Event Details
Club: | NYMBO |
Event Name: | York Winter MBO - Heslington |
Date: | 30/03/19 |
Format: | MBO Score |
Mapping: | Ordnance Survey |
Time Limit: | 2 hours |
National League: | - |
League: | NYMBO Winter Events 2018/19 (Round 5 of 5) |
Electronic Punch: | No |
Event Report
Thanks to over thirty riders who cam to the Heslington event today and enjoyed riding the mostly quiet lanes and bridleways south of York.
The provisional results are posted please let me know of any names/categories or other discrepancies. I’ve not had time to fully check through, but will update this page when I do.
Most people reported enjoying their ride, although three riders suffered punctures which had a big impact on their score.
Despite looking carefully at previous and recent courses, the course area was probably a bit too big. There were also a couple of errors, with controls 8 and 25 being on the wrong path junction. This was due to me finding a better question but not changing the corresponding location of the control. The question for control 4 was also slightly wrong. I gave points to everyone who reported that. Control 26 proved navigationally challenging – which is why it was the 30 pointer close to home.
The other issue was that the map at 1:25k scale enhanced detail that the 1:50k doesn’t, and this caused some issues, especially the “non-track” southwest of control 7.
The updated control map that fixes those issues is on the NYMBO site
It was great weather, and lots of riders commented about it being a good area to explore. Comments welcome!