IntrO Champions

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It has not proved possible to identify a suitable site for a Night TempO cluster alongside the final WENT on wed 16th so the results published after the PreO and TempO events at Hillsborough are the final standings for 2015.  Congratulations to Stephen Gilmore (PreO) and Frazer Howe (TempO) on usurping Declan McGrellis’s double champion standing from 2014.  The final standings can be viewed in the IntrO folder here.  Mind you, it wasn’t much of a usurp for Declan finished a very close second in both disciplines. My thanks to the small posse of TrailO devotees for making my efforts Read More …

IntrO at Hillsborough – results

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The results of the PreO and TempO competitions and their effect on the respective championships can be found in the IntrO folder  The PreO results show that some folk were still too gullible at the first control and fell for the parallel feature ruse, with the kites on a different path from that circled on the map.  In the TempO competition everyone still takes a long time trying to relate map to terrain without considering how a rapid answer could serve them better, particularly with the reducing penalty rate.  That map/terrain relation was hard to pin down on Saturday, what Read More …

Tyrella PreO Results

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The results from Saturday’s PreO course and their effect on the club championship can be found in the IntrO folder here.  Apologies to anyone disappointed by the absence of a TempO cluster; it was as my first customer (Ann Savage) was under the clock that I realised that I had printed the maps with the solutions showing.  Shades of last year’s event when I did that to the PreO maps!

IntrO, NISeries updates

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The results of the PreO course at Carnfunnock, on 18th October, and its effect on the PreO Championship standings can be viewed in the IntrO folder here The effect of the NISeries event at Castle Saunderson, on 10th October, on the NISeries tables and the Colours of Autumn tables can be viewed here  

IntrO at Carnfunnock

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The IntrO activity on Sunday will be a 4-control PreO course, counting towards the club’s PreO Championship.  Start and finish will  be at the SW corner of the car park, beside the FootO start.  There are a several things to note: The PreO course runs through the FootO terrain, so PreO must be undertaken after your FootO run (does this make it PostO?). The area used has not seen much management since the survey was done so use vegetation boundaries as locators at your peril! The paths haven’t seen much management either but you must take care to stay on Read More …

No IntrO at Woodburn

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My planning inspection at Woodburn revealed that the short walk from the parking to the start was through a blasted heath of a felled area – no trailO control sites could be seen, let alone trees!  There will therefore be no IntrO activity at Woodburn tomorrow.  The results and updated standings from the Lady Dixon PreO are available here    The updated NISeries tables following Portstewart last weekend can be found here   Several classes have already been won after 5 events – congratulations to those highlighted in red!

WEE meets IntrO!

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At next week’s final WEE event in Lady Dixon there will be an IntrO event, counting towards the club PreO Championship.  It will be a PreO course of 5 controls (subject to final planning and map refinement) starting and finishing at the picnic area at the north end of the main car park.  As it wends its way out into the FootO terrain it must not be taken until after your WEE run.  As ever entry is free and it’s open to all.  I’ll be at the start and available to help get newcomers started. You can find the current Read More …

NI Series Tables after 4 events

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The NISeries tables are available for viewing on the NIOA web site, under the “Results” link or alternatively are available here in the LVO archive.  LVO’s use of the Meelmore event for its club championship has meant that quite a few folk now appear in more than one class, so care is needed over the remaining events to ensure that you have the 4 events needed to count in the final analysis. As ever, only current NIOA members receive points for their efforts.  The non-members are listed in the hope that they will join up  – the incentive is that Read More …

Colour Standards List

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The half-year colour standards listing can be viewed here     It shows your current standard i.e. your best 3 results (they are in capitals) in the 12 months up to the most recent event as well as your best standard achieved this year.  In brackets at the end of the row is the best standard that you’ve ever achieved. There are some highlighted names in the list.  These are folk who haven’t renewed their membership for 2015 (at least according to the latest membership list that I have).  It’s easier to keep them in until the end of the year and Read More …

IntrO Standings now up-to-date

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The IntrO folder has been updated with the TempO results from Donard, Meelmore and Tollymore and the extracted LVO PreO results from ITOC at Aberdelghy.  The standings have also been brought up -to-date.  The folder can be found here Double 2014 Champion Declan is under pressure in both disciplines.  Can he steady the ship through the autumn activity?