Howl-o-fest 2012
Springfield Oaks County Park
Davisburg, Michigan
Hello everyone and thank you for entering our Howl-o-fest 2012 tournament. We are looking forward to a great weekend of racing and Halloween fun! We have 30 teams entered this year. Our judges are Jennifer DuRocher andTodd Morningstar.
CRATING:
As you know, crating is limited. There will be assigned areas; crates may be dropped off after 4 pm on Friday. As always please be considerate of others. If the weather is cooperative, teams may choose to crate outside.
Be sure to CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG/S - clean up materials will be available at each of the entry doors to the building.
MEASURING:
Measuring will take place at 7:45 am on Saturday. Please bring dog’s CRN with you for measurement.
RACING
At this time, we do not plan to have a captain’s meeting. Racing will begin at 8 AM both days. Warm-up will be 2 minutes from the time the previous team removes their flyball box. We will cut warm-up time if necessary. Please let the judge know if you are ready before the 2 minutes are up. We will be taking a half-hour lunch break each day, as noted on the racing schedule. Many people are needed to make a tournament run smoothly. We are a small team, if you can, please consider judging for a race or two (or more), we greatly appreciate all volunteers.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
All Open Divisions, Reg. 1 and Reg. 2 will run a triple round robin while Multi and Reg. 3 will run double round robin. All divisions will be 3 out of 5 heats.
SCORING
One tournament point will be awarded to the winner of the race. If no team wins 3 heats after the 5th heat, then the winner of the race will be the team who won the most heats; if it is still tied the team with the fastest non break out time in that race will earn the point. If neither team completed a heat, both teams will earn a 0 for the race. Most points at the end of racing wins!
Teams were seeded according to times submitted. The Breakout rule will apply.
Ties for placement will be broken based on the following:
1) Previous Head to Head competition.
2) Best Non-Breakout Time Overall
PRIZES
We believe everyone is a winner so there are prizes for all teams.
HALLOWEEN FUN
During the Saturday lunch break, we will have the annual Halloween Games featuring the costume contest. Check with the games table on Saturday to sign up. Get your costumes ready to join in the fun!
RAFFLE
Be sure to check out all the fabulous raffle prizes. Tickets will be sold on Sunday, the drawing will take place at around 2:00 on Sunday.
CONCESSION
Springfield Oaks plans to have the concession stand open for the tournament. They will serve breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the weekend.
DIRECTIONS:
Springfield Oaks Activity Center is located in Davisburg, Michigan.
From I-75:
Exit # 93 (Dixie Hwy/Waterford); go north on Dixie Hwy to the first stoplight - Davisburg Rd. - Turn West on Davisburg Rd. and follow it to the town of Davisburg. In town, turn left/south on Andersonville Rd.; The Springfield Oaks Activity Center is about 1 mile on the right side next to the water tower.
PARKING:
Please observe the No Parking signs and do not park in the Fire Lanes - The local fire department needs to have continual access to the water tower. There is plenty of parking at the top of the hill.
CAMPING:
There are plenty of places to hook-up campers at the top of the hill. There is a $15 per night/day fee, please pay at the head table for camping.
Good luck to everyone and please drive safely. We are looking forward to spend the weekend with all of you!
Any questions or concerns, please email or call:
Maureen McKernanJennifer DuRocher
586-791-9544586-465-0054
cell 586-322-5813 cell 616-889-7134