AHDRA’S GYPSY RENDEZVOUS NATIONALS

APRIL 19^TH & 20^TH

GATEWAY INT’L RACEWAY

Elimination Day at AHDRA’s Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals

That’s a wrap from Gateway Int’l Raceway..plenty of news to come out of this one..so I’m headed to the winner’s circle to talk with today’s champs. Stay tuned for more coverage from The Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals soon on www.ahdra.com

Good night!

The Final Round Action as it happens…

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

Tak Shigematsu and Doug Vancil

It should have been the quickest pairing of the round- but both riders smoke the tire- Shigematsu smokes it not once but twice and tries to stay with Vancil, but Vancil gets there first with a 7.79 to a wounded 10.96 from Shigematsu!

S & S Pro Stock

Eddie Lee and Bruce Beltramini

Upset for Lee when he breaks and has to back out- and Bruce Beltramini rides to the win stripe on the solo pass.

Rush Pro Fuel

Tak Shigematsu-Douglas Horne

Horne blows after the launch and Tak Shigematsu rips down the quarter-mile with a 6.55 at 211mph for the Pro Fuel win! A huge weekend for David Poague (bike owner) putting Shigematsu on the bike for testing this weekend- I would say the bike works well-thanks to tuning from DJ Johnson.

Rush Pro Gas

David Hope and Mike Lozano

Hope looked like he struggled early-skipping the burnout-and it was trouble indeed for Hope on his great debut this weekend- Lozano charges by him for the win with a 7.21 at 187mph to a troubled 8.81 at 123mph from Hope.

Kresto Pro Drag

Rick Moore and Chuck Jones

Jones clocks the luckiest number of the da-7.777, but it wasn’t lucky enough to beat the champ, Rick Moore, who takes another 2008 win with a 7.41.

AHDRA Pro Modified

Greg Krenik-Randy Borho

Oh my..what a final. Borho and Krenik battle all the way to the stripe and Borho wins by .007. Borho’s score- a 8.641 to a 8.645 from Krenik.

AHDRA Street Pro

Andy Simon reports in broke and Danny Arnold takes an upset win on a solo pass.

Bison Racing Super Gas

Bob Drapp and Chris Sansevere

Sansevere upsets the champ in the breakout final- Sansevere wins with a 9.68 over a 9.67 from Drapp.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

Larry Edmondson Jr. and Mike Roberts

Roberts ends his chance for the double wins when he loses fire on the track and the defending champion, Edmondson gets his first win light of the 2008 season.

S & S Super Sport

John Burdynski and Joey Thompson

Burdynski comes back down the return road for his 2^nd final of the day- and it will be 2 runner up finishes for Burdynski after Joey Thompson gets the win light in the double break out final!

SSC 124 Challenge

Mike Roberts and Lou Gerencer

Roberts takes his 3^rd straight victory (9.41 at 144mph) over Gerencer’s 9.55 at 142mph.

Pingel Super Eliminator

Kevin Winters and Jay Wagner

Winters clocks a 10.92 and gets the win over a 10.88 break-out from Wagner.

Dragmasters Hot Street

Bruce Croneberger-John Burdynski

It’s Croneberger with his 2^nd consecutive win with a 10.00 over a 10.22 from Burdynski.

Syn 3 ET

Bill Rowe Jr, and Eric Nelson:

Double break out finish and Bill Rowe Jr. gets the win.

Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer

Douglas Horne and Nick Gonatas, Jr.:

Side-by-side as predicted and Horne takes the win light with a 9.21 at 142mph to a 9.23 at 143mph from Gonatas!

SEP

Donnie Huffman and Dale Nilles:

Donnie Huffman gets to the winner’s circle with the SEP final round win!

5:45pm

THE FINALS ARE COMING UP SHORTLY!

Sportsman semi’s

Syn3 ET

Eric Nelson advances over a red-light from Donnie Huffman to the ET final. Nelson will take on a veteran in the class-Bill Rowe, Jr. who advanced on a bye.

Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer

This is going to be a 3-way battle this year..It’s a Gonatas, Tonglet and Horne contest so far and today, it’s Douglas Horne going to the final after getting a hole shot on Tonglet in the round that ended with a 9.24 score for both riders! Nick Gonatas,Jr. is headed to his 3^rd consecutive final after advancing on a bye run!

