The Web video reality adventure series “Fireball Run: Space Race” is set to begin its 2,000-mile journey out of Hartford on Sunday, before ending eight days later on the Space Coast of Florida.
The $30 million worth of exotic vehicles for the race begin arriving on Thursday at the Connecticut Convention Center and will be displayed Saturday along Trinity Street before the race start Sunday in front of city hall.
This starts the ninth season of Fireball Run, where teams of drivers make stops at eight cities along the way to answer trivia about those locale and raise money for Florida nonprofit Child Rescue Network. Since the race is finishing at Cocoa Beach in Florida, the theme of this season is space exploration and some of the teams are comprised of retired astronauts.
As a host city, Hartford has been granted a team in the race. Jamie McDonald of Bear’s Smokehouse Barbecue and Win Latif of Tangiers International Market will led the team, the Hartford Hog River Riders. They will drive McDonald’s ex-military M925 five-ton transport truck, equipped with a working meat smoker on the back.
The other stops along the way are Queen Anne’s County, Md.; Williamsburg, Va.; Topsail Island, N.C.; Florence, S.C.; Liberty County, Ga.; and Sanford, Fla.
