Epsom Downs Night Score
Thursday 6th February
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Part of the Kent Night Cup series.
The southern ¾ of the area is the famous racecourse and adjacent training gallops. The northern ¼ of the area is a golf course, criss-crossed by public roads.
Even though the main course crosses roads, under-16 juniors are still permitted. There will be a smaller mapped area for U16’s, with no road crossings, and an adjustment to the scoring system to compensate for not having access to all the controls. Note however that unaccompanied night orienteering is not regarded as suitable for young children. All under-18’s must have parent/guardian permission to enter.
Contact: mvocevent@gmail.com
60 Minute Score
Entry limit: 42
Entered: 40
U16 Score
A one-hour score event with a briefing at 19:25 and a mass start at 19:30. The main course will have 20 controls, numbered 90 to 109 which may be visited in any order. You score a point for each control visited, and lose a point for each minute, or part of a minute, late back.
To keep the faster people occupied for an hour, there will be bonus points available. You get an extra point for consecutively punching 3 controls in the 90-99 number range, ie without punching a control numbered 100 or above in between. Likewise you get an extra point for punching 3 100-109 controls without a 90-99 in between. No control can be counted in more than one bonus sequence. There is no requirement for the ‘sequence’ controls to be consecutive numbers, they just have all to be ‘90’s or all ‘100’s. Thus 93-91-96 is as good as 90-91-92.
Senior British Orienteering member offering to collect controls £2.50 (max 4, experienced night orienteers only please)
Senior non-member £6.00
Juniors (U21 on 31/12/2025) £2.00
SI dibber hire £1.00
Lost hire dibbers will be charged at £30.
Under-18’s must have the permission of parent or guardian to enter.
See MV Events web page for full details.
Safety
Torch, backup torch and whistle are compulsory, also possibly cagoules in inclement weather. An emergency contact number (ICE) will be printed on the map; carrying a mobile phone is strongly recommended, especially for newcomers.
Nearest A&E is Epsom Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG tel 01372 735 735
COVID regulations no longer apply, but please stay away if you suspect you may have a contagious disease and please respect other people’s desire for social distancing.
Apres-O
Optional visit to a local hostelry afterwards, for refreshments and announcement of results. Venue to be confirmed in the Event Details
Event Official
Ian Ditchfield (MV) mvocevent@gmail.com 0792 866 3082 (text only please)