Pingel Super Eliminator

Kevin Winters goes to the finals after defeating double semi-finalist-Keith Carper. Winters will take on Jay Wagner who advanced on a bye.

Dragmasters Hot Street

Burdynski is headed to his 2^nd final of the day after beating Charles Cannon in the semi’s. Burdynski gets Bruce Croneberger in the final who advanced over Dan Norlin.

SEP

Donnie Huffman advances over Nate Carnahan to the finals. The former national champion will take on Dale Nilles who advanced over Keith Carper.

S & S 124 Challenge

Mike Roberts headed to his 2^nd final of the day (advancing over Chris Sansevere) and going for his 3^rd consecutive win. He will take on Lou Gerencer who advanced on a bye.

S & S Super Sport

Double break-out between Joey Thompson and Dean Druschel and Thompson wins an will go to the final and take on John Burndynski. Burdynski broke the beam to advance to the final on his bye.

Bison Racing Super Gas

Mr. Super Gas-Bob Drapp- the defending champ- headed to the finals after advancing over Wanda Poff. He will take on Chris Sansevere who advanced on the bye.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

The defending champion, Larry Edmondson, Jr. heads to the finals after a win over Lou Gerencer. Edmondson will take on Mike Roberts who advanced on the bye.

AHDRA Pro Modified semi

It’s Greg Krenik headed to his 3^rd consecutive final (advancing over Tommy Hannum) and he will take on the #1 plate-holder Randy Borho- who advanced after Donnie Huffman broke and backed it out of the box.

Kresto Pro Drag

It’s a Mid-Continent Racing final with teammates, Chuck Jones and Rick Moore going head-to-head. Moore advanced over Rocky Jackson on a beautiful-straight-as-a-string pass (7.38), while Jones advanced over Terry Stewart.

S & S Pro Gas semi

David Hope continuing his successful weekend although slowing down a bit-He’s headed to the final against Mike Lozano who just advanced over Rick Moore.

TAK SHIGEMATSU STEALING THE SHOW AT GATEWAY!!

In Rush Pro Fuel, Shigematsu just ran a 2^nd record pass..6.52!! He advanced over Chris Streeter. Shigematsu going to both finals today-Top Fuel and Pro Fuel!

Douglas Horne will be his opponent in the Pro Fuel final and Horne just ran a 6.54 which also betters the national record of 6.58 coming into the event! Lots of tech verifications to come in the fuel classes and this one looks like it will go down as a record-setting event!!

S & S Pro Stock

Eddie Lee takes out the #1 qualifyer, Shaun Reno! Lee gets Bruce Beltramini in the final who advanced on the bye!

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel-semi

Shigematsu slows to 211mph in the 60’s this time, but takes the win over Mike Romine and he will take on Doug Vancil in the final who just advanced over Mark Conner!

The #1 and #2 plate-holder’s battle it out once again!!

4:40pm-

The Pro’s have been called to the lanes and we are minutes away from the semi’s!

4:00pm

Delay in process for an oil down in Super Sport competition..after the clean up we will bring out SE, SEP, VRD and ET and then we head back to the Pro’s to lead off the semis for all classes. Semi rounds probably looking at a 4:45pm start now.

3:05pm…Still a little stunned, but after Tak Shigematsu open the show with a 6.40 at 245mph, he comes out in the 2^nd round with a 6.23 at 230mph!! You do the math on that one and pending tech verification-it looks like we have a new national speed record!

2:30pm

Eliminations continue to run smoothly here at the Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals..The sportsman classes just completed their opening session. Coming up at 3:00pm is Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel round #2, followed by S & S Pro Stock and Barnett Nitro Harley Outlwaw- then it’s back to more sportsman rounds to get everyone to the semis.

The semis for all classes should then take the track around 4:30pm (if all goes well) followed by the finals around 5:30pm! The results will be coming at you following the rounds!

1:00pm

We are fired up and racing at Gateway International Raceway!

#1 qualifyer, Tak Shigematsu advanced in the opening round over Brook MCabe.

