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2008
Regatta Festival
Madison
Regatta festival
brings traditional summer fun
Pageants,
parade, fireworks, races add spice to holiday
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 27, 2008) – The 2008 Madison Regatta
Festival has many returning events, including the annual parade
down Main Street on Friday night, a Battle of the Bands contest
and the popular Waterball Fight between local fire departments.
Beginning at noon Saturday, June 28, the Little Miss and Miss
Pre-Teen Madison Regatta will be crowned at the Madison Consolidated
High School Auditorium. At 6 p.m., the Miss Teen will be crowned.
As of June 22, 11 young women had entered this year’s
Miss Madison Regatta Scholarship Pageant, sponsored by Xi
Beta Upsilon sorority. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 30, at the Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium.
Doors open at 7. Tickets are $6 at the door or in advance
at River Valley Financial Bank, Steinhardt Heating and Air
Conditioning, and at the Madison Regatta office.
Festival events continue on Tuesday, July 1, with the Indiana-Kentucky
Electric Corp. Bed Race, set for 5:30 p.m. on Main Street
in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse.
The Fillin’ Station Liquors Waterball Fight begins at
5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Vaughn Drive and Broadway Street. The
WORX 96.7 FM Street Dance is also Wednesday from 8 p.m. to
11 p.m. at Fireman’s Park.
This year’s “Radio 96.3 WJAA Battle of the Bands”
contest is scheduled for Thursday, July 3, at the riverfront.
Live music also will be on tap from 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday,
and from 1 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday.
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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
$3. Programs $5. |
The annual Madison Courier Firecracker 10K Run-Walk
begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the high school.
This year’s Saturday night fireworks show again has been
generously sponsored by the American Legion Post 9.
The fireworks spectacular, held at the riverfront at 10 p.m.,
is free to the public. On other nights, a Regatta wristband
or button will be required to access the riverfront.
Music
on the River
Co-sponsored by Arvin Sango Inc.,
Big O Tire and
Madison Music Center
at Fireman’s Park on the riverfront:
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• 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 at 7:30 p.m.
and Whiskey Kiss at 9:30 p.m.
• Saturday, July 5: WORX 96.7 FM and
WXGO 1270 AM present “Audible Point” (1 p.m.);
Assorted Flavors (3 p.m.); Battle of the Bands winner
(5:30 p.m.); Jimmy Davis Band (7 p.m.); and Same Soul
(after the fireworks).
• Note: For music events Wed.-Fri., a
special $5 button sold at the gates or an admission wristband
will be required for riverfront entry. Admission is free
to the river for the fireworks show and music on Saturday
night. |
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