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Round 5
Harbor Beach, Michigan
4th Annual Maritime Festival
4th Annual Thumb Watercross Challenge
3rd Annual Bud Light / Sea Doo Invitational
4th Annual Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup
2005 U.S. Grand National Watercross Championships
Trescott Street Pier – Harbor Beach, Michigan
July 15th – 17th, 2005
USWRA Sanctioned
Novi
to co-sponsor the 2005 Budweiser / Novi
Can-Am Cup
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The
2005 Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup
will
feature LIVE Video Web Broadcast
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Skat-Trak
to give out special Awards
for the 2005 Budweiser / Novi Can-Am
Cup
>>
Hydro-Turf
to give out special Awards
for the 2005 Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup
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U.S.
Grand National Watercross Championship
News
The
U.S. Grand National Watercross
Championships will be accepting
APBA/IJSBA/USWRA Memberships for the
remaining of the 2005 Season.
However, riders will be required to pay
the $10.00 Insurance Fee. If you
have any questions please send an email
.
2005
U.S. Grand National Watercross Championships Competition
Guide
Full Version with pictures (1.1 mg)
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(pdf)
2005
U.S. Grand National Watercross Championships Competition
Guide
Text Version (printable) (267 kb)
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(pdf)
2005
U.S. Grand National Watercross
Championships Entry Form -
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(pdf)
Sea-Doo
Bounty Program >>
(pdf)
Sea-Doo Bounty Payout >>
(pdf)
Sea-Doo Redemption Form >>
(pdf)
 After a four-week break, the tour heads north for the 5th Annual Thumb Watercross Shootout run in conjunction with the 5th Annual Harbor Beach Maritime Festival in Harbor Beach, Michigan. This is definitely the racer's favorite site year after year as the Harbor Beach locals put on an outstanding event and show tremendous hospitality. The event will take place in their Harbor on Lake Huron on the Harbor of Lake Huron, and is a perfect site for a watercraft race, and guaranteed to be a lot of fun. The 1,000 foot long pier provides great viewing for the thousands of spectators that come to watch the Midwest's, and Canada’s finest watercraft racers.
 At this Event some of the finest Watercraft Riders from Canada and the U.S.A. will compete in the popular Budweiser /Novi Can-Am Cup providing Spectators some of the finest Personal Watercraft Racing in the Nation. This Maritime Festival in Harbor Beach, Michigan has become the 2nd largest spectator Event of Personal Watercraft Racing in the country, second only to the World Championships in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Over 5,000 spectators will be on hand to watch the Hot Racing Action that weekend making the pier standing room only. The crowd is electrified Saturday Night during the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup as thousands of spectators wildly cheer for their favorite team. The Ski Class, 800 Runabout Class, and the 1200 Runabout Class make up the 3 Main
 Events. Nine of the best riders from Canada, and Nine of the best riders from the U.S.A. in each class, compete for the Overall Team Can-Am Cup. Last year's event was highly successful with riders from each country battling it out for bragging rights, and a piece of the Can-Am Cup. The pier was packed with cheering spectators as they were treated to some hot racing action. Freestyle riders performed in between each of the 3 races, and treated the crowd to some highflying Freestyle action. Last year's Can-Am Cup was won by the U.S.A., but this year’s event promises to be even more exciting as the Canadian's will be coming in full force to take back the Can-Am Cup.
 This year's Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup will feature a LIVE Video Web Broadcast showcasing all 3 Main Events. For the first time in the history of Personal Watercraft Racing you will get to see some of the greatest racing action on the planet right in the comfort of your own home as it happens. You won't have to wait for reports from the web. You won't have to wait for the results. You won't have to wait to see the pictures. You won't have to wait to see Jamie Deer's Video. You will get to see it as it happens!
 The USWRA in cooperation with the U.S. Grand National Watercross Championships in association with the Harbor Beach Maritime Festival have signed Air Advantage as a sponsor of this year's Events. Air Advantage will supply the wireless technology making the LIVE Video Web Broadcast possible. Air Advantage is highly excited with it's partnership as it recognizes the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup as being the 2nd Largest Spectator Event in Personal Watercraft Racing while providing the technology to broadcast this very special event to the world.
 Scott Turner, Senior Architect from the USWRA has been working out the details with Scott Zimmer of Air Advantage for the past several months and have recently given the thumbs up making the LIVE Video Web Broadcast a reality for the 2005 Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup.
