---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicholas Mulder - <[email protected]> Date: 3 June 2010 08:58 Subject: [advracesa] Mountain Bike Orienteering - Sat 5 June - Protea Ridge To: AR Group List <[email protected]>
Hi all, Just a final reminder that the next Mountain Bike Orienteering race in Gauteng will take place this Saturday 5th June 2010 at Protea Ridge (Krugersdorp). Three courses of different lengths and navigational difficulty will be on offer on the day, suiting everyone from children and novices all the way up to the pro's. Race and general information can be found at the following site: http://www.orienteering.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mtbo050610.pdf (PDF File, 20.11kb). Text format information is pasted below. Starts are quite late in the morning, so the sun will be high in the sky to give you maximum warmth! Hope to see you there. Regards, Nicholas Mulder Race organiser - Rand Orienteering Club ------------------------------------- What?: Mountain Bike Orienteering is navigation with map and compass whilst on your mountain bike. Competitors start on a course at 2 minute intervals. Your detailed map of the terrain indicates certain control or check points that you have to visit in a specific and logical order. Help will be available for novices. The shorter course is well suited for children / beginners either in groups or solo. Date: SATURDAY 5th June 2010 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE!!!) Venue: Bosvark Adventure Park (formerly Protea 4x4) – Robert Broom Road, Krugersdorp Times: Registration: 08h30 to 09h30 Starts (2-min intervals): 09h00 to 10h00 Courses close & Prize giving: 12h30 Courses: Three different courses for varying physical and technical MTB abilities: - Long Course (+/- 20km, 80 min winning time, very technical tracks) - Medium Course (+/- 13km, 60 min winning time, moderate riding) - Short Course (+/- 6km, 40 min winning time, easy roads and paths) Equipment: Mountain Bike and Biking Helmet. NO HELMET NO RIDE! Map: Scale 1:15 000, 5m contour intervals. Based on previous foot orienteering map. The road and path network will be resurveyed to International MTB-Orienteering specification. Terrain: Detailed network of dirt roads, 4x4 vehicle tracks and some single track. Rocky in places. Entry Fee: Seniors (21 +) R 60.00 Juniors (- 20) R 40.00 Punching: Manual punching with control / check point card. No electronic punching system. Directions: From Joburg: From N1 (Western Bypass of Johannesburg), take the 14th Avenue offramp and turn onto Hendrik Potgieter Road (M47), travelling in a NW direction towards Krugersdorp. After passing Hillfox Power Centre, turn left into Jim Fouche Road (M86) and proceed over the Constantia Ridge. Turn right into Christiaan De Wet Road and immediately first left into Wilgeroord Road (M86). Continue along Wilgeroord, which will become Robert Broom Road. The entrance to the the Bosvark Adventure Park (4x4 place) is on the right hand side just after the Noordheuwel shopping centre. From Pretoria: Take the R28 to Krugersdorp. Continue straight across Hendrik Potgieter at the traffic lights and go up the pass over the ridge. Take the offramp for Robert Broom Road. This will loop back, so you will be turning right (east) onto Robert Broom. Continue along the road for 2.5km. Bosvark Adventure Park (4x4) will be on your left opposite the Total petrol station. Contact: Nicholas Mulder 082-898-7871 [email protected] Website: www.roc.org.za ------------------------------------ ---oOo--- To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank email to: [email protected] ---oOo---Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advracesa/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advracesa/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en.
