A Day at the Coffin Races Down Pine Street Raceway! $1,000 Purse!

166 East Jefferson Street,Burlington WI 53105

29 October, 2022

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A Day at the Coffin Races Down Pine Street Raceway! $1,000 Purse! LOOT: Coffin to trick-out and keep 4 Personalized Pallbearer Coffin License DEAD WINNERS 1st Place: $500 + a revolving hand-crafted trophy 2nd: $300 3rd : $200 Peoples Choice awarded TBD VIP tent with Monster drinks and snacks (Tentative) SPONSORED BY: Danials Family Funeral Home COFFIN WOOD DONATION: Burlington Lumber SIGN-UP CLOSING: Midnight, Friday 9/23 DETAILS: ▪ No humans in the coffin…inanimate objects only (skeletons, mascots etc.) ▪ Race Track is a block and a half, out and back on Pine St ▪ Four ghoulish obstacles on the course, two out and two back-one team member per obstacle ▪ ‘Dead First’ winners based On a point system: Speed + Game Points + Pallbearers costumes/Coffin creativity ▪ 4 rope handles for carrying, no wheels ▪ Highly suggested that teams practice running with the coffin before race day, it is a blood curdling physical challenge! ▪ Coffin Race MC Spookcaster Steve Kratochvil will interview each team for short quirky facts to announce during the games ▪ You may keep your coffin for a future races ▪ Remember this is a community event and entries should be respectful to all members of our community and family friendly DATE: Sat, Oct 29, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT Estimated Schedule of Events: (Stay Tuned , timing depends on number of entrants.) 11:30 - Teams arrive for Coffin Placement at Wehmhoff Square 11:45 - Mandatory Team meeting 12:15 - Coffin Parade on Pine 12:30- Race Start 1:00 - $1,000 purse Awards and Crowning & People’s Choice Crowning LOCATION: Wehmhoff Square 166 East Jefferson Street, Burlington, WI 53105 ADMISSION: $60 per team of 4 members, $25 for previous teams with coffin COFFIN PICK-UP: First week in October, details to come You will be asked to Provide: Team Title, names for Team Captain and 3 Pallbearers & headshot photo for each if you wish to have your Coffin Pallbearer licenses personalized. Team Captain email and Phone contact. One or two sentences to describe your team or promote your business. Like a Zombie- follow Facebook.com/spookycity for the ever revealing entrails....er, details