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HOMER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUMMER
FESTIVAL 2004 |
BED RACE RULES
- Races will begin at 1:00
p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2004. All
entries must report to the Main Street, Homer, sign-in location
by 12:30 p.m.
- Participants will be
expected to register for the bed race prior to Aug. 2, 2004. Registration
forms may be mailed to the Homer Area Chamber of Commerce,
PO Box 201, Homer, MI 49245.
- Beds must have no means
of mechanical propulsion.
- Bed must have four functional
wheels, no more than 6' in diameter,
and all wheels must remain in contact with the road surface at
all times.
- All bed race entries must
be family oriented. Printed or verbal
statements made by participants or posted on the bed must not be discriminatory
towards age, race, sex, gender, marital status, or physical/mental
condition. In addition, bed race participants must be adequately
dressed.
- Participants must follow
all guidelines as indicated by bed race coordinators to guarantee
the safety of themselves and the parade audience.
- There must be four bed
pushers and one rider per team, with the rider weighing at
least one hundred pounds. No
substitutes will be allowed at any time during the race.
- The rider must be appropriately
dressed in bed clothing and be wearing a helmet during all heats.
- The race will be run in
heats of two. Teams will draw their
heat number at check-in time. Advancing teams will be determined
by the quickest times per heat.
- The application must be
completed and returned with the $10.00 application fee. The application fee covers the cost of gifts awarded to
participants. Make checks payable to the Homer Area Chamber
of Commerce and mail with the completed registration to PO Box
201, Homer, MI 49245.
- No alcoholic beverages or
drugs are to be consumed prior to or throughout the bed race.
- For more information about the bed race, please contact Jeff Daglow at 517-568-3638 or Jewell Burkwalt at 517-568-4749.