Record-Eagle/Keith King<br />
Alan Travis, of Phoenix, Ariz., talks with others near his 1907 Renault in Traverse City on Saturday, before the start of the 2012 Great Race. The event, approximately 2,283 miles over the span of nine days, takes racers north to Sault Ste. Marie, then east through Canada to New York, then west through Pennsylvania and Ohio to the finish line in Dearborn, This year's race is sponsored by Traverse City based Hagerty Insurance.