Friday, Aug. 8, 2007
KIDS EVENTS
(Times may be subject to change)
• 10 a.m.: Children’s events
A fun-filled day for children and teens through age 17. No entry fees. Ribbons awarded. Refreshments will be provided.
Age 5 and under
Shoe Search
Peanut Race
Highgrade Hunt
Soft Ring Toss
Handmucking
Ages 6 to 9
Sack Race
3-Legged Race
Egg Toss
Softball Toss
Handmucking
Horseshoes (rubber)
Ages 10 to 13
3-Legged Race
Wheelbarrow Race
Egg Toss
Horseshoes
Handmucking
Softball Toss
Ages 14-17
3-Legged Race
Wheelbarrow Race
Handmucking
Nail Spiking
Junior Arm Wrestling

• 10 a.m.: Horseshoes Registration
• 11 a.m.: Horseshoes Tournament
Good old fashioned fun. This event kicks off the Hardrockers weekend. Enter prior to event. Limit of 25 teams. Entry fee, $10

• Friday evening: Arm Wrestling
A crowd favorite as contestants square off in a one-on-one test of strength. Entry fee, $10. Prizes Awarded by weight class. Held at the Pride of the West. Registration, 5 p.m.; children’s events, 6 p.m., adult competition, 7 p.m.
Awards ceremony following the last event.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2007
9 a.m.: Wheelbarrow Race weigh in
10 a.m.: Wheelbarrow race
A grueling event where competitor pushes 50 percent of his/her body weight around a challenging obstacle course. Enter now or prior to event. Entry fee, $10.

• 10:15 a.m. Tug Teams report and weigh in
• 10:30 a.m. Tug-O-War Round Robbin
One of our most popular events. See all the teams compete against each other for a spot in Sunday’s finals. Enter as a five-person team with one alternate and one non-pulling coach. There are two weight classes for both men and women. Men’s lightweight is 200 pounds and under, heavyweight is over 200 pounds. Women’s lightweight is 175 pounds and under, heavyweight is over 175 pounds. Limit of 20 teams (men and women) total. Entry fee is $100 per team.
• 12:30 p.m.: Singleman drilling
Singleman drilling is an event for one contestant who machine drills two holes with a set-up machine with no breakdown. A timed event with the fastest driller with no penalties winning. Entry fee, $20.
• 1:30 p.m. Handmucking
Handmucking is a true test of strength and endurance to see who can fill a barrel full of gravel the fastest. Competition open to both men and women. Entry prior to event. Entry fee, $10.
• 2:30 p.m.: Machine Mucking contestants report in
• 3 p.m.: Machine Mucking Contest
A real test of mining skills, this event requires a great deal of coordination and concentration to fill the ore car in the least amount of time. Experience recommended. Limited entry of 20 contestants. Entry fee, $30.
• Immediately following Machine Mucking:
Novice Machine Mucking
Novice Machine Mucking is open to men and women for one person machine mucking (must be 18 or older). No experience. Fill the ore car in the least amount of time. Entry fee, $10 per person. Enter now or prior to event.

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2007
• 9 a.m.: Machine Drilling teams report in
• 9:30 a.m.: Machine Drilling contest.
The premier event of Hardrockers’ Holidays. Two contestants compete against the clock to see which team can set up and drill two holes the fastest, using both a stopper and a jackleg, drills commonly used here in the San Juans. Limit of 15 teams. Entry fee of $60 per team.
• Immediately following: Novice Two-Man Drilling
Teams consist of a novice (over age 18) and an experienced driller competing with other teams. An excellent chance for the inexperienced to find out first hand the challenge of this event. Entry fee, $10 per team.
Single Jacking
Singleman Handsteeling is an event where the contestant may use multiple steel changes in a five-minute time period to drill a hole in a rock, with the deepest hole winning. Entry fee, $20.
• 12:30 p.m.: Tug-O-War teams report in
• 1 p.m.: Tug-O-War Finals
Only the strongest survive. This three-minute timed event will show the strength and endurance of the competitors.
• 3 p.m.: Spike Driving, Handsteeling
Spike Driving is a timed event open to men and women. In the men’s division, a contestant drives 60P spikes upward into a timber and two 80P spikes down into a timber with a timber ax. Women’s division contestants drive two 60P spikes down into a timber with a timber ax. Entry fee, $20.
Handsteeling is open to men and women and demonstrates the ability to hand-steel in a concrete block for a five-minute period. The contestant who drills deepest wins. Enter now or prior to the event. Entry fee, $10.