Welcome to the 10 th Annual Alaska Summer Solstice Flyball Tourneys!

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1 Welcome to the 10 th Annual Alaska Summer Solstice Flyball Tourneys! Hosted by Alaska Dogs Gone Wild Thank you for choosing to participate in our tournaments! We are looking forward to four fun days of racing at the Alaska State Fairgrounds. Competition-related information Dates / location: We are hosting two separate two-day tournaments on June and June 20-21, 2015 at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer, AK (see the Directions on page 3). Depending on the weather during the week and/or the forecast for the weekend, we may also race on the make-up rain day, which is Friday June 19. With so much daylight this time of year, we can also race almost any time during the day or night depending on the availability and preference of the competitors. Tournament Director: Cindy Rabe Regional Director: Stacy Smith Head Judge: Curtis Smith Seed chart, tournament format, and racing schedule: Copies of our approved seed chart, format, and racing schedule are included at the end of this packet. We will also post copies of the racing schedule on-site. Times: Racing will take place at regular intervals beginning at 10:00 AM during the first tourney and 9:30 AM during second tourney. Measuring will start at 9:15 AM and 8:45 AM respectively. Warm-ups will be 2-minutes. There will also be a short meeting on the first day of each tourney that will take place minutes before racing begins. C.2 time sheet forms: We will have printed pre-filled time sheets based on the information submitted by each club.

2 Venue information Rental area: We have rented the portion of the Alaska State Fairgrounds between the Plaza (represented by a large "i" on the map, see page 4) and the Purple Gate including the restroom next to the Borealis Theater. We plan to start setting up at 1 PM on Tuesday, June 16 (weather-dependent). Pools for dogs: We will have wading pools available for the dogs to use since it can get downright hot in Alaska this time of year. Dummy locking gate: Competitors are allowed to park within the gated area of the tourney site, but please dummy lock the drive-through gate since our contract with the Alaska State Fairgrounds specifies that spectators are not allowed to drive onto the grounds. Alaska State Fairgrounds rules: Please remain within our rented portion of the grounds (i.e., the Purple Trail area). Please pick up after your dogs. We will provide numerous trash receptacles scattered around the grounds with poop bags nearby. No bicycles, rollerblades, scooters, or skateboards are allowed on the Fairgrounds from 8 AM - 5 PM on weekdays. No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the grounds; although, policing this particular rule is a different matter. Camping information Overnight camping and RV parking will be available within our rental area at the tourney site. The fees are $15/night for RVs and $10/night for tent camping payable to ADGW. Electrical hookups are available, but there are no sewer or water hookups. Water and restrooms are available on the grounds. See page 5 for information on shower locations and where to find RV dump stations. Food Complimentary coffee will be available on-site throughout each day. Snacks and drinks will be available for a donation. There are also several fast food options in both Palmer and Wasilla. Social/recreational stuff Summer Solstice BBQ: After racing is done on Wednesday (June 17), we will have a BBQ at the tourney site. We hope everyone can make it! For those participants who are from an Alaska club, please bring a dish to share. For those of you visiting from out-ofstate, we will have extra food on hand. So, there is no need to bring a dish. You already spent enough money just getting to Alaska. Open to suggestions!: We are, of course, open to suggestions for other tourney-related social activities for either this year's event or perhaps for future tourneys. 2

