Location: TRANSILVANIA - Romania
Start: DEVA - Romania – 29th of June 2008
Competition Type: TROPHY
Competition Description
For those who enjoy extreme sports, we are 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, Open 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.
In order to ensure a high standard of quality and safety for the competition, only 30 vehicles for each class (60 in total) are allowed to participate. The selection criteria will be the registration and payment order plus the competition experience.
The Route
The route will cover a total distance of approximately 500 Km through
the spectacular Apuseni Mountains.
The difficulty grade of the course will be extreme for the Extreme class
and medium for the Open 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. Will
be required 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 29th of
June and 4th of July 2008.
Each team should also bring
additional provisions for their own consumption during each race period
and also a reserve of 10 Liters of drinking water. 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.
Accommodation
On the evenings of June 28th and July 4th 2008 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!!!
There will be a main camp with showers and hot meals for the nights of June 29th, July 1st and 2nd, plus 2 remote camps, namely North Camp and South Camp for June 30th and July 3rd. They are located in more wild and remote places and the conditions will be more "spartan" (cold food and no showers). Those 2 remote camps are only for the competitors. The service and support teams will remain on the main camp.
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 COVER.
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 are
to 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.