Location: TRANSILVANIA - Romania
Start: DEVA - Romania – 5th of July 2009
Competition Type: TROPHY
Competition Description
For those who enjoy extreme sports, Transilvania Adventure Club is organizing
a spectacular 4x4competition in the homeland of Dracula. Transilvania
Adventure Trophy will be running for one week during which the combined
skills of off-road driving, endurance, map reading and adventurous spirit
will be tested in an area of outstanding natural beauty and few man made
features.
The teams will be required to complete the course, which will include
some extremely difficult and challenging sections, without the help of
additional support on the route.
The competition is organized for amateur drivers who have held a valid driving license for a minimum of one year. A special competition license is not required.
The competitors are to be organized in 2 car teams. Each car must contain a Driver and Co-Driver (Navigator).
There are 2 classes, Hobby and Extreme. For the Extreme Class only vehicles fully prepared (including roll-cages) are allowed.
Check the rules and the vehicle requirements in the download section.
The Route
The route will cover a total distance of approximately 500 Km for each class through the spectacular Apuseni Mountains.
The difficulty grade of the course will be extreme for the Extreme class and medium for the Hobby class.
In order to follow the correct route the Co-Pilot must navigate with the
use of a Road book, which will be distributed to each team at the start
of each daily stage.
All obstacles along the route will be 100% natural and not man made. You
will need, in order to accomplish the route, the use of orientation skills,
endurance, teamwork and driving ability.
Food
The organizers will provide (included within the entry fee) breakfast
and hot evening meal plus sandwiches for the day, between the 5th and
10th of July 2009. All meals will consist of traditional Romanian food.
The organizers will not provide
alcoholic drinks.
For any vegetarian or special diet the competitors have to provide their
own food.
Each team should also bring additional provisions for their own use during
each race period and also a reserve of 10 Liters of drinking water
Accommodation
On the evenings of July 4th and July 10th 2009 all participants are invited
to stay at a Hotel in Deva, this cost being included within the race entry
fee. For the remaining nights, competitors will be camping with their
own equipment in beautiful and remote locations.
Camping sites will be announced before the start of the competition, they
will be the same for all participants and reachable with 4x4 vehicles.
We do not guarantee that any other type of vehicle can get there!!!
Fuel
Each car should carry at the start enough fuel to cover at least 350 Km’s
of off-road terrain. In the event that a team requires additional fuel
during the competition they will be guided by the organizers to the nearest
petrol stations. Estimate Of Local Fuel Prices: 1.1 Euro/liter
Medical Assistance
A medically qualified member of personnel will accompany the entire event
and the local hospitals will be notified of the race and will be on standby
in the event of an emergency.
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL MEDICAL INSURANCE.
If competitors require regular medication they must assume responsibility
to provide their own medical supplies.
Technical Assistance
Teams are permitted to receive technical assistance & support at the
end of each race day and prior to the start of the following race day.
During each stage teams may only use tools and parts carried by participating
cars.
Technical staff as well as spectators can participate to the entire competition
and are to travel/ camp with the organizers and competitors. They can
make the trips in between camping sites along with the organizers, but
with their own means of transportation. The organizers do not provide
transportation for any of the above-mentioned categories.
For the official rules of the competition, please go to the download section.