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Lake Cumberland Grand Pix starts Friday at Halcomb's Landing Opening ceremony at 7:30 Friday, May 15, 2009, is free to the public, according to event organizer and Adair County native Hilda Legg. Special to ColumbiaMagazine.com from Anita Clark JAMESTOWN, KY - Lake Cumberland Grand Prix, Kentucky's first ever Offshore Super Series Powerboat racing weekend, will include three days of powerboats, parties and pageants. Events begin with a 'Start Your Engines' party at Grider Hill Marina near Jamestown on Thursday night, May 14, 2009, with the first full day of events beginning Friday, May 15 at 10:00amCT when Race Village opens to the public. Race Village is located at Halcomb's Landing adjacent to Wolf Creek Dam. The actual racing features speeds of nearly 200 mph, boats flying through the air in choppy water and helicopters soaring overhead carrying camera crews and rescue teams on a six-mile course featuring seven turns. And there will also be other action on the shore during the weekend event. "We are very excited about our opening ceremony scheduled for Friday evening," event organizer Hilda Legg said. The opening ceremony begins at 7:30pmCT on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Race Village and is free to the public. Events at the ceremony include a blessing of the fleet, a chance to meet the drivers, and the first-ever Little Miss and Miss Lake Cumberland Grand Prix scholarship pageants. "This is another great example of how members of the community and various organizations are coming together in partnership to make the Grand Prix a success," Legg said, "because we will begin our pageant at the new Russell County Natatorium and then finalists will move to Race Village, where Miss Lake Cumberland Grand Prix will be crowned." Participants for Little Miss are ages 3 to 5, while contestants for Miss Lake Cumberland Grand Prix are 18 to 22. For more information on the pageant, please contact Lisa Gosser at 270-585-1982 or Melody Haynes at (270) 858-9715. Also during Friday's opening ceremony there will be a "Welcome OSS' party at Race Village featuring local entertainment.Racing gets into full swing on Saturday, May 16, 2009, with several classes competing including: Vee, Vee Lite, and Cat Outboard heats. "We actually have heat races, where boats will come out and compete in the first-half of the race, then take an extended pit stop, before racing in a second heat," Offshore Super Series (OSS) President Ron Polli said. Locals can enter Pro Am race for a fee On Saturday, fans have a real opportunity to experience the action. For an entry fee of $250, locals will have the opportunity to compete in the Pro Am race scheduled for 5:00pmCT.Kentucky rock band band, Halfway to Hazard, will perform at State Dock located. The concert goes from 7:00pmCT to midnight and besides the music fans yet another chance to meet the race teams who might be in attendance. On Sunday, May 17, 2009, the big race gets underway at 11:30am with the first Cat Lite heat. That race will be followed by the Cat 750, Cat 850 and Unlimited Offshore classes. Lake Cumberland Grand Prix will finish off with an awards ceremony at 6:30pmCT at Race Village. "There will be something for the whole family at the Grand Prix," Hilda Legg said., "and for very reasonable prices." Legg pointed out that One of the best ways to watch is for fans to bring their boats and watch from the water. "While that doesn't cost you anything," says Legg, "we don't want spectators to miss the personal experience they'll find in Race Village." There will be water taxis available to take boaters to and from Race Village and for those who want to watch from the shore, parking with shuttle service will be available at the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, just across from Halcomb's Landing. Race Village will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 14, 15, and 16, 2009, from 10am to 8:00pmCT and on Sunday from 10am to 5:00pm Autograph sessions will be held at the Village when the boats are not racing. Tickets to Race Village are $10 a day for adults and $5 a day for children ages 7-12. (Children under 7 are free.) This story was posted on 2009-05-12 08:30:41
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