Traffic slowed down to a crawl to gawk at what was definitely not a normal sight asĀ shiny luxury cars lined the driveway and street at the Hay House on Friday afternoon in Macon.
Omar Salaymeh started an event calledĀ Car Cruise for Cancer (CCFC) in ChicagoĀ in 2010Ā as a fun way to help raise money for thoseĀ fighting cancer.Ā In 2013 CCFC changed itsĀ name to the Ultimate Car Rally.Ā
The events are described by the Ultimate Car Rally websiteĀ as a mixture ofĀ road rally, adventure, and scavenger hunt.Ā
When Salaymeh first started the car rallies,Ā there were only five cars participating.
As some in Macon witnessed on Friday, there are now quite a fewĀ luxury and exotic cars that participate in Ultimate Car Rally events now.
Ric Geyer, founder and owner ofĀ Triangle Arts Macon, posted online that some of the impressive luxuryĀ vehicles also came by his four acreĀ multi-use artĀ complex on Friday.Ā
While at Triangle Arts Macon,Ā the owners of the exoticĀ cars took photos of their expensiveĀ carsĀ using the manyĀ colorful graffiti art covered wallsĀ as uniqueĀ backdrops.
The UltimateĀ Road Rally isn't just about having fun and driving performance vehicles. They have to date raised over $1 million dollars for organizations like the Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation and Cals Angels (an organization that helps families whose children are fighting cancer).
An Ultimate Car Rally app was released in 2018 that allows participants to upload photos, answer trivia questions, find other users, keep up with scores, and sign up for events.
To learn more aboutĀ the Ultimate Road Rally, visit their websiteĀ onlineĀ or download the Ultimate Road Rally app.
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