Joining Instructions
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Welcome to GS Trophy UK 2015
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Dates
23rd – 25th May 2015
Location
The GS Trophy UK 2015 will be based at the Ancient Briton, Brecon Road, Penycae, Swansea, Wales, UK SA9 1YY. There is camping available; more details can be found on their website
www.ancientbriton.co.uk. Please refrain from driving on the grass wherever possible at the Ancient Briton.
Saturday 23rd May
Sign on will be in the main marquee at the Ancient Briton from 16:00hrs – 18:00hrs for riders entered as part of a retailer team, and from 18:00hrs – 20:00hrs for individual participants. You will need the following at sign on:
• Both original parts of your UK Driving Licence - plastic and paper
• A current British Passport
• A V5 document proving ownership of a BMW Motorcycle
• An insurance cover note for the BMW Motorcycle
Sunday 24th May
There will be a rider briefing at 08:00hrs on Sunday morning in the main marquee. The first rider will start at 09:00hrs and riders will leave in 30-second intervals, in the order displayed at signing-on. You will be advised of your exact start time at sign on, please arrive promptly at the start gate, ready to go so you can leave on time. Teams will be able to leave together as a group. Route cards and scorecards will be issued at the start – there are four different routes, covering the same roads and challenges but in different orders to maintain the navigation element of the event. The route cards follow a road book format, so you will need a working trip meter on your bike – the standard one on the instruments will be fine. Around the route you will need to answer several questions, filling in the answers as you go on your scorecard.
In addition to the road ride, there are three skill challenge stations and three off road riding challenge stations. At each skill challenge station there will be multiple challenges; you will need to pick one challenge, all are of equivalent difficulty and are worth the same points. Members of a team should do different challenges at each station. The hubs will operate a token system – if the token is there for the challenge you want to do, you can take the token and head to the challenge. If the token is not there you have a choice – wait for a token to be returned or choose a different challenge that is available. After you have completed your challenge you must return the token to the hub.
The off road challenges will be split into three hubs; you must complete at least one challenge at each hub and then two further challenges at the hub (or hubs) of your choice, totalling five challenges. The off road riding challenges will be held at Walters Arena motorsport complex. Please ride carefully and considerately up to the challenge centre as there may be pedestrians on the access road. You MAY NOT ride your own bike within the Walters Arena private property other than on the tarmac roads to access each hub as directed.
The day’s riding will end by 18:30hrs for the last riders, results and finalists will be announced at 21:00hrs. There will be food provided for all competitors, we’ll be having interviews and showing adventure films in the marquee and both indoor and outdoor bars will be open. Charley Boorman will be taking part in the event for fun and will be in the marquee in the evening.
Monday 25th May
The top 50 competitors will be selected to go through to the Finals on Monday; there will be a briefing at 08:00hrs in the main marquee and the finals will be held from 09:00hrs on Walters Arena. The morning’s challenges will narrow the field down to 10 riders for the Super Final, which will be held back at the Ancient Briton from 13:15. The Super Final will finish at 14:45 and will be followed by the final prize giving and presentation for all competitors and the British team for GS Trophy International 2016 will be announced. We would encourage all participants who do not make the Final to stay for the Monday and spectate – you may still have a prize from Sunday and the Final will be far too exciting an event to miss!