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Madison
Regatta Preview
Miss
Madison-Oh Boy!
Oberto test day planned for June 17
Annual
holiday weekend festival set to begin on June 28
Staff
Report
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2008
MADISON REGATTA
Race Schedule
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
*Times subject to change
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Friday,
July 4th
6:00am River Closes / Race Course Setup
8:00am Finalize Pit and Course Setup
8:00am Drivers / Safety Meeting
8:30am - 8:40am Opening Ceremonies
8:30am Comfort Inn Pit Tours
9:30am - 12:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Testing
12:00pm - 1:00pm River Open
1:00pm - 2:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Testing
2:00pm - 3:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Time Trials
(Round 1)
3:00pm - 3:30pm Dixie Chopper Unlimited Hydroplane
Dash For Cash
(4 boats max)
3:30pm - 5:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Time Trials
(Round 2)
5:00pm River Opens
6:00pm Madison Regatta Parade on Main Street |
Saturday,
July 5th
6:00am River Closes / Race Course Setup
8:00am Finalize Course Setup
8:00am Drivers / Safety Meeting
9:00am Comfort Inn Pit Tours
9:00am - 9:15am Opening Ceremonies
9:15am - 9:30am Grote Industries Air Show
9:30am - 11:00am Unlimited Hydroplane Testing
11:00am - 12:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Time Trials
(Round 3)
12:00pm - 1:00pm River Open
12:15pm - 12:45pm VFW Post 1969 and their Men’s
& Ladies Auxillary
Unlimited Driver’s Autograph Session
1:00pm - 2:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Time Trials
(Round 4)
2:00pm - 3:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Time Trials
(Round 5)
3:00pm - 5:00pm Unlimited Hydroplane Time Trials
(Round 6)
5:00pm River Open
9:20pm River Closes for Air Show & Fireworks
9:30pm Grote Industries Twilight Air Show
Approx. 10:00pm American Legion Post #9 Fireworks
Spectacular |
Sunday,
July 6th
6:00am River Closes / Race Course Setup
8:00am Finalize Course Setup
8:00am Drivers / Safety Meeting
9:00am - 10:00am Unlimited Hydroplane Testing
9:30am - 10:00am Chapel Services
10:00am - 10:30am Opening Ceremonies
10:30am - 10:50am Grote Industries Air Show
10:50am Clifty Engineering & Tool Company Unlimited
Heat 1A
11:20am Morgan Foods Unlimited Heat 1B
11:50am Unlimited Heat 1C (if needed)
12:00pm - 1:00pm River Open
12:20pm - 1:00pm VFW Post 1969 and their Men’s
& Ladies Auxillary
Unlimited Driver’s Autograph Session
1:15pm Gaylor Unlimited Heat 2A
1:45pm American Legion Post #9 Unlimited Heat 2B
2:15pm Unlimited Heat 2C (if needed)
2:45pm Midwest Tube Mills Unlimited Heat 3A
3:15pm Unlimited Heat 3B
3:25pm - 3:45pm Grote Industries Air Show
4:00pm Madison Regatta Unlimited Final Heat Race
for the
Indiana Governor’s Cup
4:15pm Awards Presentation at the Judge’s
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(June 2008) – Madison Regatta race
fans will get a sneak preview of the upcoming American Boat
Racing Association’s Unlimited hydroplane season if they
head down to the Ohio River on June 17. That’s the day
the Miss Madison-Oh Boy! Oberto race team is planning to test
the race boat in preparation for the upcoming season. Testing
will begin at 8 a.m., weather and river conditions permitting.
Driver Steve David, crew chief Mike Hanson and owners’
representative Bob Hughes plan to take part in the testing
session.
The Thunder on the Ohio in Evansville will be the first race
of the 2008 season and will take place June 27-29 on the Ohio
River. The Madison Regatta is scheduled for July 5-6, but
the festival events begin a week earlier, on Saturday, June
28.
A complete lineup of festival events is provided in the box.
