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By Hyperflite Staff
Are we there yet!?
As the countdown timer on the Hyperflite website slowly winds down, most of our dogs don’t need much of a reminder that the World’s are just around the corner. The fanatics among us have suddenly gone from one practice session every other day to morning and evening sessions every day…and three or more sessions on each weekend day, rain or shine.
There’s a hint of coolness in the morning air…or at least there was before all this global warming stuff. The kids are back in school. The airlines will soon end their summer pet travel restrictions. Ah yes. It’s almost time to hose out our portable kennels, load up the rambler and begin the long migration south or east, or west, or north…depending upon where you hail from. At this year’s Hyperflite Skyhoundz World Championship – the greatest celebration of canine athleticism on planet earth – dogs will most definitely rule.
Whether your journey to Atlanta is for competitive or spectative purposes, this year’s World’s will be an event you will never forget. With top dogs from the U.S., Canada and Europe on hand to show off their stuff, the 2006 World Championship is sure to be the most spectacular display of canine athleticism you will ever witness.
If you haven’t already qualified, you’re still in luck. The last-chance Open Qualifier takes place on Friday, September 22, 2006, at Flying Dog Farm. Last year’s Open Qualifier was an action-packed canine extravaganza that was nearly as exciting as the Worlds! Many attendees remarked that it was the most fun they had ever had at a canine disc event. This year will be no exception. We promise.
OK, enough web surfing. Fido is wondering why you aren’t tweaking your routine and working on those Distance/Accuracy tosses. The clock is ticking…see you in Atlanta!
World Championship Weekend Schedule – World Finalists' can register here. Click here to pre-register for the Open Qualifier.
Friday, September 22, 2006 – Open Qualifier at *Flying Dog Farm, Cumming, Georgia
9:30 am – Competitor’s Briefing
10 am – Competition Begins
Order of Events
Sport Division-Distance/Accuracy Elimination Round (all classes: Expert, Womens, Youth & Team)
Open Division-Freestyle Elimination Round (all classes: Expert, Womens, Youth & MicroDog)
Open Division-Distance/Accuracy Round (top 6 in each class: Expert, Womens, Youth & MicroDog)
Sport Division-Distance/Accuracy Finals (top 6 in each class: Expert, Womens, Youth & Team)
Open Division-Freestyle Round (top 6 in each class: Expert, Womens, Youth & MicroDog)
Open Division-Pairs Freestyle
Recreational Division-TimeTrial (Expert, Womens, Youth & Team)
11 am – Special Morning Libations (Spectators Only) – Courtesy of Hyperflite and hosted by 2006 Club Cup Champions Mid-Atlantic Disc Dogs (MAD DOGS)
11:45 am – 1:30 pm Mutts Lunch. This year’s Mutts Lunch will also serve as a fundraiser for a local no-kill animal shelter (Humane Society of Forsyth County). Hyperflite will provide all the food (including burgers, dogs, veggie burgers, baked beans, and other goodies) and shelter staff will be flipping burgers and hotdogs and serving drinks. The money received will go a long way toward helping the Forsyth Shelter fulfill its mission of finding good homes for homeless pets.
2 pm – Flying Dogs for Flying Dog Fanatics. This year’s mid-afternoon whistle wetting is a spectator-only treat courtesy of Hyperflite and hosted by Flying Houndz of Louisville, Indy Dog and Disc Club, and Southern Ohio Flying K9s. If you are just spectating, or if you competed at the Open Qualifier but didn’t make it to the finals, then this one’s for you.
4 pm – Open Qualifier Award Ceremony
Saturday, September 23, 2006 – World Championship (Open Division) at Piedmont Park, The Meadow, Atlanta, Georgia
9:30 am – Competitor’s Briefing
10 am – Competition Begins
Order of EventsOpen Division – Freestyle Round 1
Open Division – Distance/Accuracy Round 2
Open Division – Freestyle Round 3
4 pm – Open Division Award Ceremony
7 pm – Gathering of Champions World Championship Banquet, Flying Dog Farm, Cumming, Georgia, dress casual
Sunday, September 24, 2006 – World Championship (Sport Division, MicroDog Division and Pairs Freestyle at Piedmont Park, The Meadow, Atlanta, Georgia9:30 am – Competitor’s Briefing
10 am – Competition Begins
Order of Events
MicroDog Freestyle Round 1
Sport Division – Distance/Accuracy Round 1
MicroDog Distance/Accuracy
Sport Division – Distance/Accuracy Round 2
Pairs Freestyle Round 1
Sport Division – Distance/Accuracy Round 3
MicroDog Freestyle Round 2
Pairs Freestyle Round 2
7 pm – After-competition party at Flying Dog Farm. Come and unwind with your fellow disc doggers!
*Flying Dog Farm is located at the Stoney Point Fly-In Community, only a 10-minute drive from the official competition hotel.
Flying Dog Farm
2235 Kitfox Circle
Cumming, Georgia 30041
Directions are as follows:
Take Georgia 400 North to Exit 13 (Hwy 141, Peachtree Parkway) Turn right at the light.
Go 1.5 miles to Stoney Point Road – Turn Right.
Drive 1.5 miles to Kitfox Circle, turn right and enter through the gate…which should be open.
Use Caution: You will be driving in proximity to an active airport runway. The long grassy field in between the paved road surfaces is the runway. Aircraft may be operating on this runway at all times. Yield to aircraft at all times. Please do not drive on the grass runway. Stay to the left on the paved road that runs parallel to the grass runway.
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