Jamie Deer, from the U.S., and Vin Danaher, from Canada, will be your hosts for the festivities as they will be calling the racing action for the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup. They will also be doing LIVE Interviews throughout the event, and will be master of ceremonies of the Awards Ceremony which will also be aired LIVE on the Video Web Broadcast. From the start of the National Anthems, to the incredible racing action, to the last award given out at the Awards Ceremony, you will get to see it LIVE!
In 2004, Riders started arriving on Thursday morning for the upcoming Weekend Events. There were 135 Riders in attendance last year from; Missouri, Kentucky, North Dakota, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada. In another popular Event, the 2004 Bud Light Ray C’s Extreme Motor Sports Invitational had 17 Teams with 68 participants. Over 200 Riders Total competed in this year’s 4th Annual Harbor Beach Maritime Festival, making it the 2nd Largest Personal Watercross Racing Event in the Nation.
The weekend festivities gets under way as a growing and popular Event will be taking place on Friday night. The 4th Annual Bud Light / Ray C’s Extreme Motor Sports Invitational will be in full swing as local Personal Watercraft Enthusiasts will compete in Team Competition on the Jacque Bryant prepared racecourse. Each Team will consist of 4 Riders that will each run 1 lap in a Timed Event. All scored times from each individual of each team will then be calculated, and the Team that has the best overall time will be the Bud Light / Ray C’s Extreme Motor Sports Invitational Champions.
In a single year, the teams increased from 4 Teams in 2002 , to 12 Teams total for 2003. In 2004, there were a total of 17 teams making it the most attended. This shows the increasing popularity of such a great event for the entire family. Each Rider ran a lap around the racecourse for time. All 4 Riders then combined their times for an overall Team Time. A lot of participants found out that it is much harder to negotiate buoys around a racecourse then it looks. Each participant was all smiles after their respective run, coupled with the fact they were on a brand new Sea-Doo that was donated by Ray C’s Extreme Motor Sports. A big thank you goes out to Ray C’s Extreme Motor Sports for their generosity in the donation of 3 Runabouts for the participants to use.
Team Comcast took top honors in 2004 winning the Bud Light / Ray C’s Extreme Motor Sports Invitational Championship. Team Comcast won by a convincing 10+ seconds over the competition and literally dominated the event for 2004. However, second and third place was a different story. We had the closest finish to date with .14 tenths of a second separating second and third place. Edward Jones Team barely edged out Harbor Beach Chamber of Commerce for the 2nd place on the podium.
Albert Wolschleger from Team Comcast once again had the fastest time of the day making it two years in a row. Albert was flawless in his hot lap setting a blistering pace for the competition. Tom Bastin of Citizen 1st also had a great run as the second fastest finisher with a time of 43.78 seconds. Pam Semp was the big surprise of the event finishing in 10th place in the Individual Standings. Pam’s practice throughout the year paid off as she set the course on fire. From last year she saved several seconds off her time and was by far the most improved rider this year. If Pam continues at this pace, watch out for her in 2005, as she will be a contender for the top spot for the fastest time.
For 2005, Ray Cs Extreme Motor Sport of Lapeer will provide the machines for this shot at the big time. So far, over 60 entries have signed up for this popular event with many more entrants expected as the big date draws near.
2004
Bud Light – Ray C’s Extreme Motor
Sport Invitational Final Team Standings
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1.
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Team
Comcast
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179.23
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2.
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Edward
Jones
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198.20
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3.
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H.B.
Chamber
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198.34
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4.
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Corner
Store
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202.15
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5.
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Lets
Go Fishing
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206.64
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6.
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L.K.
Creations
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207.63
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7.
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Dow
Agro Sciences
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208.65
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8.
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Citizen’s
1st
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212.08
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9.
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Esch
Landscaping
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214.45
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10.
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Lakeshore
Guardian
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218.10
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11.
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Harbor
Drug
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229.44
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12.
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Brennan’s
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230.53
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13.
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Huron
County Press
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263.85
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14.
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Cellular
One
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272.19
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15.
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City
of Harbor Beach
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305.24
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16.
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Wade
Trim
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423.62
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17.
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H
& R Block
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329.49
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2004
Bud Light – Ray C’s Extreme Motor
Sport Invitational Top 10 Fastest Times
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1.
