Solomons Offshore Grand Prix Update
 

Race Update

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend and that you are looking forward to to the boat races that are less than a month away. We have been working very hard to put some things into place to make this weekend one that you will never forget. So, please make sure to come out and enjoy this awesome event.

First off, there has been a time change to the Autograph Signing Session taking place at the Solomons Yachting Center. The new time for the event will be 6-8PM on Saturday. Make sure you come out to meet the race teams and the Hillstrand Brothers from the Deadliest Catch.

In The Pits Radio will be there to broadcast the weekend events starting on Saturday and of course the race on Sunday. Please go to there website Home -In The Pits Racing Radio for more information. Also we will have a speaker system that will be placed on the boardwalk from Solomons Pier to Bunkys Boat Rental Building. There will also be a speaker for the other side of Solomons Pier for everyone that will be watching the race on that side. This system will allow for the fans who are watching the race here the play by play action on the race course and of course just enjoy the day even more.

.....PARKING FOR EVENT.......

There will be parking limited parking in Glascocks Field on Saturday and Sunday. The pits will open to the public and 9AM both days so make sure you come by and check out the vendors and teams. On Sunday there will parking at the Solomons Volunteer Fire Department opening at 10AM that morning. There will be shuttles that will take spectators from the fire department to Glascock Field then on to Solomons for the races. THERE WILL BE NO PARKING AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY AND ALSO NO SHUTTLE. There will be a $5 Dollar charge to park in both locations on both days. The proceeds from the parking will be going to the Solomons Volunteer Fire Department.

On Saturday there will be a Vendor Area set up on the Dry Pits with things for the whole family to do. There will be Barbecue, Coors Light, Fantasy World Entertainment with rides for the kids, Bayside Chevrolet Cars to check out, Clarks Landing will have some nice Sea Ray Boats, plus a whole bunch more. Last but not least make sure to check out the race teams including Miss GEICO, Spirit of Qatar and many more as they get ready to race on Sunday.

There are photos attached below showing the Glascock Field Layout

Great job Mikey. You've done a fantastic job.

We are in for the poker Run on Saturday and ....of course volunteer work on RACE DAY!!!!!!

After the summer that we've had, Nancy and I are really looking forward to enjoying the chit out of the entire weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ernaehrung004::drink: :ernaehrung004::drink:

Thanks Craig looking forward to it!!!!

Looking forward to another great year of racing and working as medic boat again. Hosted Sharkey as his photo platform last year, hope to see him again this year.

-Greg

Only a few weeks away, can't wait. Time for a roll call. Count me in. :D

See everyone there!!! cant wait:drink::drink:

Yeah, I'll stop by....

This event is going to be Cracka Lackin'! I heard a rumor about some professional cheerleaders showing up!!!:cheer:

:D

Yeah I thought you might show!!!!

Well I need to get in touch with them now I guess.....sheez

Oh yeah!!! Its gonna be a good one!!! Registrations for the poker run are coming in and we are finalizing all of the details. Its gonna be a blast!!!

Judy and I are in. Were gonna trailer the boat down on Friday morning, with a few other boats. Doing the Poker Run on Saturday and sweeping the race on Sunday.

Hope to see everyone there.

Ran a fun run on the Patuxent yesterday, talked to Art Lilly. He said Vera's has non-ethanol gas for those that would like too or need to run it. Art said high test, not sure of the octane though.

Veras has 93

Hey Mikey, do you have a drawing of the race course? I hear it's right behind some waterfront bars. Can't wait for this one!!!

http://solomonsrace.com/

Map of the course:

http://solomonsrace.com/Solomons_Fan_Map.png

http://www.cbpba.com/assets/solomons_fan_map.png

Best spot on land IMHO is going to be at Stoneys Solomons Pier. I heard $50 for a VIP seat but not sure really what that is or what you get. You can reach them at 410-326-2424

Which Poker run is going on that Saturday? Can anyone point me to the registration for that? Also... is there a marina near the bridge that offers shore power for an overnight stay?

The link to the poker run is here:

http://www.cbpba.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5674

You may have to register on the site to see the whole thread, but it's free. The closest available marina is Spring Cove http://www.springcovemarina.com/ or Solomons Yachting Center http://solomonsyachtingcenter.com/ . Both are full service marinas with power and water. Spring Cove has discounted slips for poker run attendees.