The race schedule and race previews will be published in RoundAbout’s
annual Madison Regatta Guide. Watch for the free publication
to appear on June 27.
Entrants sought for Miss Madison Regatta Scholarship Pageant
The Miss Madison Regatta Scholarship Pageant, sponsored by
Xi Beta Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, will be
held Monday, June 30. The pageant is open to girls between
the ages of 18-26. Entrants must have reached their 18th birthday
by June 1.
The competition is not limited to the Madison area, but also
includes the surrounding counties and states. The winner will
receive a $1,000 scholarship plus various
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2008
Madison Regatta
Schedule of Events
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Saturday, June 28: Little Miss Pageant (ages 5-8).
noon at the Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium.
• Saturday, June 28: Miss Pre-Teen Pageant
(ages 9-13). noon at the Madison Consolidated High School
Auditorium.
• Saturday, June 28: Miss Teen Pageant (ages
14-17). 6 p.m. the Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium.
• Saturday, June 28: Kickoff Party presented
by the Madison Moose Lodge. 1 p.m.-? at the Madison Moose
Lodge.
• Monday, July 2: Xi Beta Upsilon Miss Madison
Regatta Beauty Pageant (ages 18-26). 7:30 p.m. at the
Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium.
• Wednesday, July 2: Fillin’ Station
Liquors Waterball Fight. 5:30 p.m. on Vaughn Drive and
Broadway Street.
• Tuesday, July 1: Indiana-Kentucky Electric
Corp. Bed Race. 5:30 p.m. on Main Street in front of Jefferson
County Courthouse.
• Wednesday, July 2: WORX 96.7 FM Street Dance.
8-11 p.m. at Fireman’s Park, foot of Jefferson Street
& Vaughn.
• Thursday, July 3: Sprint Media Party &
Madison Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours.
4 – 6:30 p.m. at the VIP Tent at the riverfront.
(Open to the media, race drivers, team owners, race officials,
chamber members and their guests only.)
• Music on the River, sponsored by Arvin Sango
Inc., Big-O Tires, Madison Music Center at Fireman’s
Park on the riverfront. 7-11 p.m.
• Thursday, July 3: Radio 96.3 WJAA Battle
of the Bands 7-11 p.m.
• Friday, July 4: 95.3 WIKI, 1460 AM
WJCP and Eagle 99.3 present Young Country and Whiskey
Kiss, 7-11 p.m.
• Friday, July 4: R.C. Boat Races. 10
a.m. at Krueger Lake inside JPG.
• Saturday, July 5: WORX 96.7 FM / WXGO
1270 AM present the Jimmy Davis Band, Battle of Band winner
and other bands, 1-11 p.m.
• Friday, July 4: Madison Regatta Parade.
6 p.m. on Main Street beginning at Jefferson Street.
• Saturday, July 5: The Madison Courier Firecracker
10k Walk/Run. 8 a.m. walk; 8:30 a.m. run, beginning at
the Madison Consolidated High School.
• Friday-Sunday, July 5-6: Grote Industries
Air Shows. Times TBA at the riverfront.
• Saturday, July 5: American Legion
Post No. 9 Fireworks Spectacular. approximately
10 p.m. at the riverfront. (Free admission) |
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Tickets: $20 through July 1. $25 thereafter. To order,
call (812) 265-5000 or visit: www.madisonregatta.com.
Tickets also available at several local stores. VIP and
other passes available. Souvenir buttons $5. Pit Tours
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other awards. She should be available to represent
the Madison community in all Madison Regatta related activities
during the week of the pageant and the weekend following the
pageant (June 30-July 6).
Applications are now available at River Valley Financial Bank,
430 Clifty Dr., Steinhardt Heating & Air Conditioning
in Hanover, and Miss Vivian’s Tanning Salon on Miles
Ridge Road.
Entry fee is $75. Deadline for submitting applications is
June 7. The pageant will be limited to the first 12 entries
received by the deadline. For more information, contact Linda
Ralston at (812) 866-2416.
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