NO SPEED LIMIT / SCALLYWAGS FLYBALL
MONSTER BASH October 29 and 30, 2011
WELCOME LETTER
Welcome to the NSL / SW Monster Bash Flyball Tournament! The tournament is being run as one (1) two-day unlimited tournament with 22 Regular teams, 8 multi-breed teams, 22 Open Teams and 1 Veterans teams in 2 rings using the one schedule, two ring format. 1st place through 3rd place division winners will receive placements prizes. Please sign up any dogs who earn NAFA titles during the weekend (please, only those that are earned at our tournament) on our posted sheet. We will be giving title ribbons to each dog who earned them at our tournament. We will also have a sheet available to sign-up Jr. Handlers. Thanks for all your entries and we look forward to some great racing! We are having two rings which will provide over 60 Ft. of runback. Racing will be from 27 to 45 heats for each team. You will find a seeding chart, format, and racing schedule for Saturday and Sunday on our website: www.flyball.com/nsl/nsl.html Directions to the tournament site can be found on the website for Howard County Fairgrounds: http://www.howardcountyfair.org/Directions.htm . If anyone has any suggestions or complaints, please see the members of NSL or SW for assistance. The judges will be Brian Fay and Mike Miller with Jim Spitznas as our relief judge.
Jim Geiser of Game Time Photography (www.seegametimephotos.com) will be our tournament photographer. We also have some wonderful vendors so please start your shopping for the upcoming holiday season with them.
NAFA C-2 score sheets will be filled out with race schedules pre-printed. If you are using stickers, be sure to bring one for each side of the sheet. Please do not bring entire C-2 sheets unless your sheets have the races pre-printed.
The only reserved parking places are for the teams running the tournament. The facility will be open to drop off boxes and set up crating after 5:30 P.M. There is more than enough space for crating in the barns but please don’t take up more space then you really need. The front of the closest barn is reserved for the teams holding the tournament. There is also plenty of crating space outdoors if you so desire it.
Scoring:
All divisions except Regular 1 will score 1 point per heat won + 1 point for winning the race, 1/2 point for a tied race, 1/2 point for tied heats and 0 for a loss. Regular 1 will score one point for winning the race, 0 for a loss.
Ties for tournament placement will be decided by:
· First- Head to head record
· Second- If still tied, fastest head to head time
· Third- If still tied, fastest time in the division
Food: There will NOT be a food vendor at the tournament. There is a Subway and a sub shop just down the street from the fairgrounds. We will take a half hour lunch break. Racing will not stop completely but one ring at a time will break for lunch.
Emergency Veterinarian (24 Hours) – Emergency Animal Hospital of Ellicott City, 10270 Baltimore National Pike (Route 40), Ellicott City, Maryland 21784, 410-750-1177
Friday Night Racing: Scallywags will be hosting the Friday night racing for the Monster Bash. They will start with one lane at 6pm and add the 2nd as set-up finishes. Fees will be: $5.00 for 4 Single dog runs with 1 warm-up, $5.00 for 5 minutes of practice. Sign-ups will begin at 5:30 in the racing building, with racing starting at 6:00 P.M. and ending at 8:00 P.M... Scallywags will have a box available for use in case your team’s box isn’t there in time. This is great experience for “green dogs” so don’t miss it!
Raffle: NSL and SW are offering a raffle, winners to be drawn at 2pm on Sunday
RV/Campers- there is parking for campers on-site overnight for $35.00 for the weekend, limited hook-ups available. E-mail Donna Sapp if you are bringing an RV.
Please keep the grass areas clean. Watch your dogs as to where and when they go and clean up after them- bags and containers will be provided.
Remember to keep you dog on leash at all times, except in the racing lane. We are not the only event at the fairgrounds. Failure to do so could result in your dismissal from the fairgrounds.
Racing Start Times:
Friday: 5:30-8:00 P.M. Registration for Single Dog Racing
6:00 P.M. Single Dog Racing Begins
8:30 P.M. Building Closes
Saturday: 6:30 A.M. Building Opens
7:00 A.M. Box & Lane Check
7:15 A.M. Measuring Begins
7:45 A.M. Captains Meeting
8:00 A.M. Racing Begins
6:00 P.M. Racing Ends
Sunday: 7:00 A.M. Building Opens
8:00 A.M. Racing Begins
4:00 P.M. Racing Ends – Awards
Warm-ups – 90 seconds for the weekend but we reserve the right to drop warm ups to 60 seconds if needed. Please let the judges know if you do not need your warm up time to help move racing along.
Race numbers posted will be the ON DECK race.
Special thanks to Harry Forr of RTH for the On Deck Monitors in the building! We will also have the information available on the web so that you will always know who is racing and who is on deck. The link for your PCs and web-capable cell phones will be provided at the captains meeting Saturday morning.
Please note that there is no Internet connection at the site so you will have to bring your own.
Have a safe trip and good racing!