Forest Challenge 7
Borumba Deer Park
Imbil
23 February 2013
[watch the video][event waypoints]
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 Borumba Deer Park website. Follow this link for more site information and to book a campsite.
If you wish to go to the site early, please feel free to. The event will be running Saturday afternoon, however I will be on site from early afternoon on Friday. Mention Forest Challenge at reception for a discount and to be directed to where we are camped.
Fuel
The nearest fuel is at Imbil about 5kms away. There is also a well stocked shop, pub and cafes within the town.
Sunday
There is the option of having a drive around on Sunday if you wish. There are numerous caches in the area (see GC website for details) if you wish to do these.
Questions and Answers:
Do I have to have a 4WD to attend?
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. A lot of the issue here will be based on the road conditions which I will have no control over.
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!