Vermont Sports Car (VSC) was kind enough to give us a private tour and host lunch at their amazing facility on day 1 of GAMRR 2023.

Thanks guys!

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This past week 40 contestants gathered in Bolton Valley Vermont to run what was the 70th year since the first running of GAMR in 1953.

We had a group of 20 cars, that ranged from as old as 1930 and as new as 2018. A large number of the cars were from the 50’s through the 70’s, comprising mostly European cars; similar to the original GAMR events.

Six new teams joined us from as far away as Florida, Nova Scotia, and California. You can find the team bios posted in my earlier postings a few weeks ago.

A few thousand miles of recce was run to get the perfect 400 miles of rally routes assembled.

John Buffum; as usual, dug deep into his intimate knowledge of Vermont Roads and pulled out a great mix of paved and gravel sections.

John had just enough sections to keep you thinking, lest you hear that ominous “Off Course Richta “Ringy, Dingy”!

Our accommodations at the https://www.facebook.com/boltonvalley were great. The food was fantastic and the hospitality was incredibly attentive. We were a bit remote to the closest towns of Waterbury & Richmond, but a quick bite could be had a the resort’s Pub, or Flat Bread Pizza shop.

Thanks to Eric Davis and the rest of his crew.

And the weather; best 3 days we have had since we started the Revival back in 2018. Low 50’s in the morning, fog in the valleys and riverbeds that cleared by 9:00-10:00 and reached into the mid 60’s every day. We were a little early on the foliage; but as a number of our runs were in higher elevations the colors were starting to turn. (However, it did keep the leaf peeper traffic down!)

All in all it was a great event with some really cool original cars, including the ’53 Beetle and ’53 Sunbeam Alpine; both models that were run during the original GAMR.

Got to see some old friends and meet some new ones.

A big Shout out to John Buffum; Clerk of the Course, for whom this event would not happen without his help; Joe Salvatto, my good friend who handled everything from registration to setting up the awards Dinner. And my other good friend Scott Sislane and his group at https://www.facebook.com/CalicoGraphics who were instrumental in getting all the GAMRR swag together; just in the nick of time.

Thanks guys.

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THE GREAT AMERICAN MOUNTAIN RALLYE 70^TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR

SEPTEMBER 25^th – SEPTEMBER 27^th

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The Great American Mountain Rally Revival (GAMRR) will be returning to the beautiful Green Mountain State of Vermont this Fall.

We will be running the event out of the Bolton Valley area of Vermont which affords us access to great mountain passes, rolling farmland and the Lake Champlain Valley.

If you have participated in GAMRR before you know the quality of Vermont roads; if not, we are sure will enjoy what we have in store for this year.

As we did last year, we have a very special stop for lunch on day one at an amazing automotive facility (stay tuned for more about this).

This year is an incredibly special year as it is the 70^th running of the event which first ran in November of 1953.

If you would like to be kept abreast as things develop, please send an email and we will add you to our email interest list.

You can also follow us on Facebook at the link below and read some of the happenings on our WordPress site.

Pricing and lodging details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

We anticipate opening registration in May.

We are hoping you can join us for this special event!

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Updated April 25th

This fall will be the 70th anniversary of the first running of the Great American Mountain Rally! (GAMR)

Thanksgiving weekend 1953 was the start of an event that ran for 4 years – through 1956.

Until 2018; that is when my friend Steve McKelvie and I decided we needed to revive this historic event as the Great American Mountain Rally Revival (GAMRR)

Since that first revival running in 2018 our entrees have traversed almost 1600 miles though some of New England’s most beautiful countryside.

We have run though New York’s Adirondack Mountains; Vermont’s Green Mountains; New Hampshire’s & Maine’s White Mountains and Lakes Regions.

We have retraced hundreds of miles of the original routes that were run in the 1950’s.

Plans for this years event are progressing with the dates set for September 25th-27th.

John Buffum and I have decided to return to the beautiful state of Vermont.

Please follow this page for information as it is developed.

If you would like to be added to our 2023 interest list please email me and we will add you to the list for emails with important information.

Till then stay tuned; we’ll be talking for sure!

Please like our Face Book page to be kept abreast of important information about GAMRR 2023.

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I received the plaque to update the GAMRR Perpetual Trophy yesterday and have affixed it to the base along with all the other winners of the event since 1953.

I am happy to announce that Jim Blakemore’s and Ralph Beckman’s names have been added.

Jim ran his first rally at GAMRR 2022 in John Buffum’s former TR8 Pro Rally car with Ralph Beckman navigating. This was Ralph’s 2nd year at GAMRR and he now holds the distinction of being the only person with his name on the trophy two times; congrats Ralph!