Raleigh, North Carolina                             September 14, 2010

Welcome to the DogGoneFast FlyBall IX!

Thank you for your entries; we are expecting 46 teams and we will have 2 rings.  Please check the other links on our web site for seed chart, racing schedule, detailed directions/maps and a complete list of food sales.

We have managed to provide each team with 39 to 42 heats (32 for Veterans).   We are doing the “One Schedule for 2 Rings” format. A big thank you to the NC State Pre-Vet and Companion Animal clubs for providing box and line judges for our tournament!  We have ribbons for 1 ^st, 2^nd and 3^rd placements, a raffle and great welcome gifts.

The Racing Format is described on the seed chart. Warm-ups will be 120 seconds on both days.  Warm-up time may be reduced if necessary. The two rings will be separated by a barricade.  Please use the assigned doors for entering and exiting your ring and do not ever cross behind the barricade while teams are racing.

You will observe that there are breaks built into the schedule. Some of the breaks (morning and afternoon) will involve the A ring shutting down for 4 races. These breaks and the Saturday lunch break were needed to make sure the dogs got enough of a rest between races. I realize that there are conflicts in the schedule. Each head table will have a marked up schedule which identifies the conflicts.

Races posted will be the on-deck races. We are planning on using Terri Parrow's program for on deck races. http://www.flyballondeck.com. You will need to provide your own internet connection.

Kate and Geoff have offered to coordinate as Maitre-D and will be providing ring assignments.  C2 forms will be delivered to the ring for you.

Brian Fay (Supervising judge) will be in charge of Ring B or Blue (the ring nearest to the maitre-d table). Aimee Walker and relief judges (Dirk Elber, Kyle Mankes, Carle Lee Detweiler, Jonathan Bescher and Amy Brubaker) will be judging in Ring A or Yellow (near the raffle table). Jim Spitznas will be completing an apprentice assignment with Brian. Please thank our judges!

The Holshouser building will be open until at least 8pm on Friday night; you may drop off your flyball boxes if you wish.  There is no room for team crating in the racing building, exceptions have been given for judges, for folks that have special needs and for particularly old or young dogs. You must email the TD (Amanda) to request an exception.

We are holding Single Dog Racing on Friday night in memory of Bill Payne's beloved Milky Way, who left us unexpectedly this summer.  Races are best 3 of 5 for $5 with all proceeds to be given to the Theriogenology Research Fund at the NC State Vet School. The DogGoneFast Flyball Club will match all proceeds raised during SDR. You may run against someone or unopposed. If your dog is not quite ready for racing, you can request 5 minutes for $5. This fundraiser is important to us, so please come out and support it. We have received permission to use the NAFA EJS during the Single Dog Racing and we will be writing down the dog’s racing times. We expect to start the SDR by 6pm.

Please be sure and check the SITE MAP link for access to the Fairgrounds.

We have arranged with a local dog charity group to provide breakfast, lunch and snacks on-site.  The complete list of food is available on our web site.  The food sales are a fundraiser for them so please consider using this service.

We will have vendors at our tournament offering canine massages, treats, gifts, toys, etc.   Please support them and our event by checking out their merchandise!

Contact Amanda Brown if you have any questions: 

919 787-8048 (home) 919 218-1391 (cell) or at doggonefast@yahoo.com

Drive carefully and we’ll see you on the weekend!