3 Directions Alaska State Fairgrounds (near MP 40 Glenn Hwy) * Also look for signs that we will place on the Glenn Hwy * From downtown Palmer: 1) Make your way to the Glenn Hwy (Route 1) and head south toward Anchorage. (We will provide a map of Palmer.) 2) Turn left onto E. Inner Springer Loop (~0.4 miles south of the Glenn Hwy / S. Colony Way intersection). 3) The Purple Gate entrance is across from the Spenard Builders Supply hardware store, which is just past the railroad tracks. From downtown Anchorage: 1) Make you way to the Glenn Hwy (Route 1) and head north toward Eagle River, Wasilla, and Palmer. 2) Near Wasilla, continue on the Glenn Hwy by taking the Palmer exit to the right. 3) Turn right onto E. Inner Springer Loop at the northern end of the fairgrounds. 4) The Purple Gate entrance is across from the Spenard Builders Supply hardware store, which is just past the railroad tracks. Palmer Veterinary Clinic (closest to the tourney site; after hours on-call services are shared with other nearby clinics--call for more info) 1451 S Crimsonview Ct (Mile 39.5 Glenn Hwy), Palmer, ) From its intersection with E. Inner Springer Loop, take the Glenn Hwy toward Anchorage for ~1.1 miles. 2) Turn right onto E Crimsonview Dr. 3) Take a quick right onto S. Crimsonview Ct where you will find the clinic. PetZoo / Animal Food Warehouse (in case you need pet supplies or dog food) East Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Palmer, ) From its intersection with the Glenn Hwy, head west on W. Evergreen Ave, which becomes E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, (We will provide a map of Palmer.) 2) Go ~2.3 miles and the store will be on the right. Arctic Tails (daycare/boarding facility owned and run by Glacier Shakers member Vickie Young) 1601 E 84th Ave, Anchorage, ) From either E 5th Ave or E 6th Ave (near downtown Anchorage), head south on Gambell St (which becomes the Seward Highway) for ~4.9 miles. 2) Take the exit for Dimond Blvd / Abbott Rd. 3) Turn left onto Dimond Blvd and continue onto Abbott Rd for ~0.1 miles. 4) Turn left onto Sandlewood Pl. 5) Arctic Tails is on the northeast corner for Sandlewood Pl and E 84th Ave. 3

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5 Free or low cost RV dumping stations (information last verified on 6/14/09) Palmer: Chevron station, free dump with fuel or propane purchase, or $5 without, , located at the corner of the Glenn Hwy and Evergreen at 439 W. Evergreen Wasilla: Chevron station, $5 unless you buy gas or propane, , between Wells Fargo and Wendy's Restaurant, 601 W. Parks Hwy. Holiday station, free, , 225 N Boundary St (near the intersection of the Parks Hwy and Main St) Eagle River: Holiday station, free, , Glenn Hwy (at the intersection with Eagle River Loop) Anchorage: Holiday station, free, , 1501 Abbott Rd, east of the Seward Hwy at the Dimond Blvd exit. Holiday station, free, , Old Seward Hwy, north of O'Malley Rd Holiday station, free, , 717 E Northern Lights Blvd, located just west of Seward Hwy (AK 1) at Northern Lights Blvd. Dump station is on the west side of the building. Garrett's Tesoro, free, , 2811 Seward Highway at the SE corner of the intersection with Northern Lights Blvd (in front of the Fred Meyer store) Showers near the Alaska State Fairgrounds (information last verified on 6/21/09) The Laundry Depot, o Open 8am-10pm, but you must arrive before 9:30pm for a shower. o $4.00 per person, $3.00 for children under 8, 30-minute maximum shower. o Located at 127 S. Alaska St. in downtown Palmer at the corner of S Alaska and Arctic. Palmer High School Pool, (recorded info), (pool manager) o $4.75 for adults 18-54, $3.50 for children 4-17 and adults 55+, free for children under 3 w/ paid admission. o Open to the public M-F 5:45am-7:30am, 9:30am-1:00 pm, and 3pm- 8:30pm except on Mondays and Wednesdays, when they are open until 9:30pm. Closed on weekends. o Located at 1170 W. Arctic Ave. 5

6 Seeding and Tournament Format ADGW Alaska Summer Solstice, Tourney 1: June 17-18, 2015 ADGW Alaska Summer Solstice, Tourney 2: June 20-21, 2015 Open 1 Open 1 Club Team Seed Time breakout: n/a Club Team Seed Time breakout: n/a GS Tustumena Turmoil RR 5/5 GS Tustumena Turmoil RR 5/5 PS Paws First heats/team PS Paws First heats/team ADGW Avalanche races ADGW Avalanche races ADGW Solar Flares 21.6 ADGW Solar Flares 21.6 BCB Stumptown Racers 21.9 BCB Stumptown Racers 21.9 ADGW Hodgepodge 22.3 Tournament Format: Each tournament has a single division of Open Class teams with no breakout time. Racing will involve two round robins with each race composed of five heats. Two tournament points will be awarded for each heat won along with two tournament points for winning the race. One tournament point will be given to each team for tied races. Heats ending in a tie will result in one point awarded to each team. Tournament placements will be determined by summing all accumulated points. Tie Breakers: 1) Head to head racing 2) Fastest time head to head 3) Fastest time overall

