MICHIGAN LAKE RACERS ASSOCIATION

WAIVER AND RELEASE FROM LIABILITY

In consideration of being permitted to enter for any purpose the M.L.R.A. RESTRICTED AREA (herein defined as the areas to which admission by general public spectators is prohibited), or being permitted to compete, officiate, observe, work for, or for any purpose, participate in any way in the event, EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED, for himself/herself, his/her personal representative, heirs, next of kin, acknowledges, agrees and represents that he/she has, or will immediately upon entering any of such restricted areas, will continuously thereafter inspect such restricted area or areas and all portions thereof which he/she enters and with which he/she comes in contact, and he/she does further warrant that his/her entry upon such restricted area or areas and his/her participation, if any, in the event constitutes an acknowledgment that he/she has inspected such restricted area and that he/she finds and accepts the same as being safe and reasonably suited for the purpose of his/her use, and he/she further agrees and warrants that if, at any time, he/she is in or about restricted areas and he/she feels anything to be unsafe, he/she will immediately advise the officials of such and will immediately leave the restricted area(s).

1. HEREBY RELEASES, WAIVES,DISCHARGES AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE M.L.R.A. OR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS OR AFFILIATES, the promoters, other participants, operators, officials, any persons in the restricted area, sponsors,  advertisers owners and lessees of premises used to conduct the event and each of them, their officers and employees, all for the purposes herein referred to as “releasees” from all liability to the undersigned, his/her personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin for any and all damage, and any claim or demands negligence of the releasees or otherwise while the undersigned is in or upon the restricted area and/or competing, officiating in, observing or working for, or for any purpose participating in the event.
2. HEREBY AGREES TO IMDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS the releasees and each of them from any loss, liability, damage, or cost they may incur due to the presence of the undersigned in or upon the restricted area or in any way competing, officiating, observing or working for, or for any purpose participating in the event and whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise.
3. HEREBY ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE due to the negligence of releasees or otherwise while in or upon the restricted area and/or while competing, officiating, observing, or working for any purpose participating in the event.
4. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED expressly acknowledges and agrees that the activities at the event and in the restricted areas are dangerous and involve the risk of serious injury and/or death and/or property damage. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED further expressly agrees that the foregoing release, waiver, and indemnify agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State in which the event is being conducted and that any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full force and effect.

         THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements or inducement apart from the forgoing written agreement have been made.

         This waiver, release and indemnification agreement specifically embraces each and every event sanctioned, authorized or promoted by said releasees during the entire season and applies to each and every event, or activity hereinabove mentioned, and has the same effect as if executed before/after each and every activity or event in which the undersigned participates so that the parties herein intended to be released and indemnified shall be fully and effectively released and indemnified as to each and every event hereinabove described.

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PARENT OR GUARDIAN

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                   I HAVE READ THIS RELEASE                                                                  PRINT NAME OF MINOR CHILD

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MLRA SPONSOR IF NOT A MEMBER OF MLRA

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                I AM SPONSORING THE ABOVE NAMED PERSON                                   PRINT NAME