Shigematsu clocked a 6.40 and the clock shows at 245mph. I guess the proof is in backing it up..but legit or not, Shigematsu advances with the 6.40.

Round one continues here at Gateway Int’l Raceway and Stephanie will bring you the results from all the rounds as quick as her fingers can click those number keys..and that’s pretty darn fast!

Breaking news in Rush Pro Fuel-

Eliminations underway and not only will Shigematsu be looking to back up his 6.56 record from yesterday, but John Breckenridge just ran a 6.56 of his own to advance to round two. Stay tuned to see if Jay Turner’s 2007 record (6.58) is broken today!

As ordered, the skies are filled with sunshine and the temperatures are warm and pleasant. The track temperature is 85-as we are moments away from beginning today’s Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals!!

Yesterday’s day ended with high-powered excitement when Tak Shigematsu ran a record 6.56 in the final Rush Pro Fuel round to take the #1 spot and followed that with the quickest pass of the day in Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel field at 6.37 at 219mph!

He opens the show today at 12:30pm (CT) ! Stay tuned for all the results on the ladder pages following the rounds all day long!!

Qualifying Day at AHDRA’s Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals

Despite a late start due to rain delays- we finished the day at 8:00pm! The racers put on a great show today and we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow under forecasted sunny skies!!

Good night from Gateway Int’l Raceway!!

Final Round Qualifying

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

They were flyin’ in the final round..Shigematsu improves his #1 spot with a 6.37 at 219mph and stays #1. Joey Sternotti makes a giant return on the seat of the Top Fuel bike that he previously owned (now with a different owner) and he blazes down the track with a 6.51 at 211mph and leaps from the 13^th spot to the #2 spot!! Local favorite, Mark Conner moved from #8 to the 3^rd spot with a 6.52 at 218mph. Mike Romine, who shares the top speed of the day (223.65) with Shigematsu is in the 4^th spot with a 6.54 at 215mph best pass in the 3^rd round. The round one leader, Doug Vancil struggled in the 2^nd and 3^rd round, but finishes in the 7^th qualifying spot.

Left out of the 16-bike field and standing by as possible alternates are Tommy Grimes, Steve Simmons and Tony Ruggiero.

S & S Pro Stock

Sean Reno takes the starting line tomorrow as the #1 qualfyer in Pro Stock with his 8.17 in round #1. Eddie Lee held on to his 32 spot with his 8.24.

Rush Pro Gas

David Hope has rocked the field today with 7.16 at 184mph for the #1 spot in Pro Gas competition. Hope is riding a160ci S & S /Buell for Vroom Racing (owned by John Hammock) and doing a good job at it. Hope who secured the #1 qualifying spot will have the honor of taking the starting line tomorrow for #1 qualifyer introductions with his Dad, Dan Hope who took the #1 qualifying position in S & S Super Sport competition today.

Rush Pro Fuel..

Wow!! Tak Shigematsu comes out on the bike he’s testing for owner, David Poague and clocks a national (ET) record pass -6.56 at 212mph! The current record (6.58) is held by Jay Turner and was set in Gainesville in 2007. Do you think David Poague is happy with his new Pro Fuel bike?? From his reaction on the starting line after seeing the bike (that he will eventually take over the riding seat on) run a record breaking pass- that’s a big YES!

Shigematsu takes over the #1 spot on that incredible pass and Douglas Hornes moves to #2. John Breckenridge ran his best pass of the day ((6.89/207mph) and moves from #6 to #3. Chris Streeter shuts it off early in the final round and finishes the day #4 with his 6.91 best. Fantastic round of Pro Fuel racing!!

Kresto Pro Drag

Rick Moore and Terry Stewart keep their opening round numbers for the #1 and #2 spot. Chuck Jones jumped from #5 to # 3 with a better 7.63 at 169mph in the final round.

AHDRA Pro Modified

Randy Borho takes over #1 with a 8.60 at 150mph and Krenik who led two rounds moves to #2 with his 8.64 best from today’s opening round.

