Participants of the Dec. 29 Ice-In on Gun Lake rated it a huge success. Click on the thumbnail to the left for the story or go to the Gallery section of our forum for photos.
Seven hovercraft participated in the annual TipUp winter festival along with numerous snowmobile, ATVs and other outdoor sports enthausists. Click on the heading to the left for photos from the gallery section of the Hoverclub's forum.
Quincy, MI
Feb. 12 & 13, 2005
Quincy, Michigan Chain of Lakes Tip Up Festival. Similar venue to the Devil's Lake event listed above. For additional information contact Hoverclub member, Mike McFarland at 517-902-4810 or wwjmmm@hotmail.com
April 30, 2005
The Hoosier Hovercraft Championship at the Lazy L lake campground in Terre Haute, IN. Click on the image to the left for details on this upcoming event. For additional information contact Steve Pope at spope70@bluemarble.net.
The Austin-Houston Hover-in will be held on Memorial Day weekend, at the Nails Creek State Park on Lake Somerville. Camping is available early reservations are suggested for the "walk-in camp grounds", which are the closest to the boat ramp. Click on the logo to the left for additional information on Nails Creek State Park or contact Howard Boyle at hrboyle@swbell.net for event information.
June 24 - 26, 2005
The 30th Annual National Hoverally. The largest hovercraft event in North America, with HCA Sanctioned racing action, cruising, model competition and the Annual General Meeting. Click on the logo to the left for information on Hoverally 2005.
Click on the image to the left for additional information on plans from the Future Events section of the Hoverclub forum. Contact: Benny Peterson at royal@tricon.net
The 6th Annual Connecticut Hover-In will be Sat Aug 27th and Sun Aug 28th in Windsor, CT on the CT River. Contact Jon Rich at jonval@cox.net or Pete Gardell at pgardell@luncent.com
Location: Kent County Fairgrounds, Lowell, MI - Yahoo Map
Schedule: Aug 26 (Fri) - General operation; short cruise. Aug 27 (Sat) - Upstream cruise to Ionia; lunch / dinner at Chinese Buffet then on the Muier to see dam and waterfall (60 to 70 miles roundtrip). Aug 28 (Sun) - General operation & downstream cruise to downtown Grand Rapids (50 mile roundtrip).
Accomidations: On river camping (no hookups) $10/ night. Off river in Fairgrounds (with hookups) $15/ night. Bath/ Showers available; porta potties and trash barrels to be provided by river.
For additional information: Click on the heading to the left to visit the hoverclub forum or contact event organizers: Don or Jean Bender (269)795-3458.
Sept. 24 - 25, 2005
Details on the 2005 Lonestar Hover-In will be posted as they become available. In the meantime contact Dan Wakeland at danwakeland@msn.com for additional information.
October 7-9, 2005
Click on the image to the left for information from our last Hover-In at Big Spring, Tennessee. Contact: Sherri Galka (H-2423) at hovermail@hoverclubofamerica.org or 251-946-3800 or The Braden's (P-0020) at dlbraden@vei.net or 423-334-3282 .
October 7th - 9th, 2005
We are planning our event again for October 7th, 8th and 9th, 2005, and would love to have more crafts involved this year. Hovercraft were a big hit! http://www.foxcreekoutdoors.com
Hi, just a reminder that I am still in need of at least 4 more crafts (more the better!! ) to make this big event a success! We need more crafts if we are to give everybody that wants a ride a chance to ride!! The event is free for those who wish to particapate. e-mail for an information sheet. Thank You, David Beachy #4909 drbeachy@adelphia.net
Event Rescheduled
Due to an unfortunate error, conflicting events were scheduled at the Southern Illinois Fairgrounds on the Weekend of April 23. The resultant mix of show horses and racing hovercraft in the same immediate area were deemed an incompatable mix. As this was their mistake, fairground personnel have been cooperative in attempting to resolve this problem. Unfortunately rescheduling to Fall 2005 presently appears to be our only viable option.
