Candlewick Roll Call

[chicagopaul]

Thanks for all the interest.

Please let us know if your coming and what you are running.


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June 11 and 12TH - 2nd Annual Best of the Mid-West at Candlewick Lake

Racers breakfast Sat and Sunday will be from 7:00 - 9:00 int he multi-purpose room where the dirvers meeitng will be held. $5 -$6 per person. Bacon, eggs, sausage, juice, coffee, pancakes. Should be great.

Onsite camping is less than 2/10th of a mile past the pits ont he right.


Candlewick is a gated community about 15 minutes South East of Rockford, Ill.

It is really worth the effort to make it and here is why:

• Junior (Only $15) Stock, Mod and PRO classes (Only $25)
• Free RV and tent camping on site. (No hook ups) Very short walk from the pits. (Open containers are permitted. Please use common sense and keep it clean. Be considerate of noise as we will be near peoples homes)
• Pet Friendly
• Clubhouse meeting rooms are available for drivers meetings
• On site full service restaurant with special breakfast and dinner prices for all those with wrist bands. BBQ Foods will be available outside as well. Please make yourself available after the races to mingle with the residents. Cocktails available for purchase.
• Live band on Saturday night
• Inflatable fun houses and other things for the kids.
• Hotels are near by, please see sanction for details.
• Drivers school land based instructions will be Friday. Drivers school water class will be Saturday morning "EARLY" so it will not delay normal racing. Students race both Saturday and Sunday. Time TBD
• “Junior” classes (And support team racers) will launch from in front of the spectators. Please notify pit boss upon arrival so that we can put you in the correct position.
• OSY400 will be a beach start if conditions permit. Poll positions determined by “Straw Draw.”
• Bring you own legal fuel
• Sorry no testing Friday. Fuel mat must be used while refueling.

Entry is restricted. If arriving separately, please make sure that your guests and support team know your boat number. Tell the Security gate that you are with the Boat Racers and give them a boat number for entry.


Directions:
From the North/South: I-90 to 173, go left a few miles to RT 76, turn right and go south one mile to lake. From the East: I-90 to
Genoa Rd exit. Turn right on Genoa Rd, turn right on RT 76, go 3 miles to Lake.

Accommodations:
Belvidere: Cambridge Inn 815-544-7111, Best Value Inn, 815-544-7111. At I-90 exit Rockford: Holiday Inn 815-398-2200.
Baymont Inn 815-229-8200, Red Roof Inn 815-398-9750.
Free camping, tents and RVs, at the race site NEAR the pits (No hook ups). Directions to camp site will be provided.

Questions? chicagopaul@earthlink.net. Cell 312-437-2727

[chicagopaul]

Chicagopaul - 20ssh, OSY maybe CSH
John Korbus CSH

[pav225]

Pavlicks

Jared: JH
Mike: OSY, 20ssH, maybe CSH

[thepiranhabros]

We're in!

Michael: CSH; maybe 20SSH
Holden: AXH

[18W]

Let's light this candle!

We have 2 csr's, a bsr and an asr on the trailer. Oh there's an extra asr/bsr boat too. Drivers to be assigned tomorrow morning!

[17W]

Csr....

1- csr

[schmitzer]

1 - CSH 1-JSH, Trevors 2nd race. Oh yea, we're bringin Alex.

[RLR]

Great, 2 Stock/Mod races within 4-5 hours of one another. Hello, anybody trying to make expenses/sponsor a race. Anyone want to run against full fields?????

Ray

[BP125V]

actually

Great, 2 Stock/Mod races within 4-5 hours of one another. Hello, anybody trying to make expenses/sponsor a race. Anyone want to run against full fields?????

Ray

Ray,

I appreciate your concern but Bob Koschka and myself spoke multiple times over the winter and we both agreed that would could live with the conflict as we really did not have another choice. Candlewick is a gated community and we had one weekend that they were willing to let us race and we took it, it is too good of a site to pass up. Huntington was in a similar situation and Bob picked what he thought was the best date. We also knew that the vast majority of the drivers going to Candlewick would not go to Huntington and vice versa if there were no conflict.

Again, I appreciate your concern but to Ray and those who complain here on HR.net about the schedule - give the leaders of the clubs some credit - we ALWAYS talk about the schedule well in advance of the upcoming season and we all are doing the best we can.

[Racing Fan]

Pav-thanks for all the hard work you and the club do to put on the races. Sites are few and far between and everyone knows there are scheduling conflicts. So racers---make the best decision for yourself and stop bashing the clubs that are working diligently to keep their club racers racing!!!!!!!!!!!

[RLR]

Thanks Bill

Bill,
talked to Bob K about this as well and he told me you guys were as locked in on the venue as they were at Huntington. just have the feeling that we could do a lot of good to work together to put big fields and show on the water to a sponsor to make it easier to gain the financial stability that we need for boat racing. Not asking for every race to be that way, but a few that would help all.

Not trying to be a turd, just want the best for all.

Thanks for your note back!
Ray