Navrun presents "The 4 Day Event" in the outback

[maptrap]

When: 29th Oct to 1st Nov. 2005

You asked for it - you got it! The "4 Day Event" is a combination of winch challenge, navigation, speed, and short course trials all on one massive outback property near White Cliffs, North West NSW.

There is just one base camp for everyone - competitors, marshalls and spectators. 4wd camper trailers and tents are ideal. Showers and toilets will be on site, but wait, there's more - all breakfasts and dinners will be catered for. Yep, I can see the wife and kids coming to watch this one.

Friday afternoon scrutineering will be just class measurement to ensure you slot into the correct CCDA class. In accordance with CCDA vehicle specs (more info on the Navrun website). The classes will be Touring, Trophy and Challenge. There are no supplementary regulations, which means no tyre size limit in Challenge class.

Typically every day will have 1 speed trial, 1 winch stage, 1 navigation and 1 short course. Vehicles will rotate through these in their respective groups. Each night there is 1 further stage where all vehicles are together and groups do not apply. (All up - 20 stages) Progressive scores will be announced every morning and there will be a re-sorting of groups accordingly. Vehicles will be sorted into 4 groups every day according to performance. The top 25% are together, the second 25% are together, the third 25% are together and the tail ending 25% are together. The Friday night prologue sorts out Saturday's groups. Classes are merely for fair performance assessment and prize giving. As all classes do the same courses (chicken routes with penalties exist) groupings will not be affected by classes.

Hobzee and Rudes have been organising events for years and are known for their innovative and exciting ideas. You can expect to see the Navrun cameras getting used in navigation stages, decisions will be placed upon you for varied point alternatives, more thought and strategy will have to be applied to winching stages so it's not just about speed and muscle.

The all inclusive price is $650 per competing person (only two per team = $1300), $325 per adult spectator, $165 per child spectator under 16 and free to marshalls. Since dinner and breakfast is included for everyone we need to know in advance so even the spectators and marshalls need to register in advance.

Sponsors will be announced immediately upon coming on board. There will be a massive free presentation bon fire party on the Tuesday night where trophies and prizes (worth way more than the entry fee) will be awarded for each class.

There's no mucking around and you don't have to take too much time off work. Turn up Friday afternoon and head off as early as Tuesday night, having done 20 really full on stages in outback terrain. What a BLAST!

Navrun Website is: http://users.netlink.com.au/~maptrap

Regards, Rudi Paoletti

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When: 29th Oct to 1st Nov. 2005
$325 per adult spectator, $165 per child spectator under 16 and free to marshalls.

OUCH!!!

So, whats in being a marshall? Could be interested Mr...

[maptrap]

Well basically we require a marshall to have some 4wd knowledge which I knowyou have.This incorporates safety, recovery, etc All marshals are catered for breakfast & dinner. Without going into it too much you will be in charge of certain stages throughout the 4 days.
There will of course be more than one marshal per stage..

Regards, Rudi

[A12]

I am assuming the marshalls will have to CCDA certified......

[maptrap]

At this stage they don't need to be.

Navrun for 2005 will not be sanctioned by the CCDA. We have taken out our own insurance for 2005.

[BIg StEvE]

Sounds good rudi would love to help out just got to check my dates then i will confirm with u!

steve

[grimbo]

sounds interesting. Very interested in maybe competing but definetly marshalling. What about getting clubs to run certain stages. Will put it to the Suzuki club and see what sort of interest I get

[maptrap]

club involvement sounds really good. We are even happy to promote the clubs in any way we can. I am doing a mail out to all clubs early January ready for their first meeting of the year.

Regards, Rudi

[bogged]

club involvement sounds really good. We are even happy to promote the clubs in any way we can. I am doing a mail out to all clubs early January ready for their first meeting of the year.

Regards, Rudi

I'll drop round for a beer one night, I could be interested in co-ordinating for our club if they are interested.
Nissan club.

Our first meeting is in Feb actually. If you can put forward what is required, or maybe call John T and come to the club in Feb and give a talk in it....

Own cars and recovery gear required? Camping in tents or Park Royal??????

