Winter Evening Events

The coordinator writes: These events are intended to provide both a challenge to experienced night orienteers and a good traing ground for novices or newcomers to this version of the sport. They will include a number of easier controls, mainly on line features, plus more difficult ones to test skills as experience is gained. There will be a Ladies and Mens Trophy at the end of the series for the respective winners. We also make sure we have a tent or room as a focal point.

In the past we have used the one hour score format with varying values for each control depending on difficulty, distance or the planner's whim. Many of the areas we use are now getting to the point where it is extremely difficult to vary the planning much, so we are changing. Most events for the future will follow a more conventional format whereby there is one course and controls are taken in order and will each be worth 10 points. To avoid very long nights for the event helpers, we will still limit the time to 60 minutes. Any time over this will be penalised at the rate of 1 point for each 6 seconds or part thereof late. Controls can be missed out but any taken out of sequence will not count. For example, 1-2-3- -5-6 scores 50 but 1-2-5-3-6 only scores 40 because 3 was taken out of sequence. It is hoped that the courses can be planned such that the fastest may possibly clear all controls just inside the 60 minutes, but for most, like myself, it will be a matter of deciding which ones to miss or when to quit and head for the finish.

We hope by this change to continue to provide good quality midweek night events on our areas.

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Event 4 comments
The team of Eric and Lesley had everything under control when I turned up with the tent and all seemed to work like clockwork during the evening. I think Dudmaston is a great area to run on so I am probably a little biased, but I do think the event that Eric (and I suspect Lesley) planned, worked very well, so thanks indeed to them both. I certainly enjoyed it and I heard a lot of appreciative comments at the end. I actually stopped at one point to focus my lamp onto some eyes I saw, turned out to be a fawn, aaah! The contest is hotting up, Alison and Kerstin are slogging it out for the ladies honours and on the mens John E and Dave W are leaving Chris behind a little, but of course he has an event in hand! Which way will it go? See you all for the penultimate event at Burlish Top on 9th Feb.
Barry Houghton (coordinator)

Barry will need assistance from around 5:15 at Burlish Top to lift the barrier and direct traffic. Any volunteers?

See below for 2011-12 programme. We now have organiser/planners for all this season's WEEs.

2011-12 league table after 4 events

2011 - 2012 Programme
All events on Thursdays unless otherwise stated

	Date	Venue	Organiser	Details	Results
1	17 Nov	Uffmoor Woods	Alison Sloman	Details	Results Splits
2	08 Dec	Kinver Edge	Andy Hemsted	Details	Results Splits
3	05 Jan	Shire Oak	Barry McGowan	Details	Results corrected 14 Jan Comments Splits
4	26 Jan	Dudmaston	Eric Brown	Details	Results Splits
5	09 Feb	Burlish Top	Barry Houghton	Details revised 21 Jan
6	01 Mar	Highgate Common	David Williams

The Winter Evening Event coordinator is Barry Houghton

Volunteers to organise and plan events are very welcome and will receive 25 points for their efforts. Volunteers please contact the league coordinator.

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Rules

• For each control taken in the correct order you will receive 10 points. Controls taken out of order will not count.
• For each 6 seconds or part thereof that you take more than the 60 minutes allowed, 1 point will be deducted
• If you take more than 75 minutes you will be disqualified (possibly)
• The leading man and lady on each event will be awarded 25 points, the second 23 points, third 21 points, thereafter one point will be deducted for each lower place and so on.
• Anyone taking part will be awarded at least one point, unless disqualified
• In the event of any ties the person who takes the least time will be awarded the higher position
• The Planner/Organiser for each event will be awarded 25 points towards their league position. (Only one award of 25 points available per event)
• Your best n–1 scores out of the n events will be used to determine your league position. (Where n = the number of events held in the season)
• Where there are ties in the league table, the league position is worked out by reference to number of classes away from M/W21:
  a. The further away from M/W 21 the higher the league position...
  ...eg an M45 would beat an M18 but not an M14. M45 is three classes away from M21, M18 is two away but M14 is four away
• The leading points scorers, Men and Women, at the end of the season will be WEE Champions

 

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