SMOOSHING RACES - OBW

Saturday, January 25, 2025

1 PM, CHECK-IN AT 12:30 PM

Okoboji Boat Works Beach | 1401 Lakeshore Drive

Sponsored by: EXIT Realty & Hope Rolls of Dickinson County

Registration fee: $30 per team

All race entries will be donated to help build Hope Rolls’ inclusive handicap accessible playground in Spirit Lake. Smooshing for a good cause! 

Smoosh racing consists of teams of three people, all attached to a set of two 2 x 4’s. In head to head showdowns teams race approximately 50 yards down a straight course, turn around a pylon, and race back to the start. The goal is to work together as a team to complete the course as quickly as possible. Anything can happen, with excitement right up until the finish. Talk about a great winter team building activity.

RULES:
• All racers must be at least 18 years old
• All racers must sign a liability form prior to participating
• Teams must have 3 racers in order to compete
• The race winner is the first team to go around the cone and come back. The entire smoosh board must cross the finish line, not just the first person.
• The tournament format will be as follows: Each team will be randomly assigned to one of four groups of teams. Each group will compete in a round robin style pool, with each team racing all of the other teams in the group. This guarantees your team will get to race at least 3 times. The winner of each bracket will face off in a randomly selected single elimination bracket. 

TIPS & TRICKS:
• It;s helpful to have a team captain in the first spot on the boards to set the cadence and to call out turn, start, stop, right, left, etc.
• Come early and use the 30 minute practice time which is allowed during the registration process.
• Show your team spirit with a team name, team colors/uniforms, etc. just make it FUN!