Лев Горенштейн:

Пересылаю информацию. Следом на дискуссионные листы пойдет маленькое дополнение из моей переписки с организаторами.

Все на POCAR! Кто был, тот знает - это классно!

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Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 17:46:59 +0000
From: Shelley Potts <spotty4@hotmail.com>
To: poc@csociety.purdue.edu
Subject: POCAR Time!

It's time to begin thinking about the Purdue Outing Club Adventure Race. You may have already heard a lot about the race but some issues may still be foggy. He's the main idea.

First of all, the race is scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, January 19-21, because there are no classes on the following Monday, allowing recuperation time for the participants!

The race will consist of numerous (depends on number of participants) 5-person teams, chosen at random but based on ability level 1-10 considering several factors, namely athletic ability and orienteering skills.

The course length will be on the order of 50 miles with checkpoints along the way to monitor each team's progress. Considering such a demanding distance, the POCAR requires teams think strategically and logistically and exercise immense teamwork to successfully finish the race. The organizers of the POCAR promise that the course will not be easy!

The location of the race will remain a mystery to all participants until further notice (i.e. a day or two prior to the race) to ensure that teams do not have an unfair advantage over each other by researching the area ahead of time.

** Added by LG: ** Within 3 hours from Lafayette, which pretty much means ** in Southern Indiana. Ticketwise - fly in to ** Indianapolis or Louisville, KY.

Undoubtedly, this information has sparked your interest, so in response, a sign up sheet for those interested will be available as soon as Tuesday's meeting (November 6). And one further note, there will be a nominal race participation fee to ensure that race participants are serious about competing and to contribute to final prizes awarded to the most successful.

Last year's POCAR was a superb success and this year's race will surely match, if not exceed, last year's results.

More information will be available in the coming weeks. However, if you have any questions contact myself or Bryan during the meetings. And for the rookie POCAR participants, feel free to ask any POCAR veteran about the ins and outs. POCAR is a "can't miss" event!!

Shelley

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Shelley Potts
spotty4@hotmail.com
spotty@purdue.edu
http://www.eas.purdue.edu/~spotty/