Chad, if it's not too late, put me down for two of the XL T shirts. I'm dropping my registration and payment in the mail tomorrow morning. David Logan NAR#79313
Hello all,
>
> I just wanted to pass along a few NARAM-45 notes. We are only three
> and a half weeks away from NARAM-45, and we have a good amount of
> people already registered.
>
> The deadline has passed for contest flyers to avoid the late fee. You
> may still pre-register to compete at NARAM-45, but we ask that you now
> include the $20 late fee with your registration. This late fee ONLY
> applies to contest flyers. Sport flyers can still register for the
> same pre-registration price as listed on the form, and pay no late
> fees, available on the NARAM web site. We urge you to pre-register
> now for NARAM, as prices will be higer for on site for various items. >
> We have to turn in our tee shirt quantities next week, so we NEED to
> know how many to order, so let us know if you want one. We will have
> only very few extra available, for a higher price on site if you don't
> order now. These are gonna be white shirts with the cool NARAM patch
> design (shown on NARAM web site) on the back and "NARAM-45" on the
> front; seven colors of imprint starting at only $12.
>
> We also will need to turn in a total for the Tuesday night picnic and
> the Friday night awards banquet before NARAM starts, so if you plan on
> attending either or both, we need to know ASAP via pre-registration.
> The food for both is gonna be great (no lie), so don't miss out. We
> will probably be able to add as many a half a dozon or so to the
> picnic later, but probably not for the banquet.
>
> As for updates; we have the FAA waiver for all 7 days of NARAM, from
> 9am to 5pm each day, with a 10,000' MSL ceiling (about 9500' AGL). We
> will have plenty of pads for 1/4A thru K motor flights. We can
> accomodate some L and M motor flights, but we do ask that you notify
> us in advance to determine feasibility. In addition we will have a
> separate pad area for radio controlled rocket gliders. We will also
> have the normal 18 pad setup in addition for contest flying on Monday > thru Friday.
>
> As for accomodations: we had the blocks of rooms held until June 30,
> so they have all been release to the general public now. We checked
> today on all three official hotels and here's the scoop and what we've
> worked out with them. First, the Headquarters hotel, the Ramada Inn
> (this was formerly the Days Inn when we booked it, and when most
> people made their reservations), is completely booked. We confirmed
> with them that the reservations had been transferred successfully, and
> it seems that the amount of people in our group there is close to the
> number of rooms initially blocked, so we feel comfortable that
> everyone is ok. Both the Sleep Inn and Super 8 still have some rooms
> available. These are no longer held for NARAM only, so BOOK NOW if
> you plan to stay there. We did get both of these motels to agree to
> give anyone that says they are with the NARAM group the original rate
> (either $49.95 for the Sleep and $46.88 for the Super 8) for the next
> week. They didn't have to do this and could've pushed for the
> standard rate, but we do appreciate their willingness to help out our
> rocket procrastinators. : you right near the headquarters hotel and all the evening activities.
> If you're concerned that the hotels are in Henderson, KY and we're
> flying in Evansville, IN, don't be. It is about 21 miles from the
> hotel doorstep to the launch site. It is a fairly easy drive and is
> mostly out of town via a bypass, so it should be a fairly painless
> trip each day and won't involve Evansville city traffic.
>
> We'd also like to solicit donations for the NAR annual auction, which
> proceeds will benefit the Robert Cannon Memorial Education Fund. I
> will admit that we are slim on items so far, so if you've got anything
> rocketry that you'd like to get rid or for a great cause, PLEASE do
> so. You can send auction items to the Contest Director at: Lila
> Schmaker, 1421 State St, Vincennes, IN 47591.
>
> Southwestern Indiana is a day's drive or less from most of the central
> and eastern US, so we hope to see many of you for a week of everything
> rockets. Come out and fly with us!
>
> The NARAM web site has most of the info on it, so check it out. We
> will be updating it more and more as NARAM dawns, so check back
> frequently.
>
>
> Thanks for reading. If you have any questions, you may post here to
> the NAR Section listserve and I'll try and answer. Or, you may email
> the contest director at snipped-for-privacy@naram45.org
>
> The web site is atformatting linkCheck it out.
>
>
> Chad Ring
> NAR 50652, TRA 1252
> President, Launch Crue, host section NARAM-45