While Rupert Murdoch, Anne Coulter and Bill Gates – some of the more famous names to take a pie to the face – will likely not attend, everyone else is invited to BTownies Burien Bike Share 1st Annual Pie Joust at Burien Town Square on Aug. 19.
Participants will invoke the intensity of jousting’s medieval roots, only updated to bicycles instead of steeds and harmless cream pies instead of deadly lances.
The event starts at 4 p.m. with an age 9-11 youth bracket, followed by 12-15 from 5-6 p.m., 16-20 from 6 – 7 p.m. and finishing up with the 21-and-over bracket from 7 p.m. until a winner emerges.
Full event details are available at www.btownies.com , including registration instructions and details on the beer garden for those 21-and-over.
According to BTownies website, proceeds from the event “will help kick off an initiative to ignite Burien’s bicycle culture.”
Here is a sneak preview of the format from www.btownies.com:
oCompetitors pass each other in the jousting arena on bikes at slow speed
oEach competitor attempts to cover their opponent with as much pie as possible
oFace coverage earns more points with the judge and the crowd
oAn impartial referee decides who got the worst of the pie in each round and advances
oDodging or ducking a pie, ramming, high speeds, making contact will result in disqualification
oThe official referee has the final say in all rulings but may ask the crowd for opinions
oPie’s are composed of flimsy paper plates with the whipped cream
oEach category is conducted as a single elimination tournament bracket (blind draw)
oCostumes are encouraged
oAges 15 and up are encouraged to use their own bicycles
Proceeds to benefit
A new grassroots bike share pilot program in Burien being spearheaded by the Cove to Clover organizers.
Registration Divisions
o 9-11 (4-5 pm) - max 20 registrants - $50 gift card for winner
o 12-15 (5-6 pm) max 20 registrants - $50 gift-card for winner
o 16-20 (6-7 pm) max 20 registrants - $50 gift-card for winner
o 21 and older (7-10 pm) max 40 registrants - cruiser bike awarded to top 2 finalists. First place winner gets to choose between the 2 bikes.
JOUSTING BIKES WILL BE PROVIDED! No need to get your own bike "creamed" with pie.
Adults who pre-register will be rewarded with a frosty beer at the beer garden the day of the event! All you have to do to qualify is be 21 years or older and register online or at Mick Kelly's or Bicycles West in Burien.
In addition to the two cruiser bikes and gift certificates being rewarded to top competitors, trophies will also be awarded for “Best Costume,” “Most Splattered” and “Best Pie.”
Questions?
Contact: John Nelson
Email: jonelson@covetoclover.com
web: www.btownies.org
