MTBO #2 Bottle Lake OY

Sunday 22 May 2022
Map:
Bottle Lake
Event Type:
MTBO
Planner:
Briana Steven
Controller:
Aaron Prince
Co-ordinator:
Josie Boland

MTBO #2. Bottle Lake 

Mountain bike orienteering on the Bottle Lake map, a great mix of singletrack and gravel roads. Starting from the main Bottle Lake carpark on Waitikiri Drive. The event will use point-to-point orienteering courses, with six course distances available (corresponding to the 6 OY grades). 

Entries: This event will be pre-entry only. Pre-payment required by credit card or bank transfer. Enter here. https://entero.co.nz/evento.php?eventName=blmtbo-2022
Entry closing date: Thurs 19th May 2022.
Payments: Credit card payments can be made from the entry system (EnterO). For bank transfers, please credit the PAPO bank account: 03-0823-04259310-00. Please reference your surname and "BL-MTBO"
Costs: Standard PAPO costs apply see https://papo.org.nz/faq/costs.
Costs for non-member family entries & teams entries: Due to limitations with the entry system, the maximums for non-member families and teams may not be correctly applied. If the total amount calculated by the entry system is more than the maximum stated here https://papo.org.nz/faq/costs, please choose the Bank Transfer option and pay the maximum shown. Please email PAPOentries@gmail.com if you have done this.
VIP points: If you want to use a VIP card to pay, please mark this with "BL-MTBO" and choose Bank Transfer on the entry form. Forward your email confirmation to PAPOentries@gmail.com with a photo of your VIP card.
Helpers on the day: If you are helping out with the event and will take a free ride, please choose Bank Transfer on the entry form. Forward your email confirmation to PAPOentries@gmail.com with a note that you part of the team helping to put the event on.
Any other entry queries: Please email PAPOentries@gmail.com

Travel Directions & Parking: Main Bottle Lake carpark on Waitikiri Drive.
Event registration and start area:  Adjacent to parking.
Registration: From 10am
Start times: 10.30 – 12.30.
Electronic Punching: SI Air+ will be turned on for this event, bring your SI Air card if you have one. For those without an SI Air card (and anyone hiring a SI card) punch in the usual manner.
Course closure: 2.30pm
Dogs: Sorry, no dogs.

Course information
Six courses will be available. These correspond to the usual 6 courses available at foot-orienteering event.

  • Very Easy Navigation, Distance 4.5 km, estimated time 25 minutes. White
  • Easy Navigation, Distance 6.3 km, estimated time 30 min. Yellow
  • Moderately technical Navigation, 11 km, estimated winning time 40 min Orange
  • Moderately technical navigation and route choice, 11 km, estimated winning time 30 min. Short Red
  • Moderately technical navigation and route choice, 15 km, estimated winning time 40 min. Medium Red
  • Moderately technical navigation and route choice, 19 km, estimated winning time 50 min Long Red

This event is part of the PAPO OY series, with OY points awarded to PAPO club members. To gain maximum OY points, enter in your usual OY grade.