There were some very cool ones.

Day 4 of the 2021 Great Race sent us on a long haul across the state of Missouri. We started the day in Joplin and headed east early in the morning with a lengthy trek on the interstate, before going on the clock. After we peeled off the interstate, it was time to start the day’s competition, and it was a tough one. There were quite a few long stretches of steady speed, but way more maneuvers and challenging terrain than previous days. We also encountered plenty of traffic, which plays a huge role in the competition. We made a lunch stop in Rolla, Missouri and this small town came out in full force! We were treated to a delicious lunch, and hit the road again. After navigating the beautiful, rolling hills, we made our way to the Mississippi River for yet another spectacular evening stop. This one was familiar to our longtime Great Racers, as we visited Cape Girardeau, Missouri for an evening stop on the 2013 Great Race. Once again, thousands of people came out to cheer on the Great Racers.

Darrin made his way through the crowds down the main street. Eventually parking along the riverwalk. Dinner was directly across from where the team parked.

After dinner Darrin was interviewed about the team and what the Great Race meant to him. The interviewer would ask a questions and Darrin would respond with a recap of the question and the answer.