New maps at the latest DuO event meant that there was plenty of adventure on offer, despite some of the choicest tracks being embargoed for the State Championships next September. Denis Lyons produced two new Foot O and a MTBO map for the DuO which was enjoyed by nearly 90 competitors at the second of the 2012/13 season of DuO races.
Organiser Greg Bacon was concerned about the effect the heatwave might have on competitors but on the day the weather was kinder than expected, overcast with milder temperatures than forecast. Three courses were on offer: Bitte, Twisted and Taster and all had been planned to offer an enjoyable challenge to all levels of competitor. FootO stages were scatter courses, with the competitors having one minute to work out the best ways to tackle the course. The MTBO stages were kept to a medium length with controls placed at regular intervals to keep interest and a sense of urgency going.
Twisted Men: 1st Greg Barbour BF, 2nd Steven Todkill NC, 3rd Patrick Gunnarson BF
Twisted Women:1st Mary Fien BFN,2nd Nicole Haigh NCN,3rd Kevin & Deborah Hancock
Bitte Men: 1st Bjorn Mella NC, 2nd Glenn Burgess NC, 3rd Robert Prentice SH
Bitte Women: 1st Carolyn Matthews NC, 2nd Sally Anne Henderson, 3rd Marina Iskhakova BN
Taster: 1st Jenny Enderby NC, 2nd Peter Newton NC, 3rd Chris & Logan Radford
Full report and results can be found on the DuO homepage here.
The next DuO race is at Belanglo State Forest 10th March 2013.
Thanks to Greg Bacon for his help with this report.
