Giacomo Arrighini and Dr. Rick Chordash invite you to the 2022 Empire State Grand Prix in Olympic Trapshooting. May 20 – 22, 2022 At the Binghamton Gun Club Quilty Hill Road Kirkwood, New York
Schedule of Events Thursday, May 19th: Open Training Noon – 5:00 PM Friday, May 20th: Open Training 9:00 to 5:00 Saturday, May 21 st: Empire State Grand Prix Day 1 125 targets 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 22 nd: Empire State Grand Prix Day 2 75 targets + Finals1 9:00 a.m. Awards Ceremony will immediately follow finals.
Match will be held on a regulation Olympic Trap Range with Promatic throwers. We will be using the 2020 Finals system (i.e. the top SIX will shoot off).
ENTRY $135.00US Entries will be capped at THIRTY (30) Payment should be made to2: ‘Binghamton Gun Club’ And sent to: John Wolfington 2203 West 5th St., Wilmington, DE 19805
PRIZES Prizes will be awarded for H.O.A. Gold/Silver/Bronze Class ‘A’ (G/S/B) Class ‘B’ (G/S/B) Class ‘C’ (G/S/B) Plus Category Prizes (G/S/B)
Classification will be done using the ‘Euroclass’ system.
We will follow USAS rules.
If you would like to be added to the distribution for next year’s event and the distribution list for O.T. events at the Ontelaunee Rod and Gun Club in NE Pennsylvania, please include your E-mail address with your check. Or, you know, just e-mail me.
If there are AT LEAST three (3) entries in a category, prizes will be awarded for: Ladies, Senior (50 – 59), Veteran (60 – 69), Senior
Veteran (70+), Junior 1 (18 – 21); Junior 2 (14 – 17), Junior 3 (<14).
If there are not a minimum of three competitors in a category, categories may be combined to ensure a minimum of three entries.
FOOD
Lunch will be provided (as part of your entry) on Saturday &
Sunday. Also included will be a special Italian dinner presented by
our Canadian friends on Saturday night.
Non-shooting guests will be charged a nominal fee for meals.
AMMUNITION
Due to the scarcity of 24-gram ammo, 28-gram loads will be permitted. We will endeavour to have appropriate 24 gram ammo for sale but cannot promise. If 24-gram ammo is unavailable, we will attempt to have 28-gram ammo available for purchase. But again, we cannot promise. We will update this situation as the competition approaches.
LODGING
We recommend that you use Booking.com, Tripadvisor.com, Expedia.com, AirBnB.com, etc. to find lodging in the Binghamton, NY area at reasonable prices.
Any questions can be addressed to John Wolfington:
JFWolfington@GMail.com
or messages can be sent to 484.888.5333
Management of the tournament reserves the right to alter or
amend this invitation as conditions warrant.
As Giacomo likes to say, “Be there, or be square.”