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Albert
Wolschegar
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Team
Comcast
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42.53
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2.
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Todd
Bastin
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Citizen’s
1st
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43.78
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3.
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James
Pawlowski
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Team
Comcast
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44.88
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4.
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Ken
Bowers
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Team
Comcast
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44.95
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5.
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Brad
Wruble
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Brennan’s
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46.20
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6.
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Dave
Grates
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Edward
Jones
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46.53
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7.
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Rick
Wengren
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Lets
Go Fishing
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46.56
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8.
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Jeremy
Reinke
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Team
Comcast
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46.87
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9.
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Dan
Behnke
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L.K.
Creations
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46.91
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10.
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Pam
Semp
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H.B.
Chamber
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47.34
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 For the early birds, come join the fun for the first ever “War on the Shore? Battle of the bands on Thursday, July 14th. This will be the 2nd Annual Event for Competition between bands at the Maritime Festival. Last year’s event was a big success as 10 bands performed some ear shattering performances throughout the night. This was great fun for family and friends as they were highly entertained by local and regional talent. Dave LeMaster a very popular DJ from WLEW Cruise 102.1 Radio emceed last years event and provided the judging for the competition as well. Dave highly entertained the crowd with his quick wit, and great insight into the many local bands and their music. Dave LeMaster has again signed on for the 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands for 2005. The Maritime Festival is looking forward to having Dave back onboard.
 The Thumb Watercross Challenge will be another Event taking place that weekend. Come watch the hottest Riders of Region 6, and the Midwest as they compete in Round 5 of the 2005 U.S. Grand National Watercross Championships. After 4 Rounds there are many tight Season Points battles underway and some Championships at stake, as the Riders take to the waters for some Hot Racing Action. Over 200 Personal Watercraft Racers are anticipated to attend making this the biggest Race Weekend of the Year. The last 4 Years, the Racing Action coupled with the many Festival Activities make this weekend one of the most enjoyable weekends for Personal Watercraft enthusiasts. As a result, many Riders look forward to coming back to Harbor Beach, Michigan each year. Come see some great Personal Watercraft Racing, and along with the many other great Activities planned, you will not be disappointed.
 Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup Format - There are 3 Classes that make up the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup. There is the Ski Open, 800 Runabout Open, and the 1200 Runabout Open. Novice, Expert, and Pro Riders are eligible to participate in all 3 classes of the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup. All Riders will have to qualify for Saturday Night’s Main Event’s. Heat Races will be run on Saturday morning taking the top 9 Riders from each Country for Saturday Evening’s Main Event’s. Each of the Main Event’s will have 18 Riders participating, 9 from Canada, and 9 from U.S.A., who will be scoring Team Points towards the Overall Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup Championship. We will have a 20 point Scoring system for each Class, that contributes to the Overall Team’s Score toward the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup Championship. A running score will be kept after each of the Main Event’s, showing which country is currently leading in Points.
In between each Main Event Race, we will have 2 short Freestyle Shows for the crowd. Here all the Freestyle Riders will perform their many tricks, and routine’s for the spectators during the short intermissions in between the Main Event Races. See Riders perform Aerial Barrel Rolls, along with high flying water fountains during the Freestyle Shows. This was a real crowd pleaser last year for those in attendance.
Below is a Schedule of Events for the Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup Championships. You can get a Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup Registration Form online at www.watercross.com .
Saturday
- Budweiser
/ Novi
Can-Am Cup Schedule
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7:00am
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8:00am
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup Sign-in, and
Registration.
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7:30am
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7:30 am
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup Tech Inspection.
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8:00am
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8:30am
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup Riders Meeting.
If
a Rider is in a Can-Am Cup
Qualifying for a Heat Race on
Saturday morning, then they need to attend the regular Riders Meeting on
Saturday morning.
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9:00
m – 12:00pm
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Ski
Class, 800cc Class, and 1200cc Class
Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup
Qualifying
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5:00pm
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Riders
Meeting for all Budweiser / Novi
Can-Am Cup participants.
During
this short Riders Meeting all
Budweiser / Novi Can-Am Cup
participants will be given a
5x7 decal of the respective country
they’re representing.
This will be placed on the
left side of the Riders watercraft. This will make it easily identifiable for the spectators to
distinguish between Canada vs U.S.A.
