What: MidSouth Soaring Championships 2009
When: Friday, May 22nd – Sunday, May 24th
Where: Hays-Kennedy Park, Louisville, KY

The Louisville Area Soaring Society is glad to welcome the 18th Annual MidSouth Soaring Championship back to Louisville. The annual “NATS Warm-up” will be held over three days, Friday May 22nd, Saturday May 23rd and Sunday, May 24th. RES competition on Friday, and two days of Unlimited on Saturday and Sunday.

Schedule

Friday, May 22nd

RES 10:30 AM start!  open winch, mixed-task, awards for top 3 pilots. $20 entry.

Saturday & Sunday

Two days of unlimited, man-on-man competition. Starting at 9:00AM each day, ending whenever. Three classes: Expert, Sportsman and “Grey Cup” (ages 60+). Awards for top 5 experts, top 3 sportsmen and top 3 “Grey Cup” competitors each day. Overall points over both Saturday and Sunday will receive the Overall Champion award. All classes, $20 entry.

Registration

Registration will be handled day-of!

Directions to Hays-Kennedy Park

Hays-Kennedy will be a new field to many, so here are some detailed directions:

From North of Louisville, via I-65

Travel south on I-65 to just across the river in Kentucky
Merge onto I-71 North towards Cincinatti
Take the ZORN AVENUE exit (Exit 2)
Turn LEFT onto ZORN AVENUE
Turn RIGHT on RIVER ROAD
Continue on RIVER ROAD for 6.6 miles
Turn LEFT onto BASS LANE
BASS LANE leads directly into HAYS-KENNEDY PARK

From South of Louisville, via I-65

Travel north on I-65 to just before the river.
Follow From North of Louisville directions above, skip line 1

From Cincinnati, via I-71

Take I-71 SOUTH until ZORN AVENUE (Exit #2)
Follow From North of Louisville, directions above,skip line 1

From East or West of Louisville, via I-64

Take I-64 towards Louisville to I-265 NORTH (KY-841/Gene Snyder Expressway) Exit 19B
Continue on I-265/KY-841 NORTH for 11.6 miles (I-265 will end and KY-841 will continue until US-42)
Take a RIGHT on US-42, continue for 1.5 miles, At a light, take a SHARP LEFT onto RIVER ROAD
After 0.2 miles, take a RIGHT onto BASS LANE, which leads into Hays-Kennedy Park

If you would like to double-check these directions using an Internet map service, use this address:

Louisville Sailing Club
7300 Beachland Beach Rd
Prospect KY 40059

Want a Google Earth KMZ file that points to Hays Kennedy Park? You got it: MidSouth2006.kmz

Contact Ed Wilson (ewilson1 [at] bellsouth [dot] net) for more information.