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Reported by:

SenatorClayDavis

Race rating (3)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?No
• Plenty of drink stations?Yes


• Post race activities? Average
• Overall course based on my ability: Just right


• Comments: The blame for this DQ is shared. The map and instructions they sent out really did not seem to match what happened on race day, and the lack of volunteers (they were pleading for volunteers over the PA prior to the start of the race) exacerbated this problem. Having a "turn here" signed right were they said we were supposed to make the turn was a problem. I should have realized that each loop would be identical, but I had in my mind the instructions from the email and my mental abilities after 2 hours of racing were not their sharpest. Seems as though no one else DQ'd themselves (no volunteer at that pilon meant you couldn't have been caught) so I must be the lone idiot that made the turn at the wrong spot, which means the blame is more on me than on Somersault. Still, lots of other people were confused.

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