The Northwest Whitewater Cup Series kicks off the weekend of March 15-16, 2008 with the annual WKC Cedar River Race! Come on out to support the Seattle area’s whitewater slalom site! This year the Cedar will be the Northwest USACK Olympic Team Trials Qualifier for slalom. (Racers who want a crack at the Olympic Team must qualify for the Trials race that is held in Charlotte, NC April 25-27, 2008 and to qualify to race at that event, you need to place at one of the Qualifier events across the country - the Cedar Race being one of them!)

As always at the Cedar, there will be race classes for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re a junior or master, beginner or expert, paddle a plastic boat or race boat, prefer a kayak or canoe, come join the fun!

Events:

* Slalom: Class II+ to III, 18 gates, 2 runs combined for total time.
* Beginner & Cadet Slalom: Class II, Approximately 9 gates from last drop above bridge to finish, 2 runs combined for total time.
* Sprint Downriver: From top to bottom of slalom course (no gates)
* Classic Downriver: From top of slalom course in Landsburg to Dorre Don; this is about a 35 minute course of continuous class II+/III- whitewater.
* Boatercross: From top to bottom of slalom course (no gates); four plastic boats, head-to-head; and two boats advance to the next round (Maximum boat length 8.5 feet).

Preliminary Schedule: Friday, March 14, 2008

* Slalom Course Construction - volunteers needed. Once set, it
opens for practice through the start of Sunday’s race!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

* All day Slalom Practice
* 11:00 AM Sprint downriver race
* 1:00 PM Boatercross
* 3:00 PM Classic downriver race
* 3:30 PM Slalom race registration closes

Sunday, March 16, 2008

* 9:30 AM Slalom racers’ meeting
* 10:30 AM Slalom race start

Post-race: Course deconstruction & Awards

Volunteers are needed for timing and gate judging. Please contact the race director to sign up.

For slalom information contact Bert Hinkley at bert@proctornet.com
For Downriver information including group practice runs, contact Tom Weir at wierc1@yahoo.com

Directions: Located southeast of Seattle, the Cedar River slalom site is situated on City of Seattle and King County property where the Issaquah-Hobart road crosses the river at Landsburg. This is a permanent slalom training site. An old railroad grade, now a trail, follows the river downstream from the slalom course for almost 20 miles towards Lake Washington.
From Seattle, go east on I-90 and take the Front Street exit in Issaquah. After passing through Issaquah, Front Street changes its name to the Issaquah-Hobart Road. Follow this road for about 20 minutes to where the road crosses the river. Alternatively, take Highway 18, exit at the Issaquah-Hobart road and head towards Hobart. The river is about 5 minutes away.