The 2018 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty kicked off successfully on Friday with the Trophy Run, which is a short warm-up rally. It’s important because if there is a tie during the Great Race, results from the Trophy Run are used to determine the winner. All the Spirit of Stahls Teams were happy with their results. Some photos below from Thursday and Friday. The Trophy Run took us to downtown Lockport, N.Y., where we had a nice lunch. Now we are back in Buffalo, where the race will officially start on Saturday morning. Get a good night’s rest everyone and see you at the start line!