Contestant Fact Sheet

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Congratulations on your outstanding achievement. You are one of the best competitors on the IGRA circuit. The Finals Committee has worked hard all year striving for an exciting, fun and safe event. Please take a few moments to review all the information included in this packet. Please direct additional contestant questions to the IGRA Administrative Assistant and Assistant Rodeo Director Tommy Channel. admin.assistant@igra.com

Wild Drag Race Contestants

• Different outfit each day
• Whole team themed to match
• Not just a costume over jeans
• The wilder more elaborate the better
• The buckle will be announced and awarded Sunday night at the awards ceremony.

Contestant Registration and Special Amenities:

• Contestant Registration
  is Friday, October 22 from 6pm to 8pm. Note registration for 2010 Finals is two hours.
  Registration will take place on the lawn between the lagoon pool and the beach.
• Buddy Passes are $50
• Each contestant and buddy pass holder will receive:
• One All-Access badge
• One ticket good for the Friday night Beach BBQ which starts at 6pm. The BBQ is sponsored by HomoRodeo.com and CowboyFrank.net. Additional BBQ tickets are available for $10 each.
• Two tickets good for Saturday and Sunday morning at the AVI Resort breakfast buffet. The buffet will open at 6:00am both days for our guests. Additional breakfast passes are available for $5 each
• Please don't lose your meal tickets, we can't replace them if lost.
• Grandma Lee and The Carter Twins Concert
  Tickets are available to contestants and staff at ½ price by showing your badge. The discount is available only to the person with the badge. Your badge will be hole-punched upon redemption of the special discount.
• Awards Banquet
  Tickets are available for $12. Entrance to the awards celebration is FREE. The $12 charge entitles you to the buffet banquet. There will be entertainment and dancing in addition to the banquet and awards.
• Rodeo Box Office:
  All will-call and on-site ticket sales will be handled through the rodeo box offices at the AVI Resort and Mojave Crossing Event Center (MCEC). Due to limited supply of tickets and anticipated high volume at peak times, please purchase your tickets for any events you want ahead of time on-line or Thursday or Friday afternoons before registration at one of the box offices.
• Box office hours are:
• Thursday, October 21: AVI Resort 5 PM - 8PM
• Friday, October 22: AVI Resort 2PM - 10PM (on the lawn from 6pm-8pm)
• Saturday, October 23: MCEC 8AM - 4PM
• Saturday, October 23: AVI Resort 2PM - 9PM
• Sunday, October 24: MCEC 8AM - 4PM
• Sunday, October 24: AVI Resort 7PM - 9PM

LODGING OPTIONS    

Host Hotel:
Avi Resort and Casino, 10000 Aha Macav Parkway, Laughlin, NV 89029
The hotel is sold out for our event. To ensure you are accommodated, the Finals Committee is holding a block of rooms exclusively for our contestants. When you call Tommy Channel to accept your finals invitation, please advise him if you need a hotel room. Tommy will provide you with information to make your hotel reservation.

RV Camping - Mojave Crossing Event Center
Located on the MCEC grounds, near the stalls. This area has light towers and RV power distribution provided by generators and limited potable water. There is a free sewage dump across the river at the Avi. Rate is $18.00 per day, per space, and is inclusive. Spaces must be reserved in advance by contacting Patrick Terry, Barn Manager, at (719) 510-6116 or by email at patrick.terry@att.net

MCEC management has granted permission for contestants who are staying at the AVI KOA to pull their rigs over to the MCEC side during the rodeo for NO additional charge and then return to the KOA each evening. No services will be available to these RVs/Trailers while parked at the MCEC. This might be preferable for some contestants as a means of having their tack close at hand.

Campground: AVI KOA - Full Hookups:
KOA facility includes Cable TV and free Wi-Fi. Located on the AVI Resort grounds. See our camping page for details on prices and reservations. We have been given special permission to camp in horse trailers in a special area at the KOA facility (KOA regular fees apply, reservations are necessary) but no horses are allowed in that area. Your horses must stay on the MCEC grounds. Normally they do not allow horse trailers on the KOA grounds.

Trailer Parking:
Is available near the stalls in a specially designated area. There is no charge so long as the trailer is unoccupied.

