Slate Creek Relay
3-PEAT! MANILA GORILLAS ARE 2023 CHAMPS!
The Manila Gorillas have one the Great Race for the 3rd time in 3 years. After trailing the Axis of Awesome and Greeno Flamouts after the first sprint, the Gorillas caught up and never looked back leading the rest of way to the finish. Thank you to all of the teams for participating again for another fun race!
1st-Manila Gorillas
2nd-Security State Bank Big Bucks
3rd-Impact Bank Dashing Dukes
Jack Potucek - RACEMASTER
Photo Credit Steve Sturgis
South Woods Park
Lynn Burgess Drive
Wellington, Kansas
Join in the fun!
The Great Race in
Wellington, Kansas is held
the last Saturday in July
every year!
The Slate Creek Relay is the Great Race in Wellington, KS
The Great Race History
Slate Creek Relay, began at Slate Creek Depot in 1977 on the 4th of July at 2:30 pm
The race started and ended at the Depot from 1977 to 1982. Sadly the Depot burned down July 26, 1982.
1983-1986 races started and ended at the Depot site, party following at the Elk's Club
There were no races run from 1987 until 2001 when the Chamber of Commerce requested
Jack Potucek to revive the Great Race Relay!
The race course started in "Woods Park" (Harvey Street) in 2001
The race course moved to "South Park" in 2002
The race course was "tweeked" a couple of times until 2007
The race course has remained the same from 2008 to present
The race was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19
JacK Potucek has been the Racemaster every year
Black Oak Striders and the Greeno Flameouts have been in every race but 1
Teams from Oxford, Derby, Wichita, South Haven, Caldwell, Potwin, Hunnewell, Winfield, Mayfield & Wellington, KS
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