TrailTrax News
TrailTrax Special - 26th August
by Jon Lucas, 30 Jul 07.
If you like riding in Swinley Forest or enjoy cycle orienteering events then here is something for you. We are holding a TrailTrax navigator event on Sunday 26 August 2007. The event is based just off Green Lane near Rapley Farm on the road used by cars coming into the forest for Gorrick events and will be clearly signed for cars from the Bagshot to Bracknell side of the A322. If you want you can cycle in as well, as it will be signed 'BASE' from the bottom of Surrey Hill and from the Old Bracknell Road.
The event is cycle orienteering for pairs or solo riders . You have to navigate from a map provided, to checkpoints spread around the forest, clip your checkcard, and then navigate to your next chosen checkpoint. Each checkpoint is worth a different amount of points and you can visit as many or as few as you want within the time limit of 2 hours. You can do this in any order as you choose your route and the aim is to get as many points as you can without incurring any time penalties for being late back. There are plenty of 2 hour categories to choose from . Or you can choose to take part in the Sprint event, where you try to get to all 20 checkpoints in the quickest time, with an overall time limit of 3 hours. The event is open to all and the entry cost is between £10 and £16.
Registration opens at 8.45am until 10.30am. Start times are from 9.00-9.30am for Sprint riders or 9.15-10.30am for Standard category riders. There will be a prize giving at around 1.00pm with prizes from Mountain Trax and a pay barbeque from around 12pm.
Entries are limited to the first 150, so don't hang around. You can enter ONLINE using a Debit or Credit card or a PayPal account if you have one. There will also be ENTRIES ON THE DAY subject to numbers. Full details of the event on the entry form.
Riders who have entered and paid for the event that was due to be held in June have their entry carried over to this new date. If you cannot attend please us know so a refund can be issued.
Online entry at www.mbsawebsite.com.
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