ENDMOOR

TRAILQUEST

(2 miles north of J36 M6)

Sunday 17th April 2011

Details and Entry Form

www.bmbo.org.uk www.crosscumbria.co.uk

Round 2 of 2011 XCC summer series a BMBO score event (Trailquest)

A 3 hour mountain bike orienteering event, with classes for solo riders and teams of two with lots of controls and great riding.

Event Centre

Endmoor village hall, Endmoor, Cumbria Postcode LA8 0HQ Grid Reference SD 541851

(approx 2miles from junction 36 M6 Tebay turn off )

The event centre will be open from 9.00. with starts from 10.00 to 11.00

Parking outside Village Hall and (if necessary) along the road.

Area

A hilly area with many minor roads and bridleways. Surprisingly quiet considering its

proximity to Kendal.

Map/Event Format

The event is designed to test your endurance, mountain bike handling and navigational

skills. There will be 20- 30 controls placed in the area with values from 10 to 30 points.

Your aim is to collect as many points as possible and return to the finish within the 3 hours available. Penalty points will be deducted for late return.

The event map will be provided as part of the entry fee, pre-marked with control sites and out of bounds areas. The map will be in colour, at a scale of 1:50000 printed on waterproof paper.

Event features

3 hours long Great riding lots of controls, as challenging or as easy as you like to make it. Prizes for class winners. The most fun you can have on your bike

Entries

Please enter online at www.bmbo.org.uk by Tuesday 12 April 2011. Limited entries on the day if there are spare maps.

No final details will be sent through the post. Please check www.bmbo.org.uk for any

last minute information.

For entries after the closing date, please email David and Miriam Rosen

dandmrosen@btopenworld.com or ring 01524 811553 to check availability of event maps.

Entry fees: £10 per solo or £20 per team. Youth entry fee (16 yrs or younger) is £6.

It is a condition of the TCA event insurance that all competitors must be members of the TCA. You can join the TCA online as an Associate Member for 2010/11 for no charge (free!). Youth membership online is also free. Just visit www.bmbo.org.uk and click on the ‘JOIN NOW’ link. If you join at the event, a fee of £3 will be charged. Full membership of the TCA costs £15 and exempts you from paying the associate member event levy of £2 per event.

SI Card hire for the event: £1 per solo or £2 per team entry. (A lost SICard will cost you £20.)

Rules and Equipment

1. Follow the cycling code at all times. Using footpaths or out of bounds areas, even for carrying your bike will result in disqualification.

2. You should not do anything that you would regard as cheating if someone else did it. Pairs must remain in contact (50 metres) at all times and visit control points together.

3. You must report to the finish desk even if you retire.

4. Competitors must close all gates, pass or overtake walkers slowly and courteously, treat the rural community with due consideration, and aim to cause no damage to trails.

5. Cycling helmets are compulsory and must be worn at all times.

6. Other equipment required; a roadworthy mountain bike, basic first aid kit, compass, whistle, water/wind proofs, tool/puncture repair kit and food and drink for 3 hours. Kit may be checked at the start (no kit, no start, no refund).

7. Note that competitors compete in this event at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. Take care on narrow country lanes and on the off-road trails.

Checkpoints

Checkpoint sites will be marked and all will have an SI box secured by steel wire to the checkpoint feature. The Sportident electronic timing system will be used. You will need to hire an SI Card for the event if you do not already have one. To get your own SICard for recording visits to checkpoints, purchase one online for £18 before you enter the event by visiting www.sportident.co.uk or by telephoning Martin Stone on 01931 714106. Sportident can provide a SICard number immediately so that you can enter this event without delay. The card pays for itself after about 20 events and the memory chip remains under warranty for 10 years.

On the Day Procedure

1. When you arrive, sign in and collect/present your SI Card and control descriptions and value sheet.

2. Prepare your bike, equipment and yourself.

3. When you are ready, go to the start where you will use the SICard to start your time clock and will be given a pre-printed map with checkpoint locations and values.

4. Plan a route and visit as many checkpoints as you can. Return to the finish within 3 hours and stop your SICard time clock.

5. Results will be displayed and the prizegiving will take place as soon as possible after the last finisher.

Classes

Solos / Teams of two (Combined Age Range)

M 21 Open Men (17 to 39) / (34 to 79) Open Class, any age can compete

W 21 Open Women (17 to 39) / (34 to 79) Open Class, any age can compete

M 40 Men 40 to 49 or male team combined age 80 to 99

W 40 Women 40 to 49 or female team combined age 80 to 99

M 50 Men 50 to 59 or male team combined age 100 to 119

W 50 Women 50 to 59 or female team combined age 100 to 119

M 60 Men 60 + male team combined age 120+

W 60 Women 60 + female team combined age 120+

Teams of two only

Y18 Youth (aged 15,16 or 17) (Youth Pairs only due to exposed terrain)

X 21 Mixed -combined age 34 to 79)

X 40 Mixed -combined age 80 to 99

X 50 Mixed -combined age 100 to 119

X 60 Mixed -combined age 120 +

G Generation (youth 12-17 & Adult 18+)

T21 Tandem (any age combination)

Classes may be combined at the organiser’s discretion.