March/April Update
Our 2012 race season is just right around the corner. I want to welcome all existing members and new members. Plans for the 14th Annual Glacier Spring Barrel Bash are under way, so this means District 5 members need to start getting those sponsorship forms to me. I have almost all the Average awards & all of the Target Race awards purchased. I will be ordering the buckles here in about another month, so we really need to get some sponsor money rolling in. Cash donations are best, but we will always take product donations, which can be used for door prizes or silent auction items. I will need to receive the sponsor forms back by June 8th in order to get the information into the show program. In both the Youth and Senior the payout will be a 4D format but Average Awards will be awarded in a 3D format, this is due to historical results in not being able to award all the awards due to not enough entries. We will award down to 5th place in the Open, 3rd place in both Youth & Senior and 5th place in the Target Race. The Glacier Barrel Bash will again be both NBHA & BRN4D sanctioned, for the BRN4D members who wish their points to count, you will be required to pay an additional $2 per entry/class ( this money goes directly to BRN4D) There are several races happening around the area before our season starts in May. There will be a BRN4D race at Majestic Valley Arena on March 31st, The 2nd Annual Cottonwood Challenge will be held April 20th, 21st & 22nd with added money & average awards in Billings, The Three Can Rendezvous BRN4D barrel race April 28th & 29th in Eureka with added money. The Fast & Furious will be held May 5th at Majestic Valley Arena with year with a minimum of $800 added in the Open, this race will also be both BRN4D & NBHA MT5 sanctioned.
DIRECTORS CORNER
You will notice as you look thru the upcoming races schedule that there are a couple of dates that do not have an arena listed, I am currently working with an arena for these dates, still waiting to hear back from them if these dates will work for them. I wanted to get an update out as soon as possible as there are a lot of other races and deadlines coming up soon. You will find all the information and entry forms here on our website for all of the races listed above and on the race schedule. I have recently mailed out a newsletter, this will be the only newsletter that I will mail out this season, all updated, race results, point standings for the year or any changes to the race schedule can be found here on the website. If you did not receive a newsletter and would like one, please email, texted, call or FB me and I will send you one. We also have a Facebook page for NBHA MT5, I try to keep any changes and events listed here as well. As some of you know, I have moved so please be aware of my new mailing address listed on the Barrel Bash entry form and sponsorship forms. Hope to see all of you at our races again this year.