SnoRondy 2009 -

[john]

The SnoRondy is set for March 14th, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Schedule of Events and Activities:

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - event day set up

Displays for:
FST
NLSC
Vendors
COE

Tables for:
FST
NLSC
Steese Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Racers Sign up and trophy display
Food
Iron Dog (possibly)

12:00 - all day

-- Boy Scouts will help with Kid's Rondy, Bonfire, Obstacle Course, Drag Races, and set up.
-- Kids Rondy, 120's being overseen by John Lubben (maybe Dean)
-- Food Cart, (hot dogs, brauts, hamburgers, chili) John McQuezy, Jim Mormon, Larry
-- FST Display, all day table with flyer's, etc. - FST volunteers
-- NLSC Display, all day with Beacon Hunt 12:00 - 1:00 PM
-- Tired Iron Display Show (owners must sign up at sign up table), best selection votes later in the day. Classes for show are Pre 70 (Prehistoric), 70 - 75 (Antique), 75 - 84 (Vintage)
-- Bonfire, as soon as it gets cold :<)
-- Warm up tent by drag and SnoCross tracks

12:00 to 1:00

Racers sign up for Drags and SnoCross races
Drags will have three classes and the Elan's
SnoCross sign up 12:00 - 1:00 Racing Lions

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Obstacle Course runs, Jody overseeing with some help. Needs flagging, cones, etc setup

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Drag Races - John and volunteers

Class 1 - up to 499cc
Class 2 - up to 799cc
Class 3 - 800cc and over
Elan Run - If they'll run, race them .
Jr. Class, 15 year olds and under riding 600cc and under sleds. Safety Gear Required.

There will be 3 sleds per heat except for the Jr Class which will be limited to 2 sleds per heat.

3:15 PM to 4:30 PM

SnoCross - Snowmobile Fun Racing Lions
6 classes (5 laps, 120's 3 laps)
Tech for machines will be @ 1:30
Practice from 2:00 to 3:00 PM

You must sign up, get an approved tech and have all required safety gear.

4:45 PM

Tired Iron Show Case Trophy Awards - select judges

5:15 PM

Racer Trophy Awards
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Pre Event Activities

Pallet gathering - Set for March 7th
Build race courses in floodway
Build obstacle course, fenced area between COE and borough offices
Build circle track for dealers to demo sleds, also in fenced area for security
Advertising in NewsMiner and Radio ?
Get Flyers out
Set up tents as needed.
Small tent by snowcross/drag race area !
Set up light bar on race day

[semisane]

I don't know if this was done on purpose or not but nonetheless it's a mistake.

Chatanika days is taking place on this scheduled weekend and while I would love to attend the SnoRondy, it doesn't have an icecube's shot in *beep*.

I'm also assuming that I'm not the only person to feel this way.

[john]

No your not.

This is our 9th year of the Rondy and every weekend in March has something going on. It's either Chatanika Days, Tired Iron, Tripod in Nenana, etc. It has gotten so all we can do is try and make it when we can. We have in the past tried to change the date so it doesn't conflict with other events, then the other events change their dates for whatever reason. Just how it is. The only way to solve this would be to get everyone from every March event together and all agree to different dates, ain't going to happen cause folks will want to change their dates as the weather does.

We've ran into this before and we'll still gets hundreds of folks at the SnoRondy.