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6-9-10 — Want to do more than just watch the 2010 Lake Cumberland Grand Prix
Offshore Super Series (OSS) powerboat race from the shore or your boat?
Connect with the Lake Cumberland Grand Prix through the race's official
Facebook page and you could be eligible to become part of one of the crews
that will race their high-speed powerboats on the waters of Lake Cumberland
thanks to the Grand Prix's "Crew Member for a Day" contest, which launches
this week.
To enter, simply search Facebook for the race's official page by typing
in "Lake Cumberland Grand Prix OSS Powerboat Racing" and select that you
"like" the page, which makes you a member of the race's roster of Facebook
fans.
Two winners will be selected at random from the Lake Cumberland Grand
Prix's Facebook page membership by Wednesday, June 2. Winners will be
notified by a personal message sent to their Facebook account, and will have
24 hours to respond, accept the prize, and be placed in contact with OSS
officials for further arrangements. Be one of those winners, and you'll get
to spend Saturday, June 5‹qualifying and Pro Am racing day‹hanging with one
of the OSS powerboat crews at the course at Waitsboro Recreation Area in
Somerset.
"Why just sit back and watch the Lake Cumberland Grand Prix when you can
actually get a day of hands-on crew experience in and around the race pits
with a professional OSS powerboat crew?" said Larry Combs, race coordinator
with The Center for Rural Development. "This is a great way for fans to get
up close and personal with the exciting atmosphere of the Lake Cumberland
Grand Prix."
You and a partner will be working hand in hand with a team driver and
throttleman as their crew "dials" in the boat to get ready to test and race.
Be a part of the fastest powerboat series in North America while you
learn the inside scoop on what it takes to get ready and win!
Returning to Lake Cumberland for the second straight year, the Lake
Cumberland Grand Prix will bring more than 20 powerboats capable of speeds
of up to 200 miles per hour back to Kentucky for a challenging course
located at Waitsboro Recreation Area, which is just past Traffic Light 29
off U.S. 27 in Somerset.
Kickoff activities on Friday, June 4, will take place at Race Village at
The Center for Rural Development, which will be command central for OSS
racing teams. The teams will set up in the south parking lot there, where
racing fans will be able to visit with drivers, see the boats up close, and
check out the assortment of vendors.
The Center will also serve as the launch location for a "Parade of
Boats" starting at 6 p.m. that evening, during which racing teams will form
a caravan of boats that will travel up U.S. 27 in Somerset before returning
to Race Village.
At 7 p.m. that evening following the Parade of Boats, Race Village will
host a free southern rock concert by the Honeytribe, a band fronted by Devon
Allman, son of legendary singer/songwriter Gregg Allman of the Allman
Brothers Band.
Volunteers and vendors are encouraged to visit the 2010 Lake Cumberland
Grand Prix Web site at www.lakecumberlandgrandprix.com to fill out online
participation forms, or contact the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of
Commerce at 606-679-7323 to sign up for service opportunities and register
to participate in the event.
For more information on the race, contact Larry Combs at The Center at
606-677-6000 or via e-mail at lrcombs@centertech.com.
To become an official race sponsor, contact Jeff Crowe at TOUR SEKY at
606-677-6095 or via e-mail at jcrowe@tourseky.com.