Bed Race Rules and Regulations

Register up to day of race; HOWEVER, register and pay by October 1 and receive in advance: five t-shirts, race day liability form, exact race time, and correct race grouping as listed above. THE NUMBER OF RACE TEAMS WILL BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 150...NO EXECEPTIONS!

Please read the following rules and regulations:

1. All bed race vehicles will be provided by Bed Race to Aid Children, Inc., which are modified from a steel structured hospital bed (twin size with mattress) to provide standardization and the utmost in safety for all participants.
2. A race team consists of five people (male or female, high school age or older). Teams will be categorized and competed in one of three classifications: 1). Those team members in high school, 2). Those post-high through age 50, and 3.) Those 51 and older.
3. There will be four (4) human runners --no more, no less-- to propel each bed with one occupant riding on the bed. Runners are responsible for stopping their beds and maintaining an overall safe operation of propelling the bed along a pylon marked street course to be announced on race day. Operations deemed unsafe by the judges may be cause for disqualification.
4. Beds may not be pulled with ropes or chains.
5. Beds must be raced foot first.
6. No person may be a member of more than one team.
7. All participants will conduct themselves according to the highest standards of sportsmanship - particularly with regard to other competitors. Abusive language or gestures may be grounds for disqualification.
8. TEAM NAME MUST BE DISPLAYED ON BED, AND BE THE SAME AS ON TEAM APPLICATION. Names of sponsors, advertising, slogans and/or logos may be displayed on the beds, provided they are in good taste, securely mounted (foot/head board/sides) and do not interfere with the safe operation of the bed. Any signage must be easily attached and detached in a timely manner from the bed; attaching and detaching of said signage would be the sole responsibility of the individual team members.
9. All pushers must be able to see the racecourse in front of the bed when they are pushing and maneuvering the bed.
10. The rider must be on the bed at all times.
11. In order to qualify for a race, at least four out of five team members must cross the finish line in contact with the bed and three members must also be in contact with the ground when crossing the finish line.
12. The Bed Race to Aid Children, Inc., will not provide protective headgear for each team member.
13. Appropriate clothing, footgear and safety headgear, if desired, will be the responsibility of each team member.
Costume clothing is approved (in good taste) and will be judged as a separate category aside from the finished race results and team standings.
14. In the case of extreme inclement weather (e.g. lightning, tornadoes, etc.) the Bed Race will be canceled and subsequently rescheduled.
15. Bed Race to Aid Children, Inc., reserves the right to disqualify or remove, at its discretion, any team, costumes, or bed decorations that is deemed inappropriate or defies the spirit of the bed race competition.

Race Day Information

• Race day registration will begin at 12:15 pm at the gazebo in Loranger Square for those who have not previously registered. Pre-Race registration using the online form below is encouraged.
• Actual judging for costumes will take place during the races.
• Beds will race once, three beds at a time, to establish a time. In all disputes, the judge's decision is final.
• The teams with the top three times, regardless of category, will race at the end of the day to compete for the grand champion trophy.
• There will be trophies for the fastest time in each category.

• Up to fifteen teams will be given prizes for costuming and exceptional racing effort as determined by the judges.
• All participants must be aware that safety will be our first and most important concern. The safety of the participants and crowd will take precedence over all other matters. City EMS teams will be standing by if needed.
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Donations Only

Information for anyone wishing to make a donation can be found in this pdf document.

Pre-Race Registration

Submit this form to enter the race. A $200 registration fee must be received before race day to be entered in the race. Make checks payable to "Bed Race to Aid Children, Inc." and mail to the following address:

Bed Race to Aid Children, Inc.
c/o Karen Winchell
552 Rambo Drive
Monroe, MI 48161

Register up to day of race; HOWEVER, register and pay by October 1 and receive in advance: five t-shirts, race day liability form, exact race time, and correct race grouping as listed above.

Your two lap race will be scheduled for race day. We will contact you with an approximate schedule. A signed "Waiver of Liability" form will be required on the day of the race for each team member. Please read the information regarding the race above before registering.

All information on the form must be filled out or your team will not be registered.

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the 2009 Bed Race to Aid Children:

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