Race for the Booty
Written by Craig Walker   
Dec 09, 2007 at 08:58 AM

Race for the Booty 2008

 Results

Open Division Detailed Results

Novice Division Detailed Results  

 

Open Division Total Time with Penalties
Overall Place Place / Class Class Team # Team Name
1 1 All Other 6  Ya Mule 180 980
2 1 All Male 36  Ya Mule 1015
3 2 All Male 9  Masterlock/Albatross/MAAR 1021
4 2 All Other 37 Ya Mules in Training 1115
5 3 All Male 19  Adventure Monkeys 1135
6 4 All Male 4  Elkbone/WARS 1153
7 5 All Male 25  Comfortably Numb 1155
8 3 All Other 15  Team on the Fly 1161
9 6 All Male 32  Vyster 1181
10 7 All Male 29  Wrong Way 1229
11 8 All Male 26  The Rolling Toads 1255
12 9 All Male 8  Red Rackham 1256
13 4 All Other 1 Hair of the Dog 1272
14 10 All Male 11  Off the Mark 1279
15 11 All Male 16  Nomad 1289
16 12 All Male 13  FUGAWI 1330
17 5 All Other 33  Wessox 1406
18 6 All Other 40 Angry Beavers 1416
19 13 All Male 21  Scrawny Bastards 1446
20 7 All Other 23  The Big Nasty Deal 1506
21 14 All Male 30  Team Skeenis Skay 1540
22 8 All Other 35  Fat Otter 1553
DNF   All Male 14  Operation: Sleeping Weasel DNF
DNF   All Other 28  Bolivia Right DNF
DNS     5  D-Squared aka Mr. & Mrs. Smith DNS
DNS     22  Vondrite Incident DNS
 

 

Novice Division Total Time with Penalties
Overall Place Place / Class Class Team # Team Name
1 1 All Male 18  Brothers Grime 1141
2 2 All Male 12  Man Scouts of America 1144
3 1 All Other 20  Buccaneers, Jugs at Half Speed  1175
4 3 All Male 38 The Tosa Tom's & the Last Brewsade 1194
5 4 All Male 3  EIC 1207
6 2 All Other 24  The Twins 1240
7 3 All Other 31  Ya Mule 360/Masterlock 1249
8 5 All Male 17  Brother Grime II 1263
9 6 All Male 10  Lost in Space 1265
10 7 All Male 39 Dirt Bags 1281
11 8 All Male 34  Brothers Grime 3 1321
12 4 All Other 2  Next Challenge!   1385
13 5 All Other 7  Da Booty Hunters 1609
DNF 9 All Male 27  PLP&N DNF

 

 

 

 

 

Race information

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Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Location: Northern Kettle Moraine, WI
Start/End: Long Lake (near Dundee, WI)
Format: Unsupported, all team combinations allowed*.
Contact: Craig or Jeff 

*Solo mixed gender teams not recommended

Check out Race FAQ for more info

Packet Pick Up 

You may pick up your pre-race packets at the Long Lake picnic shelter between 5 PM and 9 PM Friday May 16th.

Overview and Expectations 

We’ve been adventure racing since 2001, and have participated in races run by several race directors.  We’ve been watching international adventure racing well before 2001.  In designing this race, we’re incorporating elements of other races we liked and adding some new elements.  One of the elements we’re incorporating is the lack of a specified course.  Each team will determine what route they take to get from point to point, with very few restrictions.  Your objective will be to find each control or checkpoint (regardless of the route you take).  If you’re not comfortable making race decisions as you go, you may not enjoy this race.

We will tend to keep significant race details a secret until race day.  In fact, it’s likely only two of us will have seen the course in advance.  So, if the amount of information prior to race day seems limited, that’s probably intentional.  Feel free to send us an email with any questions you have and if the answers aren’t a closely guarded secret, we’ll answer your question. 

Our adventure racing team’s priorities in order of importance are:

  1. be safe
  2. have fun
  3. finish
  4. do well

You can expect the race to also follow those priorities.  While having fun is not a mandatory part of the race, we’re going to give you ample opportunities to get in the pirate spirit and have fun.  You can expect your race directors and volunteers to be having a good ole pirate time of it.

