The Event
R & R
Sport and Mountain Biking Otago have got together to bring you this inaugural
Naseby 12 hour Day/Night Challenge.
We have
designed a loop of approximately 8km that will suit all level of riders. The loop is made up of water race, single track
and 4WD tracks within the Naseby Forest and Larchview Holiday Park. Classes will include solo and teams, junior,
senior, veterans, men and women.
12 Hour events
are real social occasions. A tent
village is set up with the track meandering its way through and past your
allocated 5m x 10m site.
The whole idea
is over the 12-hour period you ride as many laps of the course as you are able
to, obviously the individual or team who complete the most laps are the
winners. So grab your mates and send in
your entry early, as this is the first year numbers of solo and teams will be
limited. Entries will be accepted on a
first in and first paid basis.
The Venue
The event is
based at the Larchview Holiday Park, which is within the town of Naseby and is
adjacent to the Ernslaw One owned Naseby Forest.
The 8km loop
will start and finish within the camp.
For those of you who are not familiar with Naseby, it is situated on the
edge of Central Otago just off State Highway 85.
How You Get There
Naseby is 1.5 hours
from Dunedin and 1 hour from Alexandra.
The Larchview Holiday Park is on Swimming Dam Road (see map on the back
of entry form).
ACCOMMODATION:
If you wish you can camp in your team site (Saturday night
only, this is included in your entry fee).
Your team site gets you access to showers, toilets and a kitchen. The Larchview Holiday Park also offers
cabins and chalets, on-site caravans, and 2 x self-contained houses. Booking early for this option would probably
be a good idea, so call John and Joy Stent (Phone/Fax 03 444 9904 or email at johnsjoynaseby@paradise.net.nz).
Naseby has plenty of other accommodation options, Royal Hotel
(03 444 9990); Ancient Britain Hotel (03 444 9992).
Event Timetable
Race: Saturday April
9th 2005
Entries Close: Friday 1st
April 2005
(unless entries REACH RACE ENTRY limit prior to this date)
Venue: Larchview
Holiday Park and Naseby Forest
Registration: 6pm – 9pm - Friday 8th April
2005
7am
– 8am - Saturday 9th April 2005
At
the Marquee in the Larchview Holiday Park
Briefing: Approximately
8.30am Saturday 9th April 2005 – all riders must attend.
Start: 9am – Mass
Start
Finish: 9pm Saturday 9th
April
Prizegiving: Approximately
9.45pm
Medals &
Prize Money Solo Category: Medals 1st, 2nd,
3rd plus $100 prize money for 1st in men and women; 2nd
and 3rd placings, free entry to next years event.
Teams: Medals 1st, 2nd, 3rd
plus $150 prize money for 1st only.
Spot Prizes: Many spot prizes will be handed out during
the race, however the main spot prizes will be given out at the prizegiving
(you must be in attendance to receive a prize).
CHECKLIST OF WHAT TO BRING:
1 Tent/campervan
to go on your team site.
1 Mountain bike,
helmet (compulsory item), we also recommend gloves and glasses, spare
tubes, tyres and tools
1 Lights – you
will need good front and rear lights for the last part of the event (at least 4
hours minimum). Please ensure that your
lights are charged up before the race, as we are not able to provide power for
charging up during the race. (You will
not be allowed on the course after dark without front and rear lights).
1 Food and drink
(there will be hot food and drink available on site to purchase).
1 Warm clothing
(you will be 2000 feet above worry level – it can sometimes get cold!!).
1 Support crew –
it is advisable to bring your support crew for plenty of encouragement and
abuse!
GOOD STUFF TO KNOW
- Teams
sites will be allocated at registration.
If you want to be with your mates, then you should register
together; sites will be approximately 5m x 10m in size (all vehicles must
be parked on site by 8.15am. You
will be able to park one vehicle as well as your tent/campervan etc.
- Race
packs will be available at registration (which will include race numbers,
and the race rules).
- Sunset on
April 9th is scheduled for 5.45pm approximately, so you will
need your lights from 5.30pm onwards.
- First aid
– Maniototo St Johns will be on site in the marquee throughout the 12
hours of the race.
- Bike
repair – R & R Sport will provide a bike repair service through the 12
hours of the race at your cost.
- Food –
Maniototo Lions will provide hot and cold food for purchase on site.
- Confirmed
entry – your entry will be confirmed by email and post on or before 1st
April 2005.
- More
information re conditions of race – please refer to race rules available
on Mountain Bike Otago website
ENTRIES:
Solo Men 1 Women 1
Entry Fee: $49.00
Teams Consist of 3
minimum – 5 maximum members
(5 person team must
consist of 2 women)
Entry Fee: $45.00
per person
Junior 12 – 17 years 1
Men 18 – 34 years 1
Women 18 – 34 years 1
Veteran 35+ years 1
Mixed 3 person min. – 5 person max. 1
Te-Shirts Cost: $20
each
Sizes: Small 1
Medium 1
Large 1
Extra
Large 1
Please make
cheques payable to Naseby 12 Hour Challenge, C/- PO Box 6087, Dunedin.
TERMS OF ENTRY
Refer attached sheet.
WAIVER AND RELEASE
The entry is not valid
unless signed by all entrants. By doing
so all entrants have read and understood the terms and rules of entry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information
please contact Race Directors:
Craig Bates (0274 328 086
or 03 489 4360 – email batesclan@xtra.co.nz);
or
Mark Gould (021 836 810
or 473 7068 – email goulds@ihug.co.nz
Event run by Mountain
Biking Otago