General Contestant Parking:
Parking is free. Take the far right drive (furthest from the hotel) into the facility and proceed through the contestant and staff gate. A designated area will be set aside for non-trailer contestant parking.

Rodeo Shuttles:
The Finals Committee will be running two free vans back and forth from the hotel to the arena each morning and afternoon. Please allow plenty of time so you are not late. Tips to our volunteer drivers are appreciated and will go to the Sin Sity Sisters Aids Drug Assistance Program (SADAP).

TRANSPORTATION:

• Airport: McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV
  
• Car Rental: more
• Airport Shuttle: more
  If the shuttle causes you a hardship and you are unable to car pool, please contact Tommy Channel and we will work with you to arrange something.
  
• Driving: directions

CONTESTANT GENERAL INFORMATION:

Arena:
Mojave Crossing Event Center,    
101 Aztec Road,
Ft. Mojave, AZ 86427
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• 150' x 300' indoor, climate controlled arena - Horse-Friendly sand and clay mixture dirt is in place
• 3000 individual bleacher style seats
• State of the art in-house entertainment quality sound system
• 10,000 sq. ft. indoor - climate controlled vendor space
• 130' x 250' outdoor warm-up arena
• 14 open cattle pens with water
• 1,200 free public parking spaces

Barn Manager:
is Patrick Terry 719-510-6116 or patrick.terry@att.net. He will be on-site from Thursday noon through Monday. Patrick is knowledgeable about horses and will be checking them on a regular basis. His RV will serve as the barn office. Patrick will make every attempt to accommodate reasonable requests, but his decision is final on all matters related to the stalls and RV parking/camping.

The Mojave Crossing Event Center barn is unfinished due to the economic downturn. The current setup consists of 390 portable stalls, which are uncovered. Stalls are 10' x 10' with rubber matting as footing. They are situated on the site about 380' from the tunnel entrance to the main arena.

This is high desert; it is dry and dusty. There is almost ZERO chance of measurable precipitation.

Historically temperatures should be in the mid 80's with low humidity.

Temperature history:

23-Oct	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
MIN	68	66	69	68	66
MAX	84	82	86	86	87
MEAN	76	74	78	77	76

Tarps or Covers:
Contestants may use tarps or canopy tops to cover their stalls if they are concerned about strong sun, but you must provide them.

Check-In/Check-out:
Contestants can start checking in horses on Thursday after 1pm. Checkout is Monday before noon. The first stall is free for each contestant registered in a horse event. Additional stalls are $25 for the weekend. There will be a $10 charge for using the stalls on Thursday night

Shavings:
Each stall comes with one bag of shavings. Additional shavings are available 24 hours through the Barn Manager for $7.00 per bag.

Tack and Feed Stalls:
MCEC management has granted permission to use two stalls in each row as a shared tack room and two more for storing feed. The location of these will be determined by the Barn Manager and use will be for the contestants on that row. Everyone will be on the honor system. Additional private tack or storage stalls are available for $25 for the weekend and payable to the Barn Manager.

Water:
Water spigots are located at both ends of each row of stalls. No containers or buckets are provided. The Finals Committee will provide hoses for each row. Washing down horses will be permitted at the ends of the two stall rows farthest from the arena. Hose will be provided there as well. There will be no potable water in the trailer camping area on the MCEC side.

Lighting:
Lighting will be provided by four quad-light towers with self contained generators. Lights off will be around 10pm.

Electricity:
Generators will provide power for the rows of RV's. There will be limited power available at the stalls by tapping off the mobile light towers. Contestants should bring their own extension cords.

Communication:
The arena has large speakers mounted on the outside of the arena building that point toward the stall area. If it is windy this is unlikely to be sufficient. The Barn Manager will have a radio and we will devise a visual signal system of some sort to signify what event we are on.

Contestant Comfort:
Clark Monk and his assistant Ken Wells will ensure that there is ample water and energy drink available in iced containers behind the chutes and at the contestant comfort station located in the tunnel entrance to the arena.

Information about the closest feed and tack store, along with the Veterinarian, Hospital and Farrier information will be on the Blue Sheet and available through the Barn Manager. The vet will be available from Friday afternoon through Sunday evening.

We sincerely hope you enjoy your visit to Laughlin. Best of luck to each and every one of you for the best performance of your life!

Brian Rogers - Rodeo Director