Warley Street-O, 2nd June 2013

Results

LONG (6k 15 controls/clues)
1. Paul Beckett M50 HAVOC 42.25
2. Clive Wilkinson M50 SUFFOC 47.03
3. Stu Levene M40 HH 47.51
4. Neil Carter M35 SUFFOC 48.55
5. Eddie Banks M60 SOS 54.09
6. Doug McTurk M21 HAVOC 55.40
7. David Float M40 HAVOC 63.13
8. Michael Chopping M50 NOR 63.27
9. Alan Brett M35 CHIG 64.12
10. Graham Batty M50 HAVOC 65.22
         
MEDIUM (4.6k 11 controls/clues)
1. Andrew Barclay M50 DFOK 44.23
2. Paul Lowe M50 SUFFOC 51.57
3. Tony Biggs M60 HAVOC 57.45
4. Anne Power W80 LOK 62.53
5. Sally Wilkinson W45 SUFFOC 65.49
         
SHORT (2.8k 7 controls/clues) (both competitors accompanied)
1. Craig Carter M8 SUFFOC 63.41
2. Ryan Carter M5 SUFFOC 64.08
         

Mapper/Planner Comments

We were blessed with some fine weather and I believe all those who came along appreciated the opportunity for some orienteering around the streets of Warley instead of in the woods or forest. Even so, one or two people did manage to find a little mud on some of the woodland paths that were on offer as a route choice.
I decided to use a variety of different types of street "furniture" as control sites in order to provide a few route choices. Some competitors who are unfamiliar with the street-o format, did not fully understand what was required to answer the clues and I apologise if I did not explain things well enough.

The map does require some more updating and I thank those people who offered their constructive feedback.

Thank you all for parking in the overflow car park. The local council representative I contacted to get permission to start the event in the park was happy for the event to go ahead but did not want us to use the small car park in case we filled it up. But, he said we could use the overflow area. Thanks to Paul and Barbara for arranging to get that bit of the car park opened before you all arrived and for signing the event and doing the registration.

Janet Biggs (HAVOC)