Tastin' n Racin' is proud to announce its 14th annual weekend of great family entertainment.  Starting in 1997, Tastin' n Racin' has continued to grow, expand and fine tune it appeal, activities and crowds!  The past 13 years have brought great entertainment thru the Main Stage, Family area and Lake Sammamish!!  With the addition of the Unlimited Hydroplanes in 2008, our show on the water could not be better or appeal to a larger crowd!  It is not one thing that brings out the crowd of 40,000+ spectators to the shores of Lake Sammamish State Park, but the combination of  the thrill of deck-to-deck boat racing, the tantalizing foods, the live music on the Main Stage, the family fun area, the motorcycle and car show, the great things to buy and all the other sites and sounds!!!  Our Regatta, one of the largest on the West Coast, brings together everything from the Unlimited Hydros in exhibition to a full line of Inboard hydroplanes and flatbottom runabouts, vintage restored hydros and the PWC (jet ski) racing sharing the waters of Lake Sammamish from 9am - 6pm!!  It was the excitement of having the Unlimiteds and the increased activity on the shore that brought new excitement to this early summer festival!  We invite you to take this opportunity to benefit from the media and public exposure of sponsoring this years Tastin' n Racin'... plus, while having a great time!!
 
 We continually work on our show to make it the biggest and best.  This year we are adding Headlining bands on the Main Stage!  We will also continue with our exhibitions from Unlimited Hydroplanes, both vintage and Turbine!  That means, there are two days full of non-stop action and something for everyone!  So, don't miss your chance to jump on board and take this opportunity to support this exciting Eastside tradition and enjoy the publicity and media attention a festival of this magnitude receives, for a price that is very reasonable. Tastin' n Racin' offers many levels of sponsorship opportunities for this great and growing festival. Everything from headlining title sponsor, sponsorship of an area (ie: Main Stage, Family Area) and associate sponsors. We even offer Class Sponsorship for the various classes racing in the Regatta.
 
 Sponsored and promoted by KZOK, the Seattle Times and associated papers to name a few (see media page), our promotion package is extensive. Examples of some of the media press are on the Media page of this site.  If you live in the Seattle/Eastside area, you know about Tastin' n Racin'. Over the years, we have enjoyed and endured a wide range of weather, everything from a perfect 75 degree sunshine, or rain and hail, and even 92 degree heat and sunshine. The variety of weather does not seem to shut us down, the crowds still come no matter what the weather is doing outside. 2009 weather was cool and stromy and the crowds still came out for the event!! We must be on the right track!!

Located in the Eastside community of Issaquah & Sammamish (pop, 55,000) with an average income of $101,592 and with an additional population of 412,000 from surrounding Eastside communities, just minutes away - with 75% of the population in the 18-64 target age group. Lake Sammamish State Park is adjacent to I-90 and is also just 14 miles east of greater Seattle via I-90. Lake Sammamish State Park is the 2nd largest State Park in the State of Washington with over 2,500 parking spaces alone, thus providing plenty of room for this event to grow in the years to come!

For more information, please contact Craig Cooke (425) 489-7900, or email at craig@tastinracin.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sponsorship levels information:

Past Attendance

Year

Total Attendance

Saturday

Sunday

1997

27,000 total

7,000

20,000

1998

42,000 total     perfect weather

15,000

27,000

1999

38,000 total

13,000

25,000

2000

50,000 total     perfect weather

20,000

30,000

2001

30,000 total     hail, rain and stormy weather

not available

not available

2002

35,000 total     rainy

12,000

23,000

2003

30,000 total     very hot weather ***

11,000

19,000

2004

23,000 total     very rainy weather ***

14,000

11,000

2005

36,100 total     mild weather***

18,100

18,000

2006

33,435 total    Mild Saturday, 76 deg Sunday

13,132

20,303

2007

45,455 total    Stormy, rainy Sat, Mild on Sunday

16,790

28,665

2008 32,500 total    Stormy, rainy Sat and Sunday                    14074                18426

2009  35,750 total  Stormy, rainy Saturday and Sunday             18435               17315

**Attendance numbers come from Washington State Park counts from Park Rangers.
*** Parking fee was charged by Washington State Parks Department.

 

 



Boat Racing
Jon Courtright
Jon@TastinRacin.com

Sponsors/Vendors/Entertainers
Craig Cooke
craig@TastinRacin.com

Sponsors
Dorie Ross
dorie@TastinRacin.com

Volunteers
Chris Courtright
chris@TastinRacin.com

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