COLORADO
PACK BURRO RACING
2010 Schedule

Western Pack Burro Ass-ociation

Half-way decent cash money prizes payable to 8th place ON SOME RACES.
No ribbons; No wimps. No age groups.

Our thanks to PEOPLE'S BANK for SPONSORING THE TRIPLE CROWN series!!
Fairplay, Leadville and Buena Vista Burro Races

Saturday,May 22nd - 6th Annual Historic Georgetown Railroad & Mining Days Pack Burro Race
Georgetown, Colorado
Approximately 8 miles from Georgetown to Empire and back.
Weigh-in time:  10:00 am
Start time:  11:00 am Contact: Bill Lee (Red Tail) - (800)550-1820
Check out Bill's website -- www.laughingvalleyranch.com.

Sunday, July 18th  Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs, Colorado
4 - 6 miles - Great distance for first timers
Weigh In:  10:30am
Middle school parking lot (near the USFS Visitor Center) - exit 240 off I-70
Parade - All entrants must participate in the Parade before the burro race
Race Start: 12:00 pm
Contact: Bill Lee (Red Tail) - (800)550-1820

Sunday, July 25th
World Championship Pack Burro Race -- Burro Days
Fairplay, Colorado
Click here to download a race entry form
1st Leg of the Triple Crown of pack burro races.
29-mile course over rough terrain and elevation gain to the 13,000 ft summit of Mosquito Pass.
Also a Short course (15 miles). Both start and end in front of the historic Hand Hotel in Fairplay.
Attention!! The Hand Hotel Purse and "Champion's Challenge":
In an effort to encourage more participation in the historic Fairplay Long Course, Dale and Kathy Fitting (owners of the historic Hand Hotel) have decided to sponsor some very cool prizes for the Fairplay race. These are in addition to the prizes offered by the Burro Days Committee. The Hand Hotel Purse will consist of (3) $300 prizes awarded randomly to those teams finishing the Long Course of the Fairplay race. Every team finishing the long course has a shot at claiming one of these prizes, so start training! In addition, they will also institute the "Champion's Challenge" which will be an additional $750 prize if the Long Course winner breaks the all-time record for the current Mosquito Pass out and back course. The record time of 3:44:18 is currently held by Tom Sobal and Maynard and was set in 1989. $250 will be awarded if the Long Course winner beats the winning time from the previous year (5:33:42), but not the all-time record.
Weigh In:  8:00 am
Race Start: 10:30 am
Race Director : Ralph Herzog - 719-836-2659
www.burrodays.com

Sunday, August 8th
Boom Days Pack Burro Race
Leadville, Colorado
2nd Leg of Triple Crown .
Open and Women's races. Open course - 22 miles following 4-wheel drive roads to summit of Mosquito Pass through historic mining district. Women's course- 15 miles on roads with a trail loop around Bald Mountain. Both courses bring men and women back to town down, notorious mining area of California Gulch.
Weigh In:  9:00 am
Weight of pack saddle and gear must be 33 pounds for standard and mammoth donkeys, and include pick, shovel, and pan. Post race weigh in required for winners.
Race Start Open: 11:00 am
Race Start Women: 11:15 AM
Race Director:  Dave TenEyck  303-437-9898
There will be added prize dollars courtesy of the the Tommy Knocker Brewery, and People's Bank in Leadville.

Sunday, August 15th
Gold Rush Days Pack Burro Race -
Buena Vista, Colorado
3rd Leg of Triple Crown.
12-mile course crossing suspension bridge over Arkansas River, climbing the Whipple Trail to the historic Midland Railroad grade. Views of the Collegiate Peaks … if you have time to look around!
Weigh In:  9:30 am, in front of Courthouse Museum on E. Main
Race Start: 11:00 am
Race Director: Karen Thorpe - 719-539-7144 (work), 719-539-3135 (home)

Saturday, September 25
1830s Rendezvous & Spanish Colonial Market at the Fort Burro Race
The Fort Restaurant, 19198 Highway 8, Morrison, Colorado (1/4 mile north of Highway 285)
Last year we had 18 participants and it was a lot of fun. This is a short, and relatively easy obstacle course and serves as a great primer for new, and young racers (and some much needed recovery running for us old and beat-up racers!).
Information on Registration coming soon. – Race Start is at 11:00 am. Racers should be at the start line at 10:30 am.
Race Director: Brad Wann (wpbamediarelations@yahoo.com, cell # 303-906-2269).