Forest Challenge 5
Peach Trees Campsite
Jimna
2nd - 3rd April 2011
The event will be a vehicle based navigation event and
camping
weekend.
Reccomended for 4WD vehicles. All vehicles must be able to drive
on
gravelled forest roads.
The main event will start on saturday at 12:00
pm.
Registration from 11:00. Please make sure you sign in on time.
The event is score based so you can have as long as you like
to
enjoy the scenery. There will be a staggered start based on
'Sign
in' order. There may well also be a few 'challenges' en-route.
All
questions will be multi-choice answers. There will also be
Kid
Stops on the way to keep the little ones entertained.
Waypoints will be provided by GPX file, this will be available the
week preceeding the event, to ensure that everyone has time to get
the points into their GPS's. It is up to each team to
ensure that they have the data in their GPS, prior to the event. I
will be providing a sample file to test with, soon. Please test
with this file to ensure that
you can do this or contact me asap, so that I can guide you to a
solution. There will be approximitely 50 waypoints in the final
File.
Campsites must be booked in advance on the EPA website. Click
this link to get to the site. (select Jimna, then Peach Trees)
There is NO self registration on site!
If you wish to go to the site eary, please feel free. The
event
will be run from as near to the entrance gate as possible to
minimise
disturbance to other campers. There is a large flat area on
the
left just inside the gate, if anyone is there early, please try
to
grab a bit of space and warn anyone else.
Fuel
The nearest fuel to Jimna is in Kilcoy, which is approximitely
40
kms away. You will need to have at least 50kms worth of fuel
for
the event itself, plus any exploring that you may wish to do
on
Sunday.
Sunday
There is the option of having a drive around on Sunday if you
wish.
There are numerous caches in the area (see below) if you wish to
do
these.
Caches
Tag A Long
Stumped
The Trolls are Back
PTO
Questions and Answers:
Do I have to have a 4WD to attend?
Four wheel drive is specified to cover my ass!
Previous runs have catered for 2WD. You are perfectly welcome
to
come in a 2WD, campsite access is for 2WD cars so no problem
there.
As for the event, you will be traversing forest tracks that
could
consist of the following:
- Grass in middle of the road.
- Occasional shallow washouts (with or without some water).
- Uneven Terrain
- Boulders/Rocks in road
The emphasis is more on ground clearance than on the 4WD
aspect.
If anyone wishes to bring a 2WD I will certainly not stop you from
entering, but you must take the above comments on board.
All participants are responsible for their own actions. All
points will be on open public roads, that WILL have oncoming
traffic, and other challenges typical of forest driving. You must
drive with due care and adhere to all road rules at all times.
THIS IS NOT A SPEED EVENT!
Final Resuts
1 KROSSBO & MUDTRAX
2 GREEN TEAM 2
3 GHOSTGUMS
4 GECKOMASTERS 62
5 R31 SKYLINE CLUB
=6 ECO & REV
=6 JUST A TRIFLE
=8 JASENJENINE
=8 GUDDINK
=8 SEARCHERS FOLLY
11 AUSSIE LIAHONA
12 MEGATRYTE
13 BUDGET BUSTERS
14 STAIRMAN & GOLDIELOVER
15 DDDUDES
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