Riders in the Main Events.
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5:30pm
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National
Anthem’s.
Each country will have their
National Anthem played prior to the
start of Budweiser / Novi Can-Am
Cup Main Event’s.
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5:35pm
– 5:45pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup Ski Open Class
Rider Introductions.
Each Rider will have his
Name, and Sponsors announced in
front of 5,000 spectators, as the
Rider makes a parade lap around the
quarter mile long pier, prior to the
Race.
Hear the crowd go wild as
each Rider takes his/her parade lap.
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5:45pm
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6:05pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup Ski Open Class
Main Event.
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6:05pm
-
6:15pm
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Freestyle
Show. Here all the Freestyle Riders will perform their many
tricks, and routine’s for the
spectators during the short
intermissions in between the Main
Event Races.
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6:05pm
-
6:15pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am
Cup Ski Open Class Post Race
Interviews.
During the Freestyle Show, we will
be having Post Race Interviews of
the winners of the Ski Open Class.
Jamie Deer from Xtreme Outlaw Video
Productions will also be doing
interviews as well.
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6:15pm
– 6:25pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup 800cc Open Class
Rider Introductions.
Each
Rider will have his Name, and
Sponsors announced in front of 5,000
spectators, as the Rider makes a
parade lap around the quarter mile
long pier, prior to the Race.
Hear the crowd go wild as
each Rider takes his/her parade lap.
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6:25pm
-
6:45pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup 800cc Open Class
Main Event.
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6:45pm
-
6:55pm
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Freestyle
Show. Here all the Freestyle Riders will perform their many
tricks, and routine’s for the
spectators during the short
intermissions in between the Main
Event Races.
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6:45pm
-
6:55pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am
Cup 800 R/A Open Class Post Race
Interviews.
During the Freestyle Show, we will
be having Post Race Interviews of
the winners of the 800 R/A Open
Class. Jamie Deer from Xtreme
Outlaw Video Productions will also
be doing interviews as well.
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6:55pm
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7:05pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup 1200cc Open Class
Rider Introductions.
Each
Rider will have his Name, and
Sponsors announced in front of 5,000
spectators, as the Rider makes a
parade lap around the quarter mile
long pier, prior to the Race.
Hear the crowd go wild as
each Rider takes his/her parade lap.
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7:05pm
-
7:25pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup 1200cc R/A Open
Class Main Event.
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7:25pm
-
7:30pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am
Cup 1200 R/A Open Class Post Race
Interviews.
During the Freestyle Show, we will
be having Post Race Interviews of
the winners of the 1200 R/A Open
Class. Jamie Deer from Xtreme
Outlaw Video Productions will also
be doing interviews as well.
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7:30pm
-
8:00pm
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Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am
Cup Awards Ceremony.
The top 3 Riders of each Class will
be given an award in a podium
presentation by Jamie Deer & Vin
Danagher. There will be also
several presentations in addition,
including the Mayor of Harbor Beach.
Neil Essenmacher of Budweiser and
Tim Vaugh of Novi will also be on
hand to present the winning country
with the prestigious Budweiser
/ Novi Can-Am Cup.
Pictures and Video Interviews will
also be included in the Awards
Presentations.
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8:00pm
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Live
Concert. The Band starts playing from the stage on the beach
immediately following the Awards
Ceremony.
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10:00pm
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Spectacular
Fireworks Display.
Tom Youatt, Maritime
Committee Fireworks Chairman stated
the 2005 Fireworks Display promises
to be the best one ever.
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Budweiser
Can-Am Cup
2004 Ski Class Results
July 17th, 2004
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1.
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Brad
Maloney
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Holland,
OH
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USA
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Kawasaki
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2.
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Jacque
Bryant
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Noblesville,
IN
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USA
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Kawasaki
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3.
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Tim
Carlson
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Orland
Park, IL
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USA
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Kawasaki
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4.
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Justin
Labonte
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Canada
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CAN
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Kawasaki
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5.
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Joe
Durocher
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Canada
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CAN
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Polaris
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6.
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James
Cook
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Harrison
Twp, MI
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USA
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Kawasaki
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7.
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Bryan
Hofsas
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Ohio
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USA
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Yamaha
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8.
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Marvin
Bulas
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Eastpointe,
MI
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