2020 Motown Madness January 25

MOTOWN MADNESS – “Your mind and body will never be the same!”

DETROIT INDOOR ROWING REGATTA
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020
SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF DETROIT ROWING at the HISTORIC DETROIT BOAT CLUB on BELLE ISLE and home of the DETROIT BOAT CLUB CREW

RIVERBANK DRIVE & PICNIC WAY
BELLE ISLE, Detroit, MI 48207

Parking: Ample free parking in boat club’s parking lot.
Time: Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
Warm Up at 8:00 a.m.
Racing starts: 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2020

Register online – deadline 01/23/2020

Events:

  • Events for girls & boys are based on age & experience.
  • Adult Women and Men are classified by age, experience & weight
  • Open lightweight men – 160 lbs. (72.5 Kg)
  • Open Lightweight women – 130 lbs. (59.0 Kg)
  • Master’s events are classified by age.
  • Military Veterans are combined within the Masters events.
  • “First Timers” 500-meter Dash: open to all first time races among Military Veterans, Recreational, Novice, and Para Adaptive entrants, including medals for fastest male and female in each group.
  • Team Races classified by gender and club affiliation.

Distance:

  • Rowers will race 2000 meters and coxswains & Pre-HS.
  • Under 13 years old Events 1000 meters.
  • “First Timers” event will race 500 meters.

Race Fees:

Prizes: A commemorative medal will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places of each event.

In the team events, members of a team must be from the same club and all members will receive a medal award.

Ergometers for Sale: Older Concept 2 ergometers will be for sale and may be picked up after the race. Interested persons, call Dick Bell.

Race Contact:
Dick Bell
27551 Rackham Dr.
Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076-3301
Phone: (248) 875-8574 (cell)
Email: [email protected].

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MAP AND DIRECTIONS TO RACE

Directions from Port Huron on I-94 west: Exit onto I-75/S/Chrysler Fwy via exit 216 toward Toledo. Merge onto I-375 S/Chrysler Fwy and exit at East Jefferson and turn left onto Jefferson Ave. Drive 2 miles east to Belle Isle and turn right onto bridge. Drive across the bridge and follow the traffic pattern counter clockwise taking every left-hand turn until you arrive at the boathouse parking lot.

Directions from Chicago on I-94 east: Take the M-10 S exit toward downtown. Merge onto John C. Lodge Fwy/ MI-10 S becomes Jefferson Ave. Drive 2 miles east on Jefferson to Belle Isle and turn right onto bridge. Drive across the bridge and follow the traffic pattern counter clockwise taking every left-hand turn until you arrive at the boathouse parking lot.

Directions from Pontiac on I-75 south: Merge onto I-375 S/Chrysler Fwy, exit at East Jefferson and turn left onto Jefferson Ave. Drive 2 miles east to Belle Isle and turn right onto bridge. Drive across the bridge and follow the traffic pattern counter clockwise taking every left-hand turn until you arrive at the boathouse parking lot.

Directions from Toledo on I-75 north: Take exit 49 toward MI-10/Lodge Fwy/Civic Center. toward Civic Center. Merge onto John C. Lodge Fwy/MI-10 S. John C. Lodge Fwy/MI-10 S becomes Jefferson Ave. Drive 2 miles east on Jefferson to Belle Isle and turn right onto bridge. Drive across the bridge and follow the traffic pattern counter clockwise taking every left-hand turn until you arrive at the boathouse parking lot.