The Space Race
5-and-Under Bonspiel
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Event
Details
Thanks to everyone who made Space Race 2025 a huge success. Check back in Fall 2025 for updated info about Space Race 2026.
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The Rocket City Curling Club is excited to announce that our fourth annual Space Race 5U Bonspiel will be held on April 4 - 6, 2025 in Huntsville, AL. This bonspiel is open to all players with 5 or fewer years of eligibility (2020 does not count towards eligibility—click here for details). Teams can be made up of any combination of men and women.
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The Space Race will also be a Qualifier Event for USA Curling's 2025 Five-and-Under National Championship. The winner will be invited to be one of 24 teams completing at the 5U National Championship on April 30-May 4, 2025, at the Saint Paul Curling Club in Saint Paul, MN.
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In addition to competitive 5U teams, we highly encourage new teams to consider making The Space Race your first bonspiel! We think that once you've attended your first bonspiel, you'll be hooked on curling for life!
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Up to 32 team spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The price is $440 per team. This includes a 3 game guarantee for the event, with all meals provided.
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We also have the option to Register as an Individual. The price is $110 per individual player, and we'll assign you to a team of Free Agents.
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On Saturday night we'll play our Shooting Stars 50/50 game. Purchase a some stars at the merch table, and then meet up on the balcony after the last draw (about 9 PM) and we'll throw hundreds of stars out onto the ice. Whoever comes closest to the target wins half the proceeds (up to $500 payout). There will also be some targets for drink vouchers and other fun gifts!
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We'll also have our Basket Drawing Saturday night. Rocket City club members will be putting together an assortment of great gift baskets that we'll raffle off. If your team would like to bring a gift basket to throw into the mix, we'd love to have it!
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Please contact us at bonspiels@rocketcitycurlingclub.org if you have any questions.
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Starting at Noon CST on December 7, 2024, all teams (including RCCC teams) can register using the links below. In a few weeks, we'll contact you by email and provide a payment link.
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INDIVIDUAL SIGNUPS: If you are an individual wanting to play, please email us at bonspiels@rocketcitycurlingclub.org to let us know. No promises, but we'll try to put together teams from individual signups. We'll keep in touch and let you know if we're able to get you onto a team.
Schedule
Thursday
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Meet & Greet reception at Innerspace Brewing Co., 2414 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville, AL 35805
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Great craft beer
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Some of the best pizza in Huntsville
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Starting at around 7:00 PM or so​
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Totally informal. Just pop in for drinks or maybe dinner at one of our sponsors, and hang with your fellow curlers.
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Friday
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Breakfast provided 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Continental assortment of pastries, fruit, coffee​
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Draws at 8:00 AM and 10:20 AM
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Lunch provided 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Soup, Chili, and Potato Bar
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Draws at 12:40 PM and 3:20 PM
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Dinner provided 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Tour of Italy: Meatball Marinara Pasta, Spicy Chicken Pasta, Vegetable Pesto Pasta, Italian Sausage, salad, assorted side dishes​
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Draws at 5:40 PM and 8:00 PM
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Saturday
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Breakfast provided 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Continental assortment of pastries, fruit, coffee​
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Draws at 9:00 AM and 11:20 AM
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Lunch provided 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ​
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Brad’s Famous BBQ (BBQ, Mac & Cheese, assorted sides)
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Draws at 1:40 PM and 4:20 PM
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Dinner provided 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Home Cooking Extravaganza: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Smothered Pork Chops, Lemon Pepper Chicken, Ratatouille, salad, assorted side dishes
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Draw at 6:40 PM
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Shooting Stars 50/50 Contest on the balcony above the ice at 9:00 PM
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Basket Drawings in the Party Room beginning at 9:15 PM
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Sunday
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Breakfast provided 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
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Continental assortment of pastries, fruit, coffee​​
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Draw at 9:00 AM
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Piping in and Championship Draw at 11:30 AM
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​Trophy presentations immediately following the games
Brackets
During the bonspiel, we'll be updating scores in real time on our Bonspieler page. Click the link below!
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The brackets and team rosters can be found here:
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Also, click here for a link to our bonspiel rules.
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Shirts
PRE-ORDER YOUR SHIRTS BY SUNDAY March 16, 2025 ​​
All pre-ordered shirts will be available for pickup at the bonspiel starting April 4, 2025. We will have very limited quantity of shirts available to purchase on site. But once they're gone, they're gone. So if you really want one, you should definitely pre-order!
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This year's shirt is a buttery soft Triblend (50% polyester / 25% combed ringspun cotton / 25% rayon) in heathered navy blue.
This design will only be available in 2025. If you miss it now, it's gone!
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The pre-order sale will end on 11:59PM on March 16th, so be sure to place your order before then to secure your shirt.
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Visit this link or click the button below to order.
Brooms Up
Curling Supplies
Brooms Up Curling Supplies will be on site with their trailer full of brooms, shoes, gloves, replacement heads, and everything else you could possibly need!. Just visit their trailer out in front of the Ice Sports Center anytime Friday evening through Sunday morning.
Hotel Info
We don't have a reserved block of rooms, but many visiting teams like to stay at the Hampton Inn in south Huntsville, only 6 minutes from the Ice Sports Center where the bonspiel is being held.
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Hampton Inn, Huntsville-Arsenal/South Parkway
501 Boulevard South SW
Huntsville, AL 35802
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There are also many hotels and AirBnB's in all price ranges in the area, including in and around historic downtown Huntsville.
