Slovak Orienteering Federation, Junácka 6, 832 80 Bratislava

I N S T R U C T I O N S

MALÝ VAZKÁRIK

Open race in foot orienteering

9th round of Regional Cup in foot orienteering

Organizer:  Slovak Orienteering Federation - West Region

Technical organization: ŠK VAZKA Bratislava

Date: April 23,  2017  (Sunday)

Race classification: individual competition in foot-o with given order of control points - middle distance

Event centre: Bratislava municipal forest, location Kačín (48°12'48.7787844" N,  17° 4' 3.8381195" E)

Event centre accessibility/ transport: It is not possible to come by car up to Kacin. You can take bus nr. 43 (Bus 43 itinerary), or come by bike, or on foot (closest route from Lamac). In case of questions, please contact organizers, they’ll provide you with more details.

Parking: due to all-weekend program of Bratislavské mestské dni (program here) the parking possibilities on Zelezna studnicka (here) will be limited. Other parking lots are available by the shopping centre Galeria, Lamac (here) - it is app. 600m from the bus stop of bus nr. 43.

Changing-rooms: (in tents), drinking water and toilets (Johnny servis) will be close to the event centre

Registration: 09:30 - 10:30

Start: free start during the period of time 11:00 - 12:30, in line with the instructions of start referee

Distances: 

Centre - final bus stop	200m
Centre - start	850m (climb 15m)
Centre - finish	0m

Map:

Lesanka, size  A4, update as of Apríl 2017, no waterproof paper, plastic bags available on the start corridor

·        scale 1:10 000, e=5m

·        Map norm ISOM 2000

·        Authors: Maroš &  Pavol Bukovác

Terrain description: Carpathian forest, lightly hilly with good passability, currently wet soil from the melting snow

Categories:

        RD (children with parents)

        M/W-10, M/W-12, M/W-14, M/W-16, M/W-18, M/W19-, M/W40-, MW55-

        OPEN

        Children picture race  in the event centre, suitable for children under the age of 10 years

        For Beginners & little experienced competitors - category N (app 1,5km)

Course data

	length (km)	climb (m)	number of control points
M,W -10, RD	1,54	35	8
M,W -12, N	2,03	45	10
W -14, Open	2,52	65	12
M -14, W -16, W 55-	3,14	90	15
M -16, W -18	4,38	135	18
M -18, M 40-, W 19-	5,26	160	22
M 55-, W 40-	4,09	130	18
M 19-	6,48	280	25

Control description: printed on maps and available also printed on papers in the event centre for pick-up, for categories RD and N control descriptions in verbal form

Punching system: SportIdent compatible with SI chips of 5-11 models

SI card rent  … 1€

In case of SI card loss a fee of 30€ will be charged

SI card read-out: in the event centre

Children picture race: on the meadow in the event centre, free start from 11:00 till 12:30, punching directly into the map

Prize giving ceremony:  app. at 14:00

First three competitors in categories N, M/W-10, -12, -14 , -16 and winners of all other categories will be awarded. All children taking part in RD category will be awarded regardless of the results.

It is our best effort to prepare prize giving ceremony on time in order for you to catch buses.

Information: web site vazkarik.vba.sk 

Results: to be published on web site vazkarik.vba.sk

Refreshment:  Buffet on Kačín, tea in the finish

Others: we recommend to all competitors to be prepared for cold weather, in the forest there are still places with snow and wet/muddy terrain. Recommended are shoes with pikes.

Regulations: applicable rules of foot-o, race regulations for 2017 (link)

All competitors take part in the event willingly and on their own risk with no claim for compensation from injury caused during or as the result of the race!

Event organizers:

Event director:     Barbora Šmelíková

Main Referee:      Miroslav Lago

        Course setter:      Peter Mlynárik

        Web admin:         Juraj Opršal

Event sponsors

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web: vazkarik.vba.sk

email: vazkarik@vba.sk