Saturday, May 3, 2008 “Let the Race Begin!” Team Competition    Prizes Awarded Continental Breakfast & Barbeque Click here for The Great Paint Race Registration Form

Put together a six-man team and enter the competition.  A package will be issued to each Team which will include event registration, rules, and procedures. This event is a race to remove weeds, clean up debris and paint curbs. Entry cost is $10.00 per team member. The money will go into a 50-50 pot.  The winning team will receive half of the pot and the other half will be awarded to a charitable organization. 
Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Best of show – Take your weed whacker and paint it, stripe it, chrome it, accessorize it, and name it. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

Check-in time is at 8:00 a.m.  A Continental breakfast will be served at that time and all customized weed whackers will be presented for judging.  You will draw for your designated work area and at 9:00 a.m. sharp, the race is on.

The event will conclude with a barbeque where awards will be presented.

This event is being hosted by City of El Monte Public Works Maintenance Division with support from the El Monte Police Department, Parks and Recreation, the Beautification Commission, and the El Monte City Council.

Event Overview
The idea of the Great Paint Race was created to address the need to clean up a large portion of major City parkways at one time.  This competition is a great way to get work done quickly, create team competition, positively enhance the quality of life for residents, enhance the image of the City, and most importantly,have fund doing the work!

Competition Overview
The competition format was created to have two events within one; the “Race” itself and the “Weed Whacker Best of Show”. An entry fee of $10.00 will be charged for each team member which includes a continental breakfast and a barbeque and the end of the Event. Half of the prize fund will go to the winning team and the other half will be given to a designated charity. Trophies will also be awarded. The day will begin with check-in and a continental breakfast and conclude with a barbeque and awards given out.

Registration
The teams will be comprised of six (6) members. One member will be designated as the Captain who will be responsible for completing and turning in all registration forms and fees.  The Captain will also be responsible for picking up their team’s weed whacker for customizing for the Best of Show competition. In lieu of everything that must be processed prior to the May 3, all registration forms must be received no later then Monday April 28, 2008 by 4:00 p.m.  All team members must be at least 18 years of age. Forms may be submitted at the Public Works Maintenance Division Office on Santa Anita, the Police Department front desk, or the City Administrative Office (City Hall East).

Best of Show Weed Whacker
As part of the competition and a way to have fun and be creative, customizing your weed whacker and having it judged will be part of the event. As soon as you turn in all of your registration forms, the team Captain will go to the Public Works Maintenance Division office at 3527 Santa Anita Avenue where a weed whacker will be issued to the team.  The sooner you enter, the more time you have to customize your weed whacker. Paint it, chrome it, stripe it, customize it, accessorize it, and most importantly, give it a name; for example, Wild String or Big Piston. When you receive your weed whacker, it will have a minimal amount of fuel in it as it will be prepped to run.  Final fueling will occur on event day after judging.

Event Check-in
Check in will start at 8:00 a.m. at El Monte Public Works Maintenance Division located at 3527 Santa Anita Avenue.  The weed whackers will be presented for Best of Show judging. At 8:30 a.m., Team Captains will draw for their designated work zone. When you know your zone, check out your equipment and supplies which will already be staged by work zone. Each team will be allowed to use two vehicles for the event which you must provide.  Vehicle passes will be issued for vehicles used and must be displayed on the dash. Plastic will be available to protect any vehicles carrying event supplies and equipment. 

Start of Race
The Race will start at approximately 9:00 a.m. Teams will be dispatched in a timely manner due to driving distance to the team work zone. Once Team dispatching begins, if all members of your Team are not present, your Team will be dispatched at the designated time. If you choose to go to your work zone with less than a full Team you may do so. If you choose to wait until your Team is complete, your start time will not be adjusted and will remain at your assigned dispatch time.

Scoring System
Scoring will be done with a point system. The total number of points will be determined by the total number of teams entered. As teams finish, there will be three (3) points deducted for each subsequent finishing position. Time begins at the time your Team was dispatched and ends when all issued equipment (including the weed whacker) is received back at the equipment staging area. The Team Captain will contact the judge, turn in their team number, and inform the judge that their team is “done”.  At this time, their team’s finishing time is logged in. 

Point Deductions
During the Event, there will be judges, referees, and traffic officers assigned to the Event. Point deductions will be taken for sloppy work, improper operation of a vehicle, or anything considered unsafe such as failing to use issued safety equipment.

In other words, if you are the third Team to complete your area, but your Team has accumulated several deductions, your Team could possible finish in tenth place.  For those of you calculating the prize payout, it will be significant if you are in contention for the “win”.

All deductions will be presented to the judging staff and calculated. All decisions of the judging staff will be final and not subject to appeal.

Barbeque and Awards
At approximately 11:30 a.m, the barbeque will began and continue until all teams have finished.

Awards will then be presented for Best of Show Weed Whacker 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Race winners will be announced and trophies presented for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. The winner will receive the prize pay out.