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2nd Annual Pickwick Challenge
“Racin' On The River”
Offshore Powerboat Races & Festival
Pickwick Landing State Resort Park
May 5-7, 2006
www.pickwickchallenge.com
Fasten your seatbelts and zoom on down to
Pickwick Landing State Resort Park, host of the 2nd
Annual Pickwick Challenge “Racin' on the River,” May
5-7, 2006.
The Offshore Super Series will once again be
bringing the world's largest, fastest and loudest
powerboats for the “Greatest Show on Water,”
presented by Packaging Corporation of America, to
Pickwick Lake for a weekend of fast, exciting family
fun!
Come get fired up at the “Pre-Race Warm-Up Party”
and a pick out your favorite team at the “Meet the
Racers Party” held at Freddy T's Restaurant & Beach
Club.
This year's festival will feature live
entertainment, amusement rides, an arts & crafts
fair and concessions vendors. The Race Village and
Pit Areas will also be open to the public.
Several charity events will be held to benefit
local organizations during the event such as: a 5K
Run to benefit the Hardin Medical Foundation, an
Exotic Car & Motorcycle Show to benefit the Friends
of the Park program, and a Boat Fun Run to benefit
the Boys and Girls Club.
"This year's event promises to be bigger and
better than ever with events within the race venue
for all ages with a family-festival atmosphere. The
Pickwick Challenge staff is very excited about the
opportunity to bring a show of this magnitude back
to our county and to provide another avenue to
showcase our beautiful area to visitors from all
over the world,” said Race Director, Tanya Irwin.
The Pickwick Challenge is now accepting vendor
applications and sponsorships are still available.
All Access Passes as well as Daily Passes will be
available for purchase on line and at other ticket
outlets throughout the area.
For ticket or event information contact Tanya
Irwin at (731) 689-4000, ext. 19 or (731) 607-0881,
email
info@pickwickchallenge.com or visit the official
website of the event at
www.pickwickchallenge.com or the official
website of the race circuit at
www.offshoresuperseries.com .
Schedule of Events
April 29 2006
Pickwick Challenge 5K Run. Proceeds benefit the
Hardin County Community Healthcare Foundation.
www.pickwickchallenge.com or
michael.d’orio@wth.org
May 1 - 3 Offshore Super
Series Officials and Race teams begin arriving and
setting up at the Official Race Village of the 2006
Pickwick Challenge Offshore Powerboat Races &
Festival. Pickwick Landing State Resort Park .
www.pickwickchallenge.com or
info@pickwickchallenge.com
May 4 Official Pre-Race
Warm-Up Party for the 2006 Pickwick Challenge
Offshore Powerboat Races & Festival. Freddy T's
Restaurant & Beach Club.
www.pickwickchallenge.com or
info@pickwickchallenge.com
May 5 2006 Pickwick Challenge
Offshore Powerboat Races & Festival - Race Village
opens featuring Pit Areas open to the public,
amusement rides, food and beverage vendors, Arts &
Crafts Fair and a Meet the Racers/Sponsors Party at
Freddy T's Restaurant & Beach Club.
www.pickwickchallenge.com or
info@pickwickchallenge.com
May 6 2006 Pickwick Challenge
Offshore Powerboat Races & Festival features Race
Village and Pit Areas open to the public. Special
Guests. Exotic Car & Motorcycle Show, Boat Fun Run,
live entertainment, food and beverage vendors, Arts
& Craft Fair, amusement rides with the race course
hot with choppers in air for official testing and
qualifying.
May 7 Offshore Super Series
with Packaging Corporation of America presents the
world's largest, fastest and loudest powerboats in
the world in the 2006 Pickwick Challenge "Racin' on
the River" Offshore Powerboat Races on Pickwick Lake
. 6 competition classes. Special Guests. Live
entertainment, food and beverage vendors, amusement
rides, Arts & Crafts Fair. Course is hot with
choppers in air. Official Pickwick Challenge Awards
Ceremony at Freddy T's Restaurant.
www.pickwickchallenge.com or
info@pickwickchallenge.com |
