RACE PROGRAM
Date:
4 –
11 January 2009
Venue:
Strazne -
Krkonose, Czech Republic and Karpacz – Krkonose, Poland
Race
type:
Eight
days stage race, 230 km in total
Registration:
Pavel
Pfeifer, Cista u Horek 235, 512 35, Czech Republic
Phone:
+420 777 231 582
Email:
pavelpf@volny.cz
Race
cancellation date: 1
January 2009
Starting
fee: 120 € (EUR) payable at presentation
(2400 CZK for members of SSPS,
350 PLN for members of
PZSPZ)
Categories:
UMD
(7-12 from 14dogs), LMD (3-6 from 8dogs), Skj2MD (1-2 from 3dogs),
Pulka
Mid (pulka will be
announced if there are at least 5
racers in this category)
Trails:
Properly
marked and prepared, mountain profile, 24, 24, 34, 24, 35, 35, 35, 19
km.
Race
stages – Schedule:
First
Part – Strazne (CHICOPEE TRAIL)
Stage
1: 4 January 2009 – start at 19.00 in Strazne, finish in Strazne,
total 24 km.
Route: Strazne,
Tetrevi Boudy, around Rejdiste and then back along the same
route to Strazne.
Stage
2: 5 January 2009 – start at 8.00 in Strazne, finish in Strazne, total 24 km.
Route: Strazne,
Tetrevi Boudy, around Rejdiste and then back along the same
route to Strazne.
Stage
3: 6 January 2009 – start at 8.00 in Strazne, finish
in Strazne, total 34 km.
Route: Strazne, Predni planina, around
mountain Struhadlo and then back along the same
route to Strazne.
Stage
4: 7 January 2009 – start at 8.00 in Strazne, finish in Strazne,
total 24 km.
Route: Strazne,
Tetrevi Boudy, around Rejdiste and then back along the same
route to Strazne.
Transfer
to Karpacz - Poland
Second
Part – Karpacz (HUSQVARNA TOUR), www.husqvarnatour.pl,
www.pzspz.org.pl
Stage
5: 8 January 2009 – start at 10.00, total 26
km
Stage
6: 9 January 2009 – start at 17.00, total 26
km
Stage
7: 10 January 2009
– start at 10.00, total 26
km
Stage
8: 11 January 2009
– start at 9.00, total 26
km
Start
and finish of stages 5 - 8 is in
Karpacz
Presentation:
4 January
from 15.00
to 17.00 at Hribeci Bouda (cca 800m from stake-out).
Car
park and stakeout: Strazné : upper half of car park in
Strazne-Lom. Toilets at Hribeci
Bouda and mobile toilets at the car park, water in pension Schlitz near
car
park are at your disposal.
Karpacz: area near start/meta , close to Stokrotka Hotel .
The
dogs are not allowed to stay at the stakeout in the open air without
supervision.
Lodgings: Strazne
(4-7 January): Bookings
individually at “Hribeci bouda” – phone number +420
499434187, +420 604754738, +420
732582684, at “Zvonarka” – phone number +420
499434114.
Karpacz
(7-11 January): Karpacz Górny
Stokrotka
Hotel Bookings individually at STOKROTKA, Karpacz, Str.Karkonoska 55
phone number +48 (0)75 761 94 15, fax +48 (0)75
7616047
http://www.nocleg.urlop.info.pl/?page=oferta&id=274&lang=de
Meals:
Strazne: Hribeci Bouda, Karpacz:
Stokrotka Hotel
Veterinary
requirements: Pet passport with obligatory
vaccinations, microchip or tattooing.
Obligatory
veterinary check up of dogs in Strazne on Sunday January 4,
2009 from
17.00 to 18.00,
in Karpacz
on Wednesday January 7, 2009 from 16.00 to 19.00.
Access
road to Strazne:
From Vrchlabi for Spindleruv Mlyn, in Horni
Vrchlabi to the right in the direction of Strazne. In Strazne
follow the road signs. The snow chains are recommended.
Access
road to Karpacz: http://www.nocleg.urlop.info.pl/?page=oferta&id=274&lang=de
Musher
meeting: obligatory
before race and after each stage
Equipment:
Obligatory
eq.: according
to ESDRA Race Rules and forehead
torch with minimum lighting time of 3 hours
Recommended
equipment:
Boots
for dogs, blankets for dogs, spare lines, spare spring hooks,
spare harnesses, stakeout, …..
Besides
the obligatory equipment the musher shall have everything
necessary according to specific characteristics of his dogs (sparse
fur,
sensitive paws, dogs biting lines, etc.), so that the dogs did not
suffer,
could not run away or other undesirable events could not come up.
!
Warning ! :
The
mushers shall obey the organizer’s instructions, respect visitor
rules of the KRNAP (The Giant Mountains National Park) and should
behave
themselves so as not to impair the good reputation of mushing.
Free
running of dogs around the race area is not allowed.
The
dogs shall have microchip
or tattooing.
Minimum
age of
dogs shall be 18 month.
Minimum
age of
racer shall be 18 years, in the race can take part also 16 years old
racer with
parent´s agreement
The
dogs’ owners are liable for all the damage caused by their dogs.
The
racers start at their own risk.