(Rangeley, ME) The 10th Annual Busch Sport Scene Snowmobile Ride for Charity
will take place on Saturday, January 31st, at the Club House Restaurant in
Rangeley, Maine. There will be many NASCAR Camping World Series drivers and
team members joining the ride again this year, as well as PASS, ACT and
local track racers. The ride is open to everyone: teams, fans and all, so
make your plans to ride with the best racers in the northeast!
The day will start with an optional 10:30AM drivers meeting at the Club
House - which was formerly the People's Choice (for those of you that
attended in the past). Ride credentials can be purchased for $15 at the Club
House starting at 9AM. You can ride with the 11AM group or ride with your
own group at any time during the day. You can even purchase more than one
ride credential, allowing better odds of holding the winning hand!
The $15 ride credential also gets you admission into the full night of
entertainment at the Club House that evening. There will be dinner specials
and drink specials exclusively for those with a ride credential. The
proceeds from the ride will all go to several great charities including the
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maine Special Olympics, Travis Roy Foundation,
Rangeley Snowmobile Club, Busch Sport Scene Scholarship Fund and the Camping
World Series Women's Auxiliary and their various charities.
What is a poker run anyway? Once you get a ride credential, you ride to five
separate check points, getting your credential stamped at each checkpoint.
At the end of the ride, you get one card dealt for each stamp on your card.
The person with the best five card poker hand will be the winner! For
example, if the five cards you drew were two jacks, two aces and a two of
hearts, that would be your hand for the event. The winner will be awarded a
full prize package that will include some great snowmobile gear, gift
certificates and more. There will be prizes for second and third best hand
as well.
The ride by snowmachine can be as quick as less than two hours or as long as
you like if you take longer trail routes. Poker Run stops will be announced
soon. Participants will meet back at the Club House at 6 PM. The cards will
be dealt to see who has the best hand, which is announced at 7 PM.
"The event is held rain or shine, snow or not. Many of the participants at
the event don't even ride snowmachines," event organizer and Busch Sport
Scene Publisher George Campbell said. "If anyone is concerned about the
weather, or does not ride snowmobiles, each check point is accessible by car
as well as snowmachine, making it possible for those that do not ride
snowmobiles to participate equally."
Much of the fun takes place inside the Club House during the evening
festivities, which are capped of by a comedy show featuring nationally known
comedians Larry Myles and Rob Steen. Rob is a favorite of this event, having
performed at this event several times in the past. His resume includes
several appearances on the David Letterman Show as well as performances on
MTV and the Comedy Channel.
There will be 100's of raffle prizes and great auction items at the event.
Some of the auction items will include great sports items including race
tickets and signed memorabilia. Among the items included in the auction are
several Patriots items including an NFL football signed by Teddy Bruschi as
well as several Red Sox signed items including one of Jonathan Papelbon.
There will be plenty of great NASCAR items including signed Kevin Harvick,
Joey Logano and Martin Truex items.
There will be lots of great non-sports items as well. Comedian Larry Myles
will also serve as a guest auctioneer! Larry has performed in front of
audiences from Los Angeles and Las Vegas to New York and Boston. He has also
been featured on MTV and appeared on the hit TV show Law & Order. Raffle
tickets for the 100+ raffle items will be just $1 each or $10 for a dozen!
Steve Perry, host of the popular Mainely Motorsports television show, will
be at the annual event with his crew riding & taping for a future episode.
Mainely Motorsports airs on Time Warner Cable channels weekly through out
northern New England.
"This is the tenth year I have been involved in this event," Campbell said.
"We are closing in on $100,000 raised over those years. We have some great
plans for this year's event, including several specials guests and many
terrific auction items. If you are a race fan or a sports fan, you do not
want to miss this year's event. Even if your not, it will be a great time
for everyone and all the proceeds go directly to some great charities."
Credentials for the event can be purchased for $10 in advance either at the
Club House, the Rangeley Chamber or from Busch Sport Scene. The tickets will
be $15 the day of the event. Busch Sport Scene is a New England based sports
magazine. Current Busch Sport Scene subscribers will receive a $5 discount
on the day of the event, as will NASCAR, PASS & ACT team members that
present their licenses.
For room availability or directions, you can call the Rangeley Chamber of
Commerce at 1-800-MT-LAKES. For more details, or to become a part of the
event or make a donation, please email at scene@neracing.com or call Busch
Sport Scene at 1-207-224-2060. There will also be news on the
www.neracing.com website.
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