AHDRA Street Pro

Andy Simon’s earlier 8.91 keeps him as the #1 qualifyer and Worth improves his number in the final round (9.24) and stays #2. #3 qualifyer, Danny Arnold ran his best number in the final round with a 9.37 and Charlie Douglass gets it together after struggling in the first pair of rounds and finishes the day with a 9.69 for the 4^th spot.

Bison Racing Super Gas

Steve Sandborn’s 9.702 from round #2 keeps him in the top qualifying spot, but not without an effort from a couple of riders to steal it. James Surber moved from a #16 spot to the 2^nd spot after clocking a 9.705 and moving from the 14^th spot to 3^rd was Ronnie Fensick with a 9.706.

S & S Super Sport

Dan Hope keeps the #1 spot with his 10.31 from the 2^nd round.

Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod

The order from SSC class flip flops in the V-Rod category and it’s Gerencer on top with a 9.42 at 142mph for the top spot and Roberts 2^nd with his 9.46 at 140mph.

SSC 124

No stopping the champion..Mike Roberts runs his best lap of the day with a 9.26 at 140mph to secure the #1 spot. Lou Gerencer also clocks his best of the day (9.59 at 140mph) to finish in the 2^nd spot.

Dragmasters Hot Street

Bruce Croneberger returns to the starting line (2^nd time this season) as the #1 qualifyer in Hot Street with his 9.95. Burdynski stayed 2^nd with a 9.98.

Pingel Super Eliminator

The final round –close competition that shook up the order! After holding the #1 spot for two rounds, Larry Maynhart moves to the 3^rd spot in the final round when Kevin Winters clocks a 10.903 and becomes the new leader. Mike Tabor (who was already in the 2^nd spot with a 10.92)-kept his spot with an even better 10.907.

Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer

Nick Gonatas Jr. finishes the day as the #1 qualifyer with is round #1 9.19 while L.E. Tonglet’s 9.200 leaves him in the 2^nd spot and the close to Tonglet-9.203 from Douglas Horne gives him the 3^rd spot. Wanda Poff keeps her 4^th spot with a 9.29 best.

SEP

If there’s anyone that can give Dan Norlin a run for the money- it is Donnie Huffman-a 2-time champion in the class! Huffman snatched Norlin’s #1 spot in the final round with a 11.503. Norlin is now 2^nd with a 11.510 and then it’s Dana Housaman having a terrific weekend here with a 11.510 for the 3^rd spot and in a three-way tie of 11.510’s (broken by MPH) it’s Nate Carnahan’s 11.510 for a #4 spot. Twenty-Five bikes made up the field-check out the entire order on the result pages.

Syn 3 ET

Dana Housaman of Wilmot, WI hangs on to that #1 qualifying spot with her .000 from round #1. Housaman will receive a $150 bonus from Full Throttle Magazine of the Midwest for her #1 qualifying accomplishment!

6:15pm

Round #3 Final Round of the Day –Sportsman on the track now!

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel Round #2

Tak Shigematsu is the last bike out and he makes it count when he rips down the track with a 6.39 at 223mph! Mike Romine held the #1 spot briefly when he clocked a 6.60 at 223mph. Vancil who was the round one leader displayed his riding talents in the 2^nd round when he got close to the retaining wall and used his leaning skills to pull away.

He’s now 3^rd with his round #1- 6.63 at 218mph.

Still trying to get in the field is Jack Romine and Tommy Grimes..they have one shot left!

S & S Pro Stock Round #2

Shaun Reno didn’t improve, but kept his #1 spot with his 8.17, but Eddie Lee showed great improvement and jumped from #4 to #2 with a better 8.24 to take over the #2 spot from Bruce Beltramini who is now 3^rd.

Rush Pro Fuel Round #2

Douglas Horne continues taking the field by storm-going faster-6.64 in round #2 to stay on top. Taking over the #2 spot was Tak Shigematsu with a 6.68 at 195mph. Shigematsu entered the Pro Fuel field on a bike recently purchased by AHDRA regular, David Poague. Poague, a former national champion and a competitor in several Pro classes, has focused his racing efforts on riding a Pro Fuel bike under the tuning direction of DJ Johnson. With little seat time on the bike, Poague put a seasoned veteran on the bike for testing this weekend and it appears the bike along with the rider are making the grade so far!

