The press release submitted for rewrite describes the Overmountain Rally Tennessee 2026, an automotive rally competition scheduled for September 18–19 in Norris, Tenn., organized by 9 Lakes of East Tennessee. The event focuses on automobile racing and manufacturer rivalries — content that falls outside the editorial scope of RHFNews.com and its sister publication Food & Beverage Magazine.

RHFNews serves industry professionals in the restaurant, hospitality, food, and beverage sectors. Our coverage spans operator strategy, supply chain, menu innovation, labor, technology, and consumer trends — areas where our readers make business decisions every day. For context on what we cover, see our restaurant industry news and beverage industry analysis.

If this submission was intended to highlight hospitality activations around the rally — such as catering contracts, hotel F&B programming, or regional food and drink vendor opportunities tied to the event — please resubmit with that angle and supporting detail. Without a clear restaurant or hospitality news hook, we are unable to produce an accurate, sourced article that would serve our readership.

Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.