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We
will be using the SPORTident electronic timing system to record
the times of teams at each checkpoint. SPORTident provides the premier
system for timing orienteering events, adventure races, mountain
marathons, mountain bike orienteering events, coroporate challenges,
mountain races and many other activities.
These cards
cost £25.00 each and should you be unfortunate enough to break
or lose an SI-Card that you have hired from us or are unable to
hand it in at the end of Day 2, we will have to charge you £25 for
the lost card. A Control Box and Si-Card will be on display
in the registration tent so that you can familiarise yourselves
with the system.
At each checkpoint,
you will come across a SPORTident station. It will be labelled with
the 3-digit code of the checkpoint and this MUST MATCH the
code provided on your checkpoint descriptions, otherwise you are
at the wrong checkpoint! At most locations it will be on the ground
beside the kite and attached to it by a piece of string. Dip the
tip of your Si-Card into the cylindrical hole and providing the
box is working correctly you will see an LED flash and hear a 'beep'
which confirms that the checkpoint number and your time has been
recorded on your Si-Card.
If You Have
A Problem
The Si-Card replaces the Control Card that you would normally punch
at each checkpoint and the data from it is used to verify that you
have visited the correct checkpoints. If a Control Box fails to
'beep' and the LED does not flash, it is just possible that the
Control Box is malfunctioning. You should make a mental note of
the 3 letter word written on the top of the box and tell us the
word at the end of the day when we download your Si-Card. Check
that the Control Box is not upside down otherwise the punching process
will probably not work. If you lose your Si-Card we will only be
able to give you a time for the day if you can convince us that
you have visited all the checkpoints. Under these circumstances,
you will not be eligible for a prize.
Saturday
You will dip your your Si-Card in a Control Box as you start to
record your start time. After repeating this process at each of
the checkpoints, you will also record a time on your Si-Card as
you finish. Proceed to the download tent where we will download
the data from your Si-Card.
Sunday
You will dip your your Si-Card in a Control Box as you start to
record your start time. After repeating this process at each of
the checkpoints, you will also record a time on your Si-Card as
you finish. We will download the data from the Si-Card while you
wait. Should you be unfortunate enough to lose or break the card,
we will record your team number and you will need to tell us how/when
you will pay us the £25.
Results
The information from the Si-Cards will prove that you have been
to each checkpoint but it will also provide us with split times
at each checkpoint. These will be published on the web site on Saturday
and Sunday evening.
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