7 ADGW Alaska Summer Solstice, Tourney 1: Race Schedule for June 17-18, 2015 Race Left_Lane Right_Lane Block Format Start_Time 1 BCB Stumptown Racers PS Paws First 1 5 of 5 10:00 AM 2 ADGW Solar Flares GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5 3 ADGW Avalanche BCB Stumptown Racers 2 5 of 5 11:10 AM 4 PS Paws First ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 5 GS Portage Plunder ADGW Avalanche 3 5 of 5 12:20 PM 6 ADGW Solar Flares BCB Stumptown Racers 5 of 5 LONGER BREAK FOR LUNCH 7 PS Paws First ADGW Avalanche 4 5 of 5 2:00 PM 8 BCB Stumptown Racers GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5 9 ADGW Avalanche ADGW Solar Flares 5 5 of 5 3:10 PM 10 GS Portage Plunder PS Paws First 5 of 5 THURSDAY 11 PS Paws First BCB Stumptown Racers 6 5 of 5 10:00 AM 12 GS Portage Plunder ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 13 BCB Stumptown Racers ADGW Avalanche 7 5 of 5 11:10 AM 14 ADGW Solar Flares PS Paws First 5 of 5 15 ADGW Avalanche GS Portage Plunder 8 5 of 5 12:20 PM 16 BCB Stumptown Racers ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 LONGER BREAK FOR LUNCH 17 ADGW Avalanche PS Paws First 9 5 of 5 2:00 PM 18 GS Portage Plunder BCB Stumptown Racers 5 of 5 19 ADGW Solar Flares ADGW Avalanche 10 5 of 5 3:10 PM 20 PS Paws First GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5

8 ADGW Alaska Summer Solstice, Tourney 2: Race Schedule for June 20-21, 2015 Race Left_Lane Right_Lane Block Format Start_Time 1 PS Paws First ADGW Avalanche 1 5 of 5 9:30 AM 2 ADGW Hodgepodge GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5 3 ADGW Solar Flares BCB Stumptown Racers 5 of 5 4 ADGW Avalanche ADGW Hodgepodge 2 5 of 5 10:50 AM 5 ADGW Solar Flares PS Paws First 5 of 5 6 BCB Stumptown Racers GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5 7 PS Paws First ADGW Hodgepodge 3 5 of 5 12:10 PM 8 GS Portage Plunder ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 9 BCB Stumptown Racers ADGW Avalanche 5 of 5 10 ADGW Hodgepodge LONGER BREAK FOR LUNCH ADGW Solar Flares 4 5 of 5 2:00 PM 11 PS Paws First BCB Stumptown Racers 5 of 5 12 ADGW Avalanche GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5 13 BCB Stumptown Racers ADGW Hodgepodge 5 5 of 5 3:20 PM 14 ADGW Solar Flares ADGW Avalanche 5 of 5 15 GS Portage Plunder PS Paws First 5 of 5 16 ADGW Avalanche SUNDAY PS Paws First 6 5 of 5 9:30 AM 17 GS Portage Plunder ADGW Hodgepodge 5 of 5 18 BCB Stumptown Racers ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 19 ADGW Hodgepodge ADGW Avalanche 7 5 of 5 10:50 AM 20 PS Paws First ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 21 GS Portage Plunder BCB Stumptown Racers 5 of 5 22 ADGW Hodgepodge PS Paws First 8 5 of 5 12:10 PM 23 ADGW Solar Flares GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5 24 ADGW Avalanche BCB Stumptown Racers 5 of 5 LONGER BREAK FOR LUNCH 25 ADGW Solar Flares ADGW Hodgepodge 9 5 of 5 2:00 PM 26 BCB Stumptown Racers PS Paws First 5 of 5 27 GS Portage Plunder ADGW Avalanche 5 of 5 28 ADGW Hodgepodge BCB Stumptown Racers 10 5 of 5 3:20 PM 29 ADGW Avalanche ADGW Solar Flares 5 of 5 30 PS Paws First GS Portage Plunder 5 of 5