Event Details
Club: | Midlands MBO |
Event Name: | CATS Crackers 18 - Loddington Northamptonshire |
Date: | 29/12/19 |
Format: | MBO Score |
Mapping: | Ordnance Survey |
Time Limit: | 3 Hours |
National League: | - |
League: | Midlands MBO Series 2020 (Round 3 of ) |
Electronic Punch: | SportIdent |
Event Report
Sunshine, a cold breeze and soft going tracks greeted the 68 interpid riders who tackled the CATS Crackers 18 based at Loddington Near Kettering, Northamptonshire.
With almost 7 weeks of no rain showers many of the off road trails were hard going and many still under water, this meant the organisers had to use their local knowledge of were best to place the checkpoints so the event wasn't more of a lanequest.
After plotting just 24 locations spread around the map and estimating it would take at least 85km to clear they certainly made the best of the hard packed old railway line and the rolling hills.M21 Will Dixon showed great form visiting 17 of the locations to amass a very creditable 356 out of a possible 450 with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place only separated by 4 points and all M50 riders. Andy Smith in 2nd on 246, 3rd Andy Gregg on 245 and Killian Lomas on 244.
Former National Champion Ifor Powell was next in with 33.
This event always attracts newbies and this was no exception with everyone enjoying themselves and event the few riders who lost most or all their points for being late arrived back with a smile on their faces.
Despite many of the marker tapes being removed most of the riders had no difficulty finding the control boxes, the couple of riders who said they couldn't find 1 particular location, the points were awarded anyway.
Heres to a new year and drier tracks and greater competitions.