Chris Streeter struggled in round #1 but recovers in the 2^nd round with a 6.91 at 201mph for the #3 spot. Jay Turner skipped the opening round but comes out in the 2^nd round with a 7.12 at 195mph and he’s now #4 in the field.

John Breckenridge took a scary ride towards the wall but gets it straigt in time for a 7.323 to get in the field (#6) in front of #5 qualifyer, Joe Timmons (7.15).

Rush Pro Gas Round #2

David Hope goes faster to improve his score (7.16/184mph) and stay #1 in the field.

Dale Raudenbush struggled in the opening round and shut off at the tree, but gets it down the track in round two with a 7.39 at 175mph to take the #2 spot.

Mike Lozano gets in a wild wobble at the launch in round two and slows to a coast.

He needs a good pass in the 3^rd round to get in the field.

AHDRA Pro Modified Round #2

No improvement for Greg Krenik, but he stays #1, while Randy Borho improves slightly- from a 8.76 to an 8.74 and stays #2.

Street Pro Round #2

Andy Simon finds more power for the 2^nd round and improves his number to an 8.91 at 153mph to keep his spot at the top. Danny Worth stays #2 with a 9.78.

4:30pm

The Pro’s are in the lanes for their 2^nd session!

S & S Super Sport Round #2

Kevin Barber’s 10.317 #1 spot in round one ends when Dan Hope clocks a 10.315 in round two to take over the top spot. Barber moves to #2 in the field of 21 entries after two rounds.

Bison Racing Super Gas Round #2

Dan Lesnock led the field at the end of round one with a 9.71, but in round #2, Steve Sandborn of Saltillo, MS clocked a 9.702 and takes over #1. Mike Motto improves to a 9.711 and moves Lesnock, the former leader to the 3^rd. spot.

S & S 124 Challenge Round #2

Mike Roberts improves his score with a 9.33 at 139mph and stays #1. Roberts, the defending national champion is competing this weekend for his 3^rd consecutive win.

Dragmasters Hot Street Round #2

The #2 plate-holder and 2006 defending champ; Bruce Croneberger steals the #1 spot from round one leader, John Burdynski. Croneberger clocks a 9.953 at 132mph and while Burdynski improved in round two with a 9.98, it wasn’t enough to hang on to the top spot. Stay tuned for the 3^rd and final round later today and see if Burdynski fires back!

SEP-Round #2

Dan Norlin matches Nate Carnahan’s round one 11.510 and a better mph at 116mph and takes over the #1 spot. Norlin who says he is limiting his appearances this year is continuing his remarkable consistency early in the season-with two final round appearances in Arizona-resulting in one win and one runner-up. He’s the #1 qualifyer in SEP after 2 rounds here so far. Read more about Norlin’s win in Arizona and how he does it in the Arizona Report on ahdra.com and coming up in the May issue of SPEED Magazine!

3:20pm

2^nd Round Qualifying for the Sportsman categories on the track!

1^st Round Qualifying

Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel

The round wraps with Doug Vancil leading the pack after a nice looking 6.63 at 218mph for the top spot with Armon Furr taking the #2 spot with a 6.64 at 210mph. Current points leader, Steve Dorn is 3^rd in the line-up with a 6.67 at 211mph.

Tony Ruggiero traveled from California to compete here but has problems in the opening round and takes out a centerline cone for a DQ opening pass.

A brief delay in the round when Steve Simmons riding the Ray Price H-D bike goes left and crosses the centerline in front of Bill Furr and takes two cones with him. No one was hurt and as a result of Simmons interruption of Furr’s pass- Furr will have the option of a re-run. Check out the final order from this round on the result pages shortly!

S & S Pro Stock note-Sean Reno runs a beautiful pass and grabs the top spot with a 8.17 at 161mph! Coming up next..Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel!

2:25pm-We get the “all clear” from the big end-and we are headed back to round one action!

2:15pm- Light drizzle in the area puts us on hold during Pro Qualifying opening round. Rush Pro Fuel category is where we are with Doug Horne leading the pack 6.83 at 210mph. Once the drizzle ends- we will resume with Rush Pro Fuel followed by S & S Pro Stock and Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel to complete the opening session. Word from the big end-we should be good to go in about 5 minutes.

