St Clair River Classic Med-Rescue Group

To make this the safest event possible we use a Fire / Dive / Rescue fleet of 60 personnel consisting of 9 rescue boats, 3 Fire Engines, 2 Rescue Trucks, 30 rescue personnel and 17 Rescue Divers. As well as the land based operations for Fire and Rescue support from the St Clair Fire Department, Tri-Hospital EMS and additional equipment and personnel from surrounding Fire Departments.

1st posting to open up the recruitment of Rescue personnel for the 2008 RACE! The weekend will be JULY 25 Friday - 26 Saturday - 27 Sunday

Mass email sent out, if you did not get an email, please contact me if you wish to volunteer. We are going to start to get rolling now that we are getting close to the races. There will be races on Saturday also, we will be looking for volunteers for that day too. Hope to see you there.

2008 FORMULA BOATS - ST. CLAIR RIVER CLASSIC

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

This schedule is for information only and is subject to change.
Any changes to the official schedule shall be posted for race
teams at Race Headquarters on the "schedule adjustment board"

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008

All Day Arrival of Race Boats

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008

All Day Arrival of Race Boats; Viewing in Dry Pits

All Day Avenue of Vendors

Per Schedule Entertainment in Palmer Park

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Registration – St. Clair Inn, Chart Room

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Inspections

4:30 PM – 11:00 PM Hospitality and Beer Tents Open

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Driver’s Meeting – St. Clair Inn, River Room

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008

All Day Race Boats on Display in Dry Pits

All Day Avenue of Vendors

Per Schedule Entertainment in Palmer Park

7:30 AM Course buoys set

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Drivers / Team Physicals at St. Clair Fire Hall

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Crane Operational
10:00 AM Rescue Personnel meet at St Clair Fire Station

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration – St. Clair Inn, Chart Room

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Race Control Operational, on platform

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Insured and Permitted Testing – St. Clair River

11:00 AM – 11:00 PM Hospitality Tents & Beer Tent Open

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Timed Speed Runs – St. Clair River

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008

All Day Avenue of Vendors – Along Riverside Avenue

Per Schedule Entertainment in Palmer Park

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Drivers / Team Physicals at St. Clair Fire Hall

7:30 AM Course buoys set

8:00 AM Rescue Personnel Meet and Greet Breakfast St Clair Fire Station

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Crane in Operation

9:00 AM Medical / Dive Briefing, Fire Hall

9:00 AM PATCOM Law Enforcement Briefing, Boat Harbor

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Drivers Meetings –St. Clair Inn, River Room

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Race Control Operational

10:30 AM Course Support Fleet on station

11:40 AM (tentative) National Anthems in Park; Flag Float Down

12:00 PM – 9:00 PM Hospitality Tents Open

12:00 NOON FIRST RACE (subject to adjustment)

1:30 PM SECOND RACE (subject to adjustment)

3:00 PM THIRD RACE (subject to adjustment)

Awards Ceremony

Most of the arrangements and positions have been filled. If you have not contacted me yet please do so I have an accurate count and can make assignments. There will be a small heat of races on Saturday for anyone that is interested in assisting. I am not sure how many Rescue boats I will have for that day so I am only looking for a handful of divers and rescue personnel. This is shaping up to be another big event and it should be fun for all. Don't forget to contact me if you have not done so yet. You can contact the St Clair Fire Station at 810-329-3360 to leave a message. Thanks - Mike

IT IS FINISHED, Wave the checkered flag. This year was the first in several where we did not have an incident! This year went off without a hitch. There was some confusion after the briefing but, we will rectify that problem next year. As always we are adapting, overcoming and improvising and we are always trying to make things better. This is why we have one of the safest races in the circuit! Our coordinated effort on land and water between all of the volunteers, Rescue Personnel, Fire Departments and EMS personnel, we make this one of the favored sights of the Race Teams. I cannot thank you all enough for all you assistance and efforts. I know the days are long and hot but, you all make this one heck of a weekend.

I will try to post if and when there is an appreciation picnic as there has been in the past but, this in entirely up to the BWORA guys. They are the hosting agency for the event and put forth a great effort and dump a ton of cash into the weekend. You have them to thank for all the gratuities over the weekend and if you have the time send them a note of thanks for a great weekend of fun an racing. If they bless us with a picnic I will see if I can get it posted here.