Blackwood 22/11/2009

Controller's Comments

The competitors I spoke to after their runs all seemed to remarkably cheerful despite the weather conditions! They all seemed to have enjoyed their courses.

I thought Andy Parker’s courses made good use of the area, which is very fast and has plenty of features to chose from. Andy introduced butterfly loops for both the Brown and Blue courses which was different and seemed well received.

Despite the conditions winning times on most courses were very fast. Straight line running through the woods was often faster than getting onto muddy tracks. The rain did make the White and Yellow courses slower than normal as the paths turned very muddy in places. I was a bit worried by the times posted by the back markers on the Yellow course but having looked at the splits no one control was responsible. At least no one was disqualified so congratulations to them all for successfully completing the course.

Finally, congratulations to the BADO team for putting on an excellent event in trying conditions. I found you a pleasure to work with.

Jan Belza

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