Event: Atchafalaya Eastern Divisionals
Place: Morgan City, Louisiana
Date: March 18, 19, 2005 with a separate day of racing with separate points on March 20, 2005
Conducting Club: New Orleans Power Boat Association
Contact Name: Billy Allen 985-764-2517 telephone 504-469-7418 fax
Race Course: Lake Palourde
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Maximum Depth: 10 feet
Elevation: Sea Level
Size: 1 ¼ Miles Approved for Records (Hampton Course)
Start: Clock
Pit Facilities: Fully Secured
Minimum of three (3) cranes
Docks
Air Bottles Filled
Fuel Sold
Spectator Passes Sold
Accommodations:
Holiday Inn, Headquarters, 520 Roderick Street-985-385-2200, $54.95 per night
Day’s Inn, 7408 Highway 182 985-384-5750 - $55.00 /night
Best Western, 1011 Brashear Ave.-985-385-9175-$59.00 /night
Must mention power boat races to secure this rate. This rate is not
available through toll free numbers.
Classes:
1.5 Stock
1.5 Mod
2.5 Stock
2.5 Mod
5 Litre
National Mod
GNH
Super Stock
Pro Stock
KRR
JSS
Cracker Box
Officials:
Co-Race Chairman Billy Allen
Co-Race Chairman Louis Andrews
Referee Donald Melillo
Assistant Referee Bruce Broussard
Chief Scorer Elizabeth Wolfe
Chief Inspector Jim Appley
Assistant Inspector Al Grabinski, Jr.
Pit Manager Ralph Baker
Risk Manager Oren Dupre
Clock Operation John Ronchetti
Entries accepted through email to elizabeth@goboatracing.net for those wishing to utilize the online entry forms through www.goboatracing.net. Otherwise please mail pre-entries to: Elizabeth Wolfe 1011 Penn Circle King Of Prussia, PA 19406 must be post-marked by March 8th.
Safety & Rescue: Power Boat Racing Rescue (Unlimited Rescue Team), Morgan City Fire Department, Acadian Ambulance, Lakewood Regional General
Hospital
Hospitality: Saturday Night Pit Party complete with music, Cajun food, and Mardi Gras. Sunday, one hour after final heat of racing, awards presentation.
Cell testing Thursday, March 17, 2005. Time to be determined.
REGISTRATION: Holiday Inn, Thursday, March 17th, 4:30 to 7:30. Boats are to be brought to the pits immediately following registration. The pits will be fully secured over night.
Pits, Friday, March 18th, 7:00 am to 9:00 am
Pits, Sunday, March 20th, 8:30 am to 9:00am
DRIVERS' MEETINGS: Friday at 10:15 am Saturday, driver check-in only – announced at the Friday drivers' meeting
Sunday at 9:30 am
TESTING: Friday 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Testing will resume following the drivers' meeting until noon with the first heat starting at 12:30 pm. Time permitting; testing will resume 15 minutes after the final heat of racing.
Saturday from 9:00 am to 11:30 am with the first heat starting at noon. Boats must be inspected and driver/owner must be registered prior to testing. Maximum of 3 laps per boat. Testing will be conducted in waves with classes determined once a final boat count is known.