The Ingonish Home Hardware Winter Games presents:
20th Annual "Little Dave" Shovel Races in honour of Dave Rudderham.
March 10th, 2024 11:00am
8:30am-Registration on the deck
Male or female, only the fastest to the bottom, still on a shovel, matters!
Cost: $10 per person
Prize Categories:
Under 16
Best overall!
1st-Gold Shovel and $75
2nd Sliver Shovel and $50
3rd Bronze Shovel and $25
16+ Adult
Best Overall!
1st-Gold Shovel and $75
2nd Silver Shovel and $50
3rd Bronze Shovel and $25
Race begins at 11 am
You bring a shovel and get from the starting point to the bottom the fastest while remaining on your Shovel. Shovels can be modified but must still function as shovels, and participants may be asked to demonstrate snow shoveling. No engines allowed.
Participants will race under the principle of a knockout race. Participants will be lined up in groups of 5 to 10; everyone will go simultaneously. Whoever gets to the bottom first while remaining on their Shovel will move on to the next round. Participants are permitted to share shovels, i.e. one person uses it for the first round; if eliminated, another person could use it and try their luck at the next set to go. When registering, please let Cape Smokey Race Team volunteers know you are sharing a shovel so you will be placed in a different start line. Suppose the people sharing a shovel must compete simultaneously for the final round. In that case, the participants must use a different shovel. So, if you don't have a shovel, borrow one when you get here!
*We will also have prize draws for anyone who signs up for the races. So even if you are not the fastest, you could still win!
*Anyone can also purchase tickets for the prize draws and does not have to race to qualify.
We have an assortment of prizes that will be drawn randomly for all participants and anyone who purchases tickets. Prizes and draws to be done at 3 pm.
List of our sponsors: Ingonish Home Hardware, North of Smokey Windsurfing, Island Inn, Knotty Pine Cottages, COOP, Periwinkle Cafe, Ingonish Whale Watching, Powerbrook Accommodations, Trailside Accommodations and Outdoor Adventures, Ingonish Freshmart, Earth Ocean Outfitting Outdoor Store, Cape Smokey, Groovy Goat, Doucette's Market and Eatery, Slope Bar and Grill, Ingonish Irving, Andrew's Pizza and Seagull Restaurant, Victoria County.
*Registration on site, the day of the event. Does not include a lift ticket.
