Centennial of the Great Race Winds Through Nevada in November

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The Longest Auto Race travels through Nevada Silver Trails Nov. 2-4 making stops in Tonopah and Goldfield. The tour celebrates the centennial of the Great Race of 1908 and retraces the route of the winning American team driving the now-famous Thomas Flyer car.

A Chautauqua performance by Jeff Mahl, great grandson of George Schuster Sr., the driver of the winning American team, is Sunday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Tonopah Convention Center. Admission is free and donations benefit the Tonopah Chamber of Commerce.

Following a show-and-shine in Tonopah on Nov. 3, the tour continues to Goldfield Nov. 4 for a 9 a.m. breakfast at the Northern Saloon and Café. Cost is $7 and open to the public. A commemorative lap blanket and 1909 reproduction panorama of the town will be auctioned in Goldfield.

More details are available through the Tonopah Chamber of Commerce at www.TonopahChamberofCommerce.com or by calling 775-482-3859 or the Goldfield Historical Society at 775-485-3560.

Media Contact: Kristin Power or Rachel Milon, media@rkpr.com



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