DogGoneFast
Winter WufFest 2002
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 5th, 2002
Welcome to the first DogGoneFast Winter WufFest! As I sit at the kitchen table and type this letter, I can see that the sun is out and the 12+ inches of snow are starting to melt (a little!). Geoff and Wyn are getting ready to play some flyball. Wyn says, “The tournament is inside, right??”
Thank you for your entries; we are expecting a Region 9 record setting 54 teams! Please check the other links on our web site for seed chart, racing schedule, detailed directions/maps and a complete list of food sales.
The racing schedule is very aggressive, as we have managed
to guarantee each team 39 or 40 heats. We have split the racing 60/40 between
Saturday and Sunday, so that we don’t run too late on Sunday. We have some very ‘cool’ trophies for first
place winners, ribbons for 2nd and 3rd placements, a
raffle and a bake table, and a prize table.
We would like to thank the other Region 9 teams for lending
us matting, jumps, backstops, ring gating, wickets and race number flip
charts. Without their generosity, a
2-ring tournament would not have been possible.
Racing
Format
All racing is Round Robin, either 5/5 or 3/3. Teams are awarded 1 tournament point for
each heat won, and an additional point for winning the race. Ties will be broken by the best time posted
in the division. Warm-ups will be 2
minutes on both days. Warm-up time may
be reduced to 90 seconds if necessary. Please notify the judge if you do not
need the entire warm-up period.
Regular 1, 2 and Multi 5 are running 1 RR 5/5 and 1 RR 3/3
(alternating 5/5 and 3/3)
Regular 3, and Multi 1, 3, 4 are running 2 RR 5/5 and 1 RR
3/3
Regular 4, 5, 6 and Multi 1 are running 2 RR 5/5
Venue
Information
The Holshouser building (racing building) will be open until
at least 9pm on Friday night; you may drop off your flyball boxes if you
wish. There is no room for team crating
in the racing building, exceptions have been given for judges and for folks
that cannot walk between the 2 buildings.
The Harrill Center (crating building) may be open on Friday
evening (watch our site for updates).
Please note that we will have designated crating areas in order to
accommodate the number of teams attending the tournament. If you do not plan to
crate indoors, please let me know, as this will allow more space for everyone.
Note that this area will be supervised at all times (including during the
Saturday night dinner).
Start
Times
Saturday Schedule:
Both buildings open at 7am
Boy scouts will be serving breakfast food starting at 7am
Height dog measuring starts at 7:15am
Boxes must be in building by 7:30am
Captain’s meeting at 7:45am
Racing starts (both lanes) at 8am
Saturday dinner will be served after all racing is completed
Human Flyball (time permitting)
Sunday Schedule:
Both buildings open at 7am
Boy scouts will be serving breakfast food starting at 7am
Racing starts (both lanes) at 7:45am
Food
We have arranged with a local Boy Scout troop to provide
breakfast, lunch, snacks and Saturday night dinner on-site. The complete list of food is available on
our web site. Several of the boy scouts
and their parents are volunteering at our tournament; the food sales are a
fundraiser for them so please consider using this service. Dinner reservations may be made by
contacting Marty Rooney at madr5@yahoo.com.
Saturday Evening Entertainment
Due to popular demand, we plan to have Human Flyball racing
on Saturday evening after the spaghetti dinner. Sign up sheets and all the information you need will be available
on site on Saturday. Please join us!
Contact Amanda Brown if you have
any questions: 919 787-8048 or at doggonefast@yahoo.com
We’re ready, are you??
Drive carefully and we’ll see you
on the weekend!