Race Rules
The items on the mandatory list are for your safety and must be carried during the event. Random kit checks will be carried out at various times during the race day. There is also a recommended list of equipment, which is designed to make your race more enjoyable (and reduce the chance of us having to rescue you!)
Mandatory - All Stages (unless otherwise stated requirements are per solo/pair/team)
- Mobile phone (in waterproof cover/bag)
- Money for phone
- Whistle (one per person)
- Compass
- First Aid Kit (crepe bandage, wound dressing, triangular bandage, 2 safety pins, selection of adhesive dressings)
- Foil blanket
- Waterproof jacket (one per person)
- Drink (per person)
Mandatory - Mountain Bike (these items are in addition to the list for 'all' stages)
- Cycle helmet (to be worn, not carried!)
- Pump
- Repair kit or spare inner tube
- Bike tools
- Front and back lights in good working order(At winter events only unless specified)
Recommended - All Stages
- Map (even the experienced racers forget these!)
- Food
- Permanent pen
Rules
- You may compete as a solo, pair or team of three. Teams should be of mixed sex. (Single sex teams can compete but will not be eligible for prizes)
- The mandatory kit must be carried.
- Members of the same pair or team must stay within 25 metres of each other.
- Do not take or carry your mountain bike on to footpaths.
- Only use public rights of way or permissive tracks as indicated on the map.
- Respect other users of the countryside.
- Always close gates behind you.
- Contact the race base in the event of an emergency, (after calling the emergency services) the contact number is printed on the description cards.
- If you retire at any time you must report to the race base.
- At least one CP on each stage must be visited during the event.
- GPS systems are not permitted.
Penalties
If you exceed the stage time limit you will incur penalties at the following rate:
- 2 points per minute for the first 10 minutes
- 5 points per minute thereafter
e.g. If you are 13 minutes late you will receive 35 point penalty (10 mins x 2 + 3 mins x 5)
- 46 + minutes late, loose ALL points.
- Failure to adhere to race rules – 100 points
Bonus Points
If you visit every checkpoint in a stage and return to base early, you will be rewarded with bonus points. The points awarded will be calculated in the same way as the penalties.