[Hobzee]

Hey hey, great to see keen marshalling responses - We will make sure Marshalls get treated really well as this is a key issue to happy competing. Would need a car between 2 people and marshall recovery gear would only be needed to recover themselves if need be. Pro Comp will provide the gear for competitor recovery so marshalls don't wear out their own straps and stuff. Navrun also supplies the gear such as signage, bunting, poles, etc.

We want every stage to be pre driven to maybe avoid more Yellow Submarines. I can do this in battle GU but if a marshall wants to take their own battle rig and test out the tracks as well I'm more than keen to stand back and watch - the more the merrier in fact. Hey, we can even have our own inter marshall challenge to see which marshall has the goods.

As for training if we can get some / all marshalls along to CCDA marshall training that would be great. At least stage managers should have some training or stage experience. Navrun would be prepared to pay for costs. As the CCDA marshall training is so new I expect some states will not even have training days by Nov'05 so let's see how it goes.

Marshalls will be doing different stages each day because all competitors do the stage in a day. The next day is onto something different so it's not the same boring stage every day for a week.

Will keep you posted and thanks for the early support.

Hobzee

[GUJohnno]

Hey, we can even have our own inter marshall challenge to see which marshall has the goods.

Sounding good

[davejb]

Hobzee / Rudi interested in marshalling, Send on info as it becomes available. Can possibly get a couple of other guys involved also.
Dave

[maptrap]

Dave,

No problems, I have put you on our marshal email list and will post details to you in the near future.

Many Thanks, Rudi

[MYTTUF]

Hobzee & Rudi

Sounds like you hot heaps of marshalls....

BUT

What about competitors??

[maptrap]

Since announcing the event a few days ago we have already a number of confirmed teams ranging from SA, VIC & NSW. So we anticipate we will have a good turn out and the event is still 11 months away.

Regards, Rudi

[MYTTUF]

Sounds good Rudi.

We'll see what pans out in the new year and may get lucky and enter the Sub.

[MYTTUF]

As for training if we can get some / all marshalls along to CCDA marshall training that would be great. At least stage managers should have some training or stage experience. Navrun would be prepared to pay for costs. As the CCDA marshall training is so new I expect some states will not even have training days by Nov'05 so let's see how it goes.

Hobzee

CCDA training for marshalls will be taking place in March in Vic, with 2 theory nights, 1 on the west and 1 on the east followed by a practical weekend in Waragul. The program is well underway and you'll need to be a member of the CCDA to participate.

[80diesel4play]

As for training if we can get some / all marshalls along to CCDA marshall training that would be great. At least stage managers should have some training or stage experience. Navrun would be prepared to pay for costs. As the CCDA marshall training is so new I expect some states will not even have training days by Nov'05 so let's see how it goes.

Hobzee

CCDA training for marshalls will be taking place in March in Vic, with 2 theory nights, 1 on the west and 1 on the east followed by a practical weekend in Waragul. The program is well underway and you'll need to be a member of the CCDA to participate.

Hook me up - with training information - make sure Ontrack gets sent heaps of stuff regarding this - I'll chuck any info in the club mag (I'm editor!)

I'll head up to marshall and will hook a team up of at least 4 of us who'll run for the Marshall challenge as well. No point travelling for no play!!!

Cheers Rudi and Hobsie!

[maptrap]

Thanks.

I'll put you on our marshal email list and will update you soon in the new year.

Regards, Rudi

[bogged]

CCDA training for marshalls will be taking place in March in Vic, with 2 theory nights, 1 on the west and 1 on the east followed by a practical weekend in Waragul. The program is well underway and you'll need to be a member of the CCDA to participate.

When ya get some info or a contact # let me no 2

[maptrap]

Done Deal

Regards, Rudi

[Hobzee]

Property - Heard back today from property owner. He reckons there are parts he hasn't seen and his family is first to settle the land - like that's no man's land... Also been told to allow 4-5 hours to get from one side to the other - cool huh? Neighbours want in too so even more land. Includes clay pans, rocks and sand.

Catering organised - B'fast is cerial and fruit as well as bacon, eggs, sausages and fried tomatoes and wait ..... pancakes... Yeee Haa! I'm gonna stop eating now to make room..

Hobzee