FAQ

A: Please turn in your completed registration packet, signed waiver, and registration fee by February 15, 2019. It can be mailed to P.O. Box 1141 Columbus, GA 31902. If you register after February 15, we can’t guarantee the entire team will get a t-shirt that fits. You can also complete your entry using the Online Registration, it will allow you to pay online as well. With an early registration, you will receive all the race day instructions needed to make your race day go smooth and FUN. Your team can request a “pre-race day” inspection of your bed (within a 20-mile radius) to be certain about your bed construction.

A It depends on the number of beds entered. We believe the latest will be 1:30 PM. We ask each team to exercise good sportsmanship by staying for the award ceremony. There are several other awards/prizes, besides speed, that will be given out and are not announced until then.

A: Each team will race twice. 2 beds will race head to head in each heat. Your race is timed. The 1st heat will set the pairings for the final heat based on the best times. The winners will be determined by the fastest combined time of the 2 races/ heats. There are 3 divisions in which to compete – Church, Business/Community, and School. The Fastest Bed Award will go to ONE team with the fastest overall combined time, regardless of division.

A: Free and unlimited time parking areas:
1st Avenue
TSYS outdoor parking lot.
Broadway

The Downtown Elementary School parking lot is reserved ONLY for the beds and the vehicles used to haul the beds.

NO spectator/team member parking at the following:
14th Street from 1st Avenue to Broadway
YMCA
TSYS parking garage
Country’s Barbecue paved lot — reserved for their dine-in customers

A: Most people stand along side 14th St on both sides. You can bring a chair, but it must be placed on the sidewalk and not on the street.

A: AWESOME! Please call the VIP office at 706-494-6348.

A: We cannot guarantee there will be a bed available. However, there is usually a sponsored bed or two that needed people to race them. Please call the VIP office at 706-494-6348 if you wish to be on that list.

A: Each bed is different but you really only need a team member on each corner of the bed in order to properly keep your bed under control. With the bed pushers on the corners, you can stop your bed safely and steer your bed accurately down the course.

A: Heats run between 20 seconds to 1 minute depending on how fast your team can push.

A: No problem. We will try to make everyone have fun. We can pair you up with another team that is more your speed. Just let us know ahead of time and we will do our best.