WAC invites You to The XVIII. Grand Indiana Award competition this year!

It will take place at the Western School Grounds in Janovice Quarry near Rýmařov during the 6.-9.th of August.

Brief Schedule:

Thursday 6.8. – Arrival of the first participants and visitors, western school accompanied bytrainings, meetings and mutual learning and knowledge of competitors.

Evening program – Country band Kentaur concert, 2nd repeat of the original Czech musical One Night in Karlstein, Theater Group Pradivadlo ,,Northern Adrenaline Theater Ensemble”,

Friday 7.8. – Full-day western school associated with training. During the day a trip of foreign competitors as well as participants from among Czech competitors around the Indiana Camp to see and know the Jeseníky mountains-accompanied GIN.

Between 18-20 hour takes place a registration in the Western School House. Evening concert and country ball featuring the Sunny Girls Prague. Camp Indiana refreshments provided! Opening of the first children's racecourse! Fire show by the Akáda & Swords Lightning from Šumperk.

Saturday 8.8. – between 8-9 hour the final registration and presentation of jury. At 10 o´clock the Opening ceremony of competitionsof all categories with miminum of four competitors. Competitions take place in parallel throughout the Indiana Camp and in all disciplines. There is a completely new lawn arena built this year for the Knife and Tomahawk disciplines in the Indidana Camp. For trick roping and gun spinning we prepare a new plank decknear Western School.

Whip cracking competition arena is ready for more than a year.

Competitions will be held in the following disciplines:

Grand Indiana Award         – long whip mastering, men and women

Grand Indiana Award         – trick roping, men and women

Grand Indiana Award         – western gun spinning, men and women

Grand Indiana Award         – knife and tomahawk throwing, men and women

Grand Indiana Award         – western show, men and women

Grand Indiana Award         – western show, children and juniors up to 18 years age

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – long whip mastering - babies category (boys and girls, age 3 – 6 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – trick roping - babies category (boys and girls, age 3 – 6 years age)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – long whip mastering - children category (boys and girls, age 7 – 12 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – trick roping - children category (boys and girls, age 7 – 12 years age)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – long whip mastering - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – trick roping - Junior category (boys and girls age 13 – 17 years age)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – western gun spinning - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – knife throwing - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – tomahawk throwing - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

Grand Indidana Award competitions winners who will gain the first prize in each discipline
will be for the first time in the Grand Indiana Award history rewarded by cash prize of 100 US dollars! (apart from the tradicional Indiana Jones statuette, medal and diploma ).

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award winners in children and junior categories who will gain the first prize in each discipline
will be rewarded by valuable sponsorshipgifts, more to be seen here: www.euwestern.eu

In case of participation from abroad The Grand Indidana Award will be enriched by the European champion of a long whip cracking&accuracy titlefor a total score in all disciplines as stated:

Single whip – hitting targets

Single whip – High-speed hitting targets

Single whip – „Zorro contest“– turning off the candles

Two whips – styles and techniques

Individual categories are to be evaluated by Diploma, medal and Indiana Jones statuette, but with no financial reward.

The overall winner is the one who gains the highest total of points scored from all categories of the whip cracking&accuracy category.

The overall winner becomes the Indiana Grand Award long whip Master!

In case of participation from abroad The Grand Indidana Award will be also enriched by the European Champion of the year 2015 and will be rewarded with the commemorative Indiana Jones statuette, tradicional diploma, Indiana Jones medal and finally the cash prize of 100 US dollars!

The European Whip Cracking 2015 Championwill get paid the cost of the return journey to his home according to usual prices.

XIII. INDIANA GRAND AWARD 2015 – PRIZES

Grand Indiana Award – Long whip mastering, men and women
The overall long whip mastering winner, prizes – the Whip, large Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal, 100 US dollars.

Single whip, hitting targets, prizes – 1st place - small Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place, Diploma, Bronze medal.

Single whip, Fast shooting, prizes – 1st place - small Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Single whip, Zorro Contest, prizes – 1st place - small Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Single whip, Styles and techniques, prizes – 1st place - small Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Two whips, Styles and techniques, prizes – 1st place - small Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Grand Indiana Award – Trick Roping, men and women

Prizes – 1st place - Medium Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal, 100 US dollars; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Grand Indiana Award – Western Gun Spinning, men and women
Prizes – 1st place - Medium Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal, 100 US dollars; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Grand Indiana Award – Knife and Tomahawk Throwing, men and women
Prizes – 1st place - Bowie Knife, Medium Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal, 100 US dollars; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Grand Indiana Award – Free Western Show, men and women

Single Prize - Medium Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal, 100 US dollars

Grand Indiana Award – Free Western Show, Children and Juniors up to 18 years age.

Single Prize - Medium Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal, MG Junior Whip.

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – long whip mastering - babies category (boys and girls, age 3 – 6 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – trick roping - babies category (boys and girls, age 3 – 6 years age)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – long whip mastering - children category (boys and girls, age 7 – 12 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – trick roping - children category (boys and girls, age 7 – 12 years age)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – long whip mastering - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – trick roping - Junior category (boys and girls age 13 – 17 years age)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – western gun spinning - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – knife throwing - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

F.A.Elstner´s Junior Award – tomahawk throwing - Junior category (boys and girls, age 13 – 17 years)

There are single prizes for all junior and children's categories.1st place – Small Indiana Jones Statuette, Diploma, Gold medal; 2nd place - Diploma, Silver medal; 3rd place - Diploma, Bronze medal.

Grand Indiana Award Free Figure Show at La Skála Amphitheater

This year´s contest we have enriched a separate category of the Free Western Showin which contestants can choose any western motive of competition disciplines – whip, rope, knife, tomahawk or western gun that can be freely combined. This Free Western Show will take place in the afternoon at the La Skála Amphitheater. The result of this category is judged by expert jury with the contribution of the audience reactions. The Free Show Prize is the commemorative Indiana Jones statuette, tradicional Diploma, Indiana Jones Medal and cash prize of 100 US dollars!

All the competitors in all competition categories receive a commemorative certificate subscriber list.

Entry fee

Adult contestants – all disciplines starting fee is 350,- CZK (13 EUR). Competitors have the right to sign in all competition categoriesin one single price – the 350,- CZK (13 EUR). The Indiana Jones Prize holders or the competitors who have already participated in the Indiana Jones competitions the starting fee is 300,- CZK ( 11 EUR).

For the Wester Arts Club members who have paid the club contributions for 2015 so as the the European Whip Crackin Association members the entry fee is 150,- CZK (5,50 EUR).

The original Indiana Dollar Coin – that has been made more than 12 years ago already – and each new entrant competition gains for free when paying the full entry fee authorizes the subsequent years of the competitor to discounted entry fee.This tradition still follow!

Showing the Indiana Dollar Coin the contestants demonstrate not only at the entry to a competition,but it also serves as a memorial and evidence the person who is the holder has participated in any of the years of the prestigious Indiana Grand Award.

Children and juniors contestsants – all disciplines starting single fee is 150,- CZK (5,50 EUR).

For the original Indiana Dollar Coin holder the entry fee is 100,- CZK (3,70 EUR).

For the Wester Arts Club members the entry fee is 50,- CZK (1,85 EUR).

Please pay attention to the rules in the individual disciplines,any questions please write to:

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