Some classic cars were rolling into the southwest suburbs Wednesday night.
It is the first time "The Great Race" has passed throughThe event can draw huge crowds and planning for it has taken months, but the fire chief says they were ready.
"This started planning two months ago. Right now, we have our medics down here. We are going to have a crew here and bike medics down there, so we are gonna take care of all the downtown areas so if we get a call down here, we can respond immediately," said Plainfield Fire Chief Jon Stratton. The fire chief is expecting three to five-thousand people to fill up downtown Plainfield over the next few hours.The Great Race stretches from Rhode Island to North Dakota, with Plainfield as the only stop in Illinois.
It is not a speed race, but a timed road rally — almost like a treasure hunt for very specific directions."This is gonna be a cruise night on steroids. It’s gonna happen in four hours. They will come in parked along Lockport Street … 122 cars will be on display for two to four hours depending on what time they get into town and people are welcome to mill around, talk to the drivers. The drivers love to talk about their cars," said Michael Lambert of the Plainfield Historical Society.
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