Friend High 2006 Nebraska State Finals |
Sanctioning, Insurance information, and insurance
forms are linked below!
Please read the rulebook, the information below
and insurance information prior to sending the sanctioning
or insurance form. |
Sanctioning
Starting with the 2006 Event Season there will be no sanctioning fee!
We are trying to make it easier to hold an event.
Event organizers still need to print, sign, and mail in the sanctioning
form. To get your race on the calendar, Click the Submit button at the
bottom of the form AFTER printing it. Make sure all the required fields
are filled in.
Anyone can hold an Electrathon America event, there is some work involved
but we think that you will find it a rewarding experience.
Click
here to download the handbook with the event rules.
5.3MB Adobe
Acrobat reader required
There are a few issues that have to be addressed:
You
will need a track: Electrathons are held nationwide on many styles
and designs of tracks. You can use parking lots, city streets, velodomes,
parking garages, go cart tracks or speedways. Track diversity is one
of the things that make Electrathons so fun! There are things that you
will need to keep in mind as you make your track selection. If you are
planning on holding a race in a new area, it is best to start out on
a less than grand scale. There are areas that are excited if they get
10 cars signed up, while other areas commonly anticipate 30 to 50 cars
per race! If Electrathons are new to your area plan on a smaller scale,
then work up from there. Parking lots at large businesses, schools or
churches are often vacant on weekends, talk to the property owner about
the possibility of running a race. Many community oriented business will
be glad to allow the use of their lot, it can be a very positive way
to provide advertisement for them. You can rent a go cart track or speedway.
If you go this rout make sure that you have a sponsor to help with the
expenses.
You will need contestants: Many areas have numerous racers looking for
races to compete in. Some areas of the country have no participation
at all. Electrathon America is often asked why there are no races in
various states, it is up to everyone to help here. Start talking to others
you know about the sport, you likely will find that there are many people
who would like to compete but have no place to run a car if they did
build it.
You will need money: It can cost as little as $500 for a bare bones
Electrathon to over $5000 for an all out speedway event. You may need
to get sponsors to help with the costs. Most races have an entry fee
of approximately $25 per car, this can be more or less though. The goal
here is to cover as many of the expenses as possible and what is left
over at the end will be paid out in lap money. No one is getting financially
rich racing Electrathons, but there are riches other than money. Many
of the high school competitors may go on to be designers or engineers.
This is a great program to start kids in that direction. Electrathons
can be a positive parent/child program. It can provide a venue for adults
to pass on their skills to their children, to a youth group or to volunteer
at a school.
You will need insurance: This is a must to have an Electrathon America
sanctioned race. While there has never been a serious injury in an Electrathon
America race, it is always a possibility. No one needs to have the fear
of financial ruin hanging over their head while trying to do a good thing,
in our society, you must have insurance. Electrathon America has a liability
policy that will cover you in the event of injury. The cost is reasonable,
$400 for a one day race, subsequent days are less. You possibly might
be covered by your school, this seems to vary state to state and even
district to district. Look into it, but please verify it. Electrathon
America will not sanction an uninsured race. If you use the insurance
that is available through EA, please submit your forms to EA directly
the sanctioning process will go more quickly if you do.
(You
do not have to get the insurance through EA)
Are you excited? Here are forms to help in your race preparation. Please,
Even though the insurance form says to submit it two weeks before your
event, Please make sure that Electrathon America gets your completed
forms at least 30 days prior to your event! Do not send your insurance
form to the insurance broker. Send it to EA who will forward it to the
broker.
For the sanctioning
form, please save or print the form and then click the "submit" button
at the bottom of the form. Starting with the 2006 season there
will be no sanctioning
fee. You still have to Sign
the form agreeing to abide by EA rules and Have the minimum
required insurance.
Insurance!
For those holding events, forms must be received by Electrathon America
at least 30 days prior to the event. Please do not send insurance directly
to the insurance broker doing so may actually slow down the sanctioning
process.
Electrathon America would like to remind all Electrathon Groups that
we currently have an insurance policy that will cover liability for an
event. It is reasonably priced ( $400 for a one day event) and insurance
is mandatory if you are running an EA event. You are not required to
use our policy, but the policy that we have is hard to beat price wise.
Our rates are locked till 5/24/06.
Electrathon America Sanction Form
Insurance Information Guidelines Form
Insurance Form
If you want to order insurance from Electrathon America for your event
or have further questions about insurance contact Stuart
Perlmeter .
