Vasbyt 6hr 2021 Race Info

Wining team will do 2.5 – 3 hours. Cut off 6 hours.

EVENT INFO

  • Start / Finish
  • Times (Provisional – could change)
    • Start – Saturday, 23 January – 10h00
    • Registration from – Saturday, 23 January – 09h00
    • Briefing – Saturday, 23 January – 09h45
    • Maps handed out at – Saturday, 23 January – 10h00
  • Entry details
    • R300 per person – covers park & forestry fees, medic, maps etc
    • Entries open to teams of four or pairs mixed gender or single gender teams.
    • There will be catering at the start and finish.
    • Entries close at midnight, 18 Jan 2021
  • Disciplines
    • Navigation – 1:50 000 maps – basic
    • Running/Trekking – forest paths, forest jeep tracks,  cattle tracks, off trail
    • Mountain Biking – district roads, forest jeep tracks, forest singletrack
    • Tubing
    • Estimated distance is 28km – expect approximately 1.5km tubing, 7km trekking/running, 20km Mountain biking
  • Distance / Race time
    • The winning team can expect to take around 3 hours
    • Finish cut off is 6 hours
    • There will be a cut off late in the race where teams will be re-directed onto a short course to have them finish before the 6 -hour cut off.
    • Short course teams will still be ranked
    • All teams will be ranked, provided they follow Race Director instructions
    • The course will be designed “children / kids” friendly should you wish to do it with your young ones.
  • Transitions / support
    • No support crew needed
    • There will be remote transitions. We will not be transporting any team equipment to the remote TA’s. (No bike box required)
    • Trekking shoes/clothes will need to be carried on the mountain biking legs
    • You will need to carry food for the whole event with you from the start
    • We will have volunteers at the remote TA’s to look after your mountain bikes while you are out trekking
    • Water will be available from streams along the route and at the remote TA’s
  • Equipment
    • Mandatory Equipment – The following list is compulsory and you will need to carry these at all times in addition to your normal discipline gear that you deem necessary
      • Waterproof jacket
      • Cellphone – 1 per team (will be sealed)
      • Camera – to take photo’s of the CP’s (this is your CP card – so make sure it does not fail)
      • Space Blanket
      • Don’t forget things like – Compass, and mapwork stationery
  • Race Rules
  • Spectators / Volunteers
    • Due to landowner restrictions, no spectators will be allowed out on the route
    • There are a few spots where teams can be seen and these will be highlighted during briefing
    • Non racing partners who wish to be involved can help us by volunteering to camp out at the remote TA’s. Contact us if interested
  • Plenty of Accommodation options available in Underberg if you chose not to use our start / finish venue – Khotso Lodge & Horse Trails – See Underberg Tourism for options.

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