INFORMATION FOR RACERS
Timeline:
8am - 9am - Check-in, PLEASE BE ON TIME
10-11:30am - Tech inspection and Pre-judging
NOON sharp! - Coffin Parade Begins & Final Judging from the stage
immediately followed by...
~12:30pm - Coffin Races
~1:30pm - Awards Ceremony at the Bud Ford Pavilion at Soda Springs Park
10-11:30am - Tech inspection and Pre-judging
NOON sharp! - Coffin Parade Begins & Final Judging from the stage
immediately followed by...
~12:30pm - Coffin Races
~1:30pm - Awards Ceremony at the Bud Ford Pavilion at Soda Springs Park
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Coffin Specifications:
All coffins must meet the specifications Coffins will be inspected prior to the race. Coffins not meeting specification will be disqualified at time of inspection. |
2022 Coffin Race Entry Form is ONLINE ONLY
Registration forms and fee must be received by Friday, October 21, 2022 at 5pm NO EXCEPTIONS. The entry fee per team is $100, please submit via check to the address below after confirmation is received for your application or stop in to pay cash. [email protected] (preferred**) to the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce, Visitors Bureau & Office of Economic Development at: 354 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829 [email protected] |
Racers: What You Need to Know for Race Day
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EntourRace Preparation:
Each participating team shall provide a Coffin conforming to attached “Coffin Specifications”. Race officials inspect all Coffins before the race. Coffins that do not pass inspection may not race. Any questions or disagreements will be forwarded to an event official. Each racing team consists of five members: four runners (or “Pushers”) to propel the Coffin and one driver (or “Emma”) to sit inside the Coffin. All members of the racing team, including Emma, must be 18 or older. Entourage and parade participants may be all ages. Entourages recommended to be 12 people or less. All Emmas must wear helmets during the race. Pushers are also encouraged to wear protective gear. Every entrant and participant shall conduct themselves according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship. All Pushers and Emmas must sign a “Hold Harmless Agreement” (an agreement which holds the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Manitou Springs harmless for any accidents or injuries) on the day of the race. Each team will receive the Hold Harmless Agreement at check-in on race day. All Coffins, Pushers, and Emmas must be registered and in the staging area by 11:30. If you are NOT registered by 11:30 you will be considered a “No Show” and your spot will be given to a wait list team. Judging and Parade Line-up:
Coffin teams, Entourages, and Emmas will be judged during line-up in the staging area and from the stage during the parade. Arrive early to prepare your Coffin for the parade and judging. Participants are responsible for transporting their Coffins to and from the race. One member of your race team is required to attend the “driver’s meeting”. The driver’s meeting will be immediately following judging and line-up, but before the parade starts. Rules, regulations and parade procedures will be reviewed. Teams will be notified of time and place of the driver’s meeting. The parade begins at 12 noon SHARP. Awards Ceremony:
The awards ceremony will be at the Bud Ford Pavilion at Soda Springs Park immediately after the last race. Awards are presented for the three fastest race times, Best Entourage, Best Coffin, and Best Emma. Emma will be crowned by the previous year’s Emma. |
Race Rules:
The race begins when the parade is over and racers have returned to the line-up (Coffin order #1 through #70). The race course is approximately 585 feet (195 yards). Each racing team consists of five members: four runners (or “Pushers”) to propel the Coffin and one driver (or “Emma”) to sit inside the Coffin. Three of the four Pushers must keep their “hands on” the Coffin at all time. Any Coffin that has less than three Pushers in direct contact with the Coffin during the race will be deemed “out of control” and will be disqualified. Pushers must hold onto the Coffin until it has crossed the finish line and stopped. Changing Pushers or Emmas during the heat is prohibited. In case of injury, a race official shall have the authority to allow a substitute. Pushers will keep their Coffin in their own lane. Pushers and Coffins may touch the yellow, but not cross over it. Coffins that cross the yellow line will be disqualified. Pushers and/or Coffins interfering with the other team as a result of leaving their lane will be disqualified. Protests can only be made by the race competitors. Protests must be directed to a race official within 10 minutes of the completion of the heat in question. Protests must be logical, reasonable, and based on sound evidence. Decisions by race officials are final. Each heat will pit two Coffin teams against each other. The Coffin with the fastest time will be the winner of that heat. To keep the parade moving along, we recommend limiting Coffin Entourages to twelve people. All Coffin Racers must participate in the Parade of Coffins. Line up will be in the following order: 1) Media and Sponsor Teams 2) Hearses 3) Coffin teams in reverse order of their registration numbers, ie Coffins #70, #69, #68, #67, etc. After the parade, all Coffins circle back to the race staging area and remain in parade order so that teams at the end of the parade (Coffins #1, #2, #3 etc) are now first to race. In an effort to maintain a safe race course for all racers, parade participants and racers may not distribute anything to the crowd during the parade. Any team distributing parade swag will be disqualified. Displays of political statements will not be permitted on the race course in an effort to maintain a neutral atmosphere. |
The Coffin Cup:
On the race application, each team indicates whether or not they would like to race for the “Coffin Cup” at Frozen Dead Guys Days in Nederland, CO. Of those teams, the one with the fastest time will represent Manitou Springs and Emma Crawford Coffin Race at the Tuff Shed Coffin Race in Nederland, CO in March 2023.
On the race application, each team indicates whether or not they would like to race for the “Coffin Cup” at Frozen Dead Guys Days in Nederland, CO. Of those teams, the one with the fastest time will represent Manitou Springs and Emma Crawford Coffin Race at the Tuff Shed Coffin Race in Nederland, CO in March 2023.
Congratulations to our 2019 winners!
1st place - Scooby & The Gang (Adam's Mountain Cafe) 25.1 seconds
2nd place - APES Together Strong 25.8 seconds
3rd place - Men in Black 26.7 seconds
Best Emma - The Green Fairy Flies Again 's Cynthia Crawford
Best Coffin - Day of the Dead (Border Burger Bar)
Best Entourage - Toy Soldiers
2nd place - APES Together Strong 25.8 seconds
3rd place - Men in Black 26.7 seconds
Best Emma - The Green Fairy Flies Again 's Cynthia Crawford
Best Coffin - Day of the Dead (Border Burger Bar)
Best Entourage - Toy Soldiers
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Contact UsManitou Springs Chamber of Commerce
354 Manitou Ave Manitou Springs, CO 80829 (719) 685-5089 [email protected] ManitouSprings.org |
