XXIV Pomerania 24th edition of ‘Pomerania’ – Off-Road
Orienteering Adventures.
Time
of the event : 12 – 14 October 2007
Area of event: North-Western Poland / in the Drawsko Pomorskie area
/
The base of event : near Drawsko Pomorskie. Exact
address will shown on September
Registration of participants on 11.10.2007 between
5.00 - 12.00 p.m., and 12.10.2007 from 6.30 to 9.30 a.m.
Beginning / start to the route / - 12.10.2007: from
7.00 am to 10.00 am;
The end of the event and closing ceremony – 14.10.2007.
approx. 11.00 am. in Pomerania base.
Starting groups: - two options:
1. ‘VIP’ group – for
the veterans of ‘Pomerania’ and teams who do not want to take part
in the competition, but wont drive by the route, collect the points and
do the tasks.
2. Adventure group - Everybody else
Classification is organised for Adventure group.
Short description of XXIV Pomerania:
As it was in case of the previous edition, XXIV Pomerania is going to be a
simulation of an expedition. That means, the whole route has to be covered
continuously with nights spent on the way.
The competitors drive according to road book, occasionally a map, and indicated
routes. On the route you will have to tackle a range of:
ST special tasks (e.g.
water tasks, applying rope techniques, bridge, swamp crossing, etc.)
that will
be
assessed by a referee
check points – code numbers
hidden on the route that you have to spot
OS special sections – voluntary, for more experienced
participants, assessed by a referee; on some of
them your time will be
measured.
The route in total is ca 300 km long. The time and the distance results of
the drive does not have a significant influence on classification. It
is how many points you collect, not how fast you go that counts!
Minimal off road equipment:
For all: off road tires, towline, shackles, shovel.
Adventure group: besides the above the recommended equipment
consists of: Hi Lift jack, sand plates / ladders and obligatorily a winch!
We recommend you have your own camping, climbing and water equipment – it
will earn special bonus for your team.
All vehicles must be registered and insured.
Accommodation: camping site / own camp equipment is necessary
/ or on request in the guest house or cabin.
Food: self catering.
Price of participation: 1100 PLN / 300 € /
per car / crew max. 3 persons /
Our fee does not include your accommodation in the guests house, cabin and
hotel, meals and vehicle costs.
Booking is necessary, the closing date is 01.09.
2007.
For more details and booking please contact:
Joanna Zbróg
Land Rover Club Poland
e-mail: lrcpl@onet.pl
Our events are organized for all types of 4x4 vehicles.
All routes we use are legal, and researched by us.
Participants are entirely responsible for their vehicles and personal effects
whilst on the event.
Organizer will be exempt from all liability in respect of loss, damage, sickness,
injury or death howsoever caused occurring to persons or vehicles whilst on
the event.
As a guide, these are the average costs of hotels and meals:
Hotel : from 60PLN to 250 PLN p.p.d
Meals: breakfast - 30 PLN
lunch - 40
PLN
dinner - 80
PLN
Warm greetings to all past and future participants of ‘Pomerania’.
As everything in the world, ‘Pomerania’ also evolves – sometimes
the changes are so slight that they go practically unnoticed, but sometimes
they need to be quite substantial. We are presently in such a situation, when ‘Pomerania’ has
nearly 70 teams. Out of all that number only 3 or 4 vehicles come to ‘Pomerania’ without
a winch. Consequently, our existing division of starting groups (with and without
winch) is no longer applicable.
Thus, starting with XXIV ‘Pomerania’, the classification of starting
groups will be modified.
We introduce the ‘VIP’ group – for the veterans of ‘Pomerania’ and
teams who do not want to take part in the competition, but want to collect
the points and do the tasks. The teams will be appointed to starting in the
VIP group on their request at the discretion of the organiser.
Everybody else will start in the Adventure group.
In order to ensure fair chances to everybody, we introduce a bonus system at
the start, and so:
Vehicles without winches – group AS – start with
6000 points.
Factory vehicles* – group AA – 5000 points.
Modified vehicles** – group AE – no starting bonus.
* Factory vehicle
Allowed alternations: raised suspension, raised chassis, bull-bar, shields,
winches (any type and amount), tyres up to 32 in (except where bigger by factory
default, e.g.: Volvo, LR 110, etc.)
In case of any dispute the organiser’s decision is final.
** Modified vehicle
Any rebuilt chassis (removed elements), non-factory chassis, tyres above 32
in (except where bigger by factory default, e.g.: Volvo, LR 110, etc.). Vehicles
such as Tomcat, Scorpion, Dakar, etc.; rebuilt, non-factory vehicles.
In case of any dispute the organiser’s decision is final.
Groups VIP, AA and AE will be able to enter all the special
sections (OS), group AS – only some of them. All special tasks will be
accessible for all the groups.
There will be one route for all the groups with some sections omitted by the
AS group. As always, no special sections or special tasks will be mandatory
for any of the participants.
We also have to considerably raise the profile of the issue of environment protection. Consequently we will be more severe towards participants who damage the area (e.g. scratch the tree trunks) due to their negligence and carelessness. Improperly fastening winch ropes that leads to damage to trees will be punished, possibly even by disqualification. The same will be true for driving on cultivated fields, and outside the road book.
We appreciate that in a difficult terrain, a vehicle may slip, which may lead to tree scratching. Such cases, of course will be taken into consideration, but we will not tolerate deliberate carelessness. Our staff is experienced enough to appropriately assess an incident.
As the popularity of ‘Pomerania’ increases we need more staff, and the costs of environmental repairs rise. Consequently, we are reluctantly obliged to announce a small increase in the price of ‘Pomerania’, which is now 300€ ( or the equivalent in PLN ) The price covers the participation of one vehicle with up to 3 people on board. If you wish to bring more people, you need to discuss this option with the organizer while booking your place in ‘Pomerania’.
Best regards,
Joanna & Norbert Zbróg
LRC PL