Pro Fuel observation- Top Fuel #2 plate-holder, Tak Shigematsu has entered the Pro Fuel field this weekend- and will remain in the Top Fuel field as well.

Pro Gas note- Lots of breakage in the opening round. Among those unable to get down the track in round #1-Karen Wagner and coming off his Arizona win Dale Raudenbush has trouble and shuts it off at the tree.

1:30pm Track temp-69

The Pro’s are on the track for their first round of the day! We’re still under partly cloudy skies and keeping a close eye on the radar for possible light sprinkles in the area. We will keep you up to date on any delays along with all the racing results following the rounds!

Syn 3 ET News

For the 2^nd consecutive event a female rider in the class has clocked the magic triple zero reaction time. In Arizona, it was Juls Prince, and here in Madison, IL at the Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals, it was Dana Housaman coming out in round No. 1 with the perfect .000 reaction for the current #1 spot. Local favorite, Andy Horn (St. Louis, MO)

was close to perfection himself with a .002 and Dale Nilles is currently 3rd in the Syn3 ET qualifying order with a .006.

11:35am

The track is dry and Syn3 ET bikes have been called to the lanes! We are 2 hours off schedule due to the rain delay-but we are grateful to be racing!! Stay tuned for results on the qualifying result pages for each class and we will keep you informed on this page with any breaking news or delays. (Conditions at Gateway International Raceway are overcast skies with chilly temperatures in the lower 50’s and a slight breeze).

9:20am

Good morning from Gateway International Raceway. As forecasted, there were early morning showers and some lingering sprinkles that followed and that has resulted in a wet track. As soon as the sprinkles end, the track drying process will begin and we will begin today’s qualifying sessions! Qualifying is currently delayed and once we are fired up and racing-we will give you the heads up right here!

More to come when qualifying at AHDRA’s Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals begin.

GROUND POUNDING ACTION HITS GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY BEFORE RACING EVEN STARTS!

AHDRA’s Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals Begin Tomorrow and Continue on Sunday.

MADISON, IL, April 18, 2008-The All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) staff along with many of their racers competing at this weekend’s event in Madison, IL arrived in town yesterday in preparation for the Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals at Gateway International Raceway. Things proceeded routinely during pre-event set-up throughout the day and into the evening at the 3^rd national points race of AHDRA’s 2008 season, but at 4.40am this morning the rumblings from a 5.2 earthquake were far from any normal routine.

While many were tucked in for the night at hotels in the surrounding areas, others were camping in motor homes in the early bird line-up formed at the entrance of Gateway International Raceway. Some slept right through the powerful, but brief “shake-rattle and roll” from the earthquake that was over 100 miles from St, Louis, MO., but for others it was a startling 20 seconds that left many wondering if the entire field of Top Fuel bikes had fired up early!

Earlier today the first and only aftershock (that we have felt) here at Gateway Int’l Raceway shook the race control tower for a few seconds, but since then, it has remained calm. Rain showers have currently taken over and the radar indicates that the rain will remain throughout the evening-so tonight’s test and tune has been canceled. Tomorrow’s forecast shows clearing late morning-and plenty of sunshine and nice temperatures to follow throughout Sunday for an exciting weekend of racing.

Saturday, all sixteen classes will take the track for three qualifying sessions each beginning at 9:00am. On Sunday, eliminations begin for the sportsman classes at 9:00am and the Pro’s take the track at 12:30pm.

Follow the results and breaking news from the action at AHDRA’s Gypsy Rendezvous National’s on the Live Race Update reports available on www.ahdra.com Live Update link. http://ahdra.com/liveupdate.html

For more information on AHDRA’s Gypsy Rendezvous Nationals happening this weekend at Gateway International Raceway (Madison, IL) visit www.ahdra.com or call Gateway International Raceway at 618-482-2400.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, April 19^th

9:00am - Qualifying for Sportsman Classes

11:00am - Qualifying for Pro Classes

Sunday, April 20^th

9:00am - Eliminations for Sportsman classes (as needed to narrow the fields to 16 or less)

12:15pm - Opening Ceremonies

12:30pm - Pro Eliminations begin