We’re trying to design the race to be a balance between athleticism, adventure racing skills, decision making and problem solving.  Highly athletic teams and experienced racers will still have an advantage.

The race will be unsupported and you will have ample access to drinking water on the course.  You should never have to go more than 2 hours without having access to drinking water.  (Whether you chose to stop that frequently or possibly go out of your way to get that water is up to you.)  We will identify and supply you with the sources of drinking water we have found and include that information in your race packet.

Expect our web site to change frequently over the coming months as we lay out the course in detail.

 Race Length 

A pre race meeting will be held at 5 AM.  Our race start time is 5:30 AM.  Race cutoff time is 7:30 PM.  Teams must report in by the cutoff time to be ranked.  Teams not in by the cutoff time will receive a DNF.  We’re designing the course to allow most teams to finish the entire course.  The fastest teams will likely finish a couple of hours earlier than the cutoff time.  Teams will be allowed to take time penalties for portions of the course they do not complete.  Time penalties for missed portions of the course will result in a time which is slower than most teams who complete that portion.

 Disciplines 

You can expect to paddle on flat water, bike on the road, bike off road, hike or run, and navigate by bike or on foot.  As much as possible we will try to balance the time you spend in a boat, the time on a bike and the time on foot.

 Mandatory Gear 

The mandatory gear list is available as a link in the Race Menu section on the upper left side of the home page.  We will check mandatory gear during the race.  We are likely to disqualify any team who is not carrying the mandatory gear when checked.

We hope to establish a relationship with a local canoe rental outfit so teams who need to rent a canoe have the necessary details.

 Recommended Gear 

The list of items we tend to race with and that might be of value to you during the race is at the bottom of the mandatory gear list.  It’s your choice whether or not to carry recommended gear.

 Team Size 

Any size from 1 racer to 4 person teams.  We are not likely to turn a team away due to team size.  Depending on the number of teams racing and the money we have left for prizes, the categories for ranking teams in the Open and Novice divisions are likely to be all male teams and all other teams.  We’ll let you know when this has been decided for certain.  We’re focused on a high quality, low cost race and prizes, if any are not a high priority.

 Rules 

We’re not real big on lots of rules.  You can expect rules concerned with trespassing and littering (remember the origins of this sport were based on “leave no trace”) and teams staying together and not using anything but human power, but not much else.   A list of rule will be included in your pre-race packet.

 Logistics 

  • No race day registration will be allowed.  We will cut off registration on May 2nd.
  • We will be handing out pre race packets the afternoon and evening the day before the race.  (Packet pick up will be at the Picnic Shelter West of the South Picnic Parking area in the Long Lake Campground.)  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/kmn/PDFs/KMNULonglk02.pdf
  • Pre race packets will not contain any details on the “course” that would allow you to find any controls.  Packets with detailed information will be handed out immediately prior to the start of the race.
  • The race will start on time.  All teams will have the official starting time as their starting time.
  • Pre race packets may be picked up the day of the race, but it’s likely doing so will cause you to start late.
  • We will have a post race meal starting at 7 PM for participants (and possibly fans if your team is lucky enough to have fans).  Food will satisfy vegetarians as well as non vegetarians.  A variety of beverages including adult beverages will be served.
  • The location of the start of the race and finish is the Picnic Shelter West of the South Picnic Parking area in the Long Lake Campground.  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/kmn/PDFs/KMNULonglk02.pdf
  • Teams displaying pirate paraphernalia are likely to win the race directors’ undying affection (but not much else).
  • We plan on tracking the progress of the teams on the course during the race, for both the benefit of other teams and for any fans.
  • All participants will need a state bike trail pass and a state park sticker.

Lodging

 

  • The Kettle Moraine Northern unit has some awesome campgrounds, some with showers.  The campgrounds will put you closer to the start of the race than almost all hotels / motels.  A link to campground information is available in the Race Menu section on the upper left side of the home page.
  • Hotels / motels are available in Campbellsport, Kewaskum, Plymouth, Random Lake, Lomira, Elkhart Lake, West Bend and Fond du Lac and are all within 45 minutes of the starting location.  A link to hotel information is available in the Race Menu section on the upper left side of the home page.

  See FAQ for answers to all your questions.

 

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