Event 6 - 4th May - Camelot Rise

Schon Hudson - Surrey Hills

Very much a repeat of last week's conditions - mild, moonlit night with crisp cool conditions for good running. A total of 32 people met up at Chateau Hudson - with the well lit driveway and nearby toilets etc providing creature comforts not always available to us at the events.

While the map was 1:7,500 scale, it filled almost the complete A4 page - and proved to be about 9.5 Km to do the lot. Controls came up fast, so you had to pay attention or you'd miss a control. We met Sid at the first control staring up at the pole and wondering what he was supposed to do. He knew it was something to do with the pole and probably something to do with the number, but wasn't quite sure. After providing a brief explanation with the standard drill for no number, no pole, pen stops working etc etc etc we continued the course.

Feedback

Ian Greenwood - sorry I missed it. I got roped in to attend basketball with a generous serving of chocolate mousse afterwards. Recognising that I can claim travel expenses as a tax deduction, I'll probably go over to the Western Night Series at Kensington this week. Perhaps we could go for chocolate mousse after the event (even though it's not tax deductible)?

And by the way....thanks for sending me a copy of the map earlier in the day in an attempt to tempt me to attend. I want you all to know that I have no problem at all when the scale is lower than 1:10,000 - only when it's more. For those of you that asked, my legal challenge against late penalties at last week's Western Night event has so far proved fruitless. The organisers have agreed, however, to settle out of court by reducing the late penalties for the event to only 2 points per minute.