The Hammerhead Roundup

Join us for the 2022 Hammerhead Roundup in beautiful Borrego Springs, California! By day, you'll fly in the world's finest, permanently-waivered aerobatic box with markers larger than CIVA standards. By night, you'll trade laughs with some of the world's finest pilots at a relaxing desert resort.

The box is right next to a 5,000-foot runway and the judging line is right next to that. No shuffling to some remote cow patty; all the action happens right at Borrego.

 

LODGING

Call the Borrego Springs Resort at (760) 767-5700 and ask for the "IAC36 Rate". Call early because it sells out! 

If no rooms are available, try Casa Del Zoro at (760) 767-0100. There are also cheap motels in town, a few minutes from the field.

 

TRANSPORTATION

Rental cars, Uber, and Lyft are usually not available. However, the Borrego Springs Resort has a free shuttle you can call on demand. It's a 5-minute ride. Some people will also have cars available. Ground transportation has never been a problem.

 

CATEGORIES

Power:

  • All 5 categories
  • Unlimited 4-minute Free (smoke oil and sound system on site.)

Glider:

  • All 4 categories
  • *Please contact the CD so we can confirm type, tow-plane status, etc.

Bottom line: if you have a thing with wings, it's welcome in Borrego.  

 

SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 21:

  • 0900 to 1600 — Registration
  • 0900 to Sunset — Practice

Friday, April 22:

  • 0630 — Breakfast at the Airport (free)
  • 0700 — Mandatory Pilot Briefing
  • 0830 — Flying
  • 1700 — 4-minute Unlimited Freestyle

Saturday, April 23:

  • 0630 — Breakfast at the Airport (free)
  • 0700 — Mandatory Pilot Briefing
  • 0830 — Flying
  • 1730 — Cocktail Hour at the Borrego Springs Resort
  • 1830 — Awards Banquet

 

PRE-REGISTRATION

Do NOT use the IAC pre-registration system. Instead, visit www.iac36.org(link is external) and use the registration link that will be available on our website closer to the contest date. There is a $25 discount for early registration, which ends on April 10th, 2022.

 

PRICING

Early Entry Fee — $250
Normal Entry Free — $275

Includes:

  • Two breakfasts
  • Two lunches
  • Award Banquet Dinner
  • T-shirt

First-time competitors also receive a free one-year membership to IAC36 ($50 value), which allows them to practice in the Borrego aerobatic box year-round.

 

QUESTIONS?

Email the Contest Director: bdkjones [at] gmail [dot] com

Airport ID
l08
Airport Name
Borrego Valley
Contest Director
Region
Southwest
City
Borrego Springs
State
CA
Registration Dates
Contest Dates
-
Categories
Power Primary
Power Sportsman
Power Intermediate
Power Advanced
Power Unlimited
Glider Sportsman
Glider Intermediate
Glider Advanced
Glider Unlimited
Four Minute Free
Preregistration Deadline
Host Chapter
36
Sanctioned
Yes