The Great Race set to make stop in San Marcos on Saturday

Kicking off the summer in style and cruising through downtown San Marcos, teams participating in The Great Race — a controlled-speed endurance rally — will stop for lunch on Saturday, beginning at 12 p.m. 

San Marcos has a close connection with the great race as the late Dick Burdick, a San Marcos native who owned the Dick’s Classic Car Garage, participated in the first 25 consecutive Great Race events. 

“The late Dick Burdick was a five-time winner of the event and he was from San Marcos, said Jeff Stumb, Director of The Great Race. “His family was involved in the event heavily for decades.”