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African Safari Marathon Brief 26th April to 2nd May 2014
George Booker from X African Safari Marathon Company, will be staging an international Off Road Cross country event in South Africa starting on the 26th April and ending on the 2nd May 2014 with the first event in the Western Cape,.
This rally takes the form of a Cross country style rally and intends to bring back rally raiding passion to South African off road enthusiasts.
African Safari Marathon Company will hold the first ever seven day Cross country marathon for, bikes, Quads in line with the FIM and regulations governing off road rallying worldwide up the West Coast of South Africa.
Other than a large overseas contingent of riders we will have approximately in excess of 150 participants in various classes.
Alongside the Racing competitors we have an adventure ride for non participating riders who would like to enjoy the flavour of the entire event but have the pleasure of a great adventure ride over seven days.
These adventure riders will have all the privileges at the race and bivouac and can experience the rally, including all the safety and security of the actual event.
The Rally will start and end from the Waterfront in Cape Town using the Granger Bay Lookout as a head quarters for documentation and technical Scruteneering.
The Parc ferme will be around the big Ferris wheel at the entrance to the Waterfront complex and the start and finish podium will be adjacent to the Parc ferme.
Bikes will be parked at Parc Ferme after Scruteneering on the 26th April until 12.00 on the 27th April when they will be released to complete the prologue.
Rider interviews and interaction with the public will take place in this area with TV interviews being conducted in the atrium alongside the V&A shopping centre.
The prologue to determine start positions will be staged at the melkbos 4 x 4 venue over a 30km course on the 27th April 2014 followed on the 28th April 2014 with a 300 km section up to Vredendal.
The overnight bivouac for three days will be situated in Vredendal show grounds.
This facility can cater for over 600 competitors and support crew.
The two racing sections of 300 km near Vredendal will cross the wine farming region.
Local Griqua dancers and cultural event are planned to coincide with the three day stay and upwards of 20,000 people are expected to attend the festivities at the show ground.
We race back to Cape Town on the 1st May, to end in at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town on the 2nd May after a 150 kilometre final stag.
The finish will be in the 4x4 dune park, and the podium will be at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Helicopters medivac and camera support will follow the race every day for local Supersport and international TV.
We have a medical evacuation facility for air evacuation of any injured participant’s as well as full medical facilities at the bivouacs every day within a 15 minute period of an incident report.
Each and every participant will be tracked via satellite and we at race control will be able to determine the location of every competitor along the entire route. Medical emergency panic buttons are included in this package, so that the competitors can summon medical assistance in the event of an accident.
There will be a doctor/ Medic on a motorcycle for every thirty competitors on the route.
The Route, which will take six months to plot and verify will be filmed and recorded by Go Pro cameras.
In case of emergency we will have the entire route on digital format, in conjunction with the tracking system we will be able to verify the location of any competitor to an exact location and be able to make a call for emergency evacuation if the need arose.
Monica de Jager of Namaqua West coast tourism is assisting us with local business to identify a needy organization which we can contribute to in Vredendal.
Media support and communication will be handled by a team headed up by renowned local motoring journalist Elza Thiart.
Areas covered will be:
• Functions and events prior to the rally.
• Press launch in South Africa, France and Holland
• Radio in South Africa.
• Supersport television, both locally and internationally.
• Print
• Electronic media, Facebook, twitter etc
The X African Safari Marathon offers a rare opportunity to associate with values such as courage, surpassing oneself, competition and human adventure.
For sponsorship opportunities please contact:
George Booker
African Safari Marathon Company (Pty) Ltd.
Race Director
0027823374333
0027866276797 fax
[email protected]
www.africansafarimarathon.com
African Safari Marathon Brief 26th April to 2nd May 2014
George Booker from X African Safari Marathon Company, will be staging an international Off Road Cross country event in South Africa starting on the 26th April and ending on the 2nd May 2014 with the first event in the Western Cape,.
This rally takes the form of a Cross country style rally and intends to bring back rally raiding passion to South African off road enthusiasts.
African Safari Marathon Company will hold the first ever seven day Cross country marathon for, bikes, Quads in line with the FIM and regulations governing off road rallying worldwide up the West Coast of South Africa.
Other than a large overseas contingent of riders we will have approximately in excess of 150 participants in various classes.
Alongside the Racing competitors we have an adventure ride for non participating riders who would like to enjoy the flavour of the entire event but have the pleasure of a great adventure ride over seven days.
These adventure riders will have all the privileges at the race and bivouac and can experience the rally, including all the safety and security of the actual event.
The Rally will start and end from the Waterfront in Cape Town using the Granger Bay Lookout as a head quarters for documentation and technical Scruteneering.
The Parc ferme will be around the big Ferris wheel at the entrance to the Waterfront complex and the start and finish podium will be adjacent to the Parc ferme.
Bikes will be parked at Parc Ferme after Scruteneering on the 26th April until 12.00 on the 27th April when they will be released to complete the prologue.
Rider interviews and interaction with the public will take place in this area with TV interviews being conducted in the atrium alongside the V&A shopping centre.
The prologue to determine start positions will be staged at the melkbos 4 x 4 venue over a 30km course on the 27th April 2014 followed on the 28th April 2014 with a 300 km section up to Vredendal.
The overnight bivouac for three days will be situated in Vredendal show grounds.
This facility can cater for over 600 competitors and support crew.
The two racing sections of 300 km near Vredendal will cross the wine farming region.
Local Griqua dancers and cultural event are planned to coincide with the three day stay and upwards of 20,000 people are expected to attend the festivities at the show ground.
We race back to Cape Town on the 1st May, to end in at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town on the 2nd May after a 150 kilometre final stag.
The finish will be in the 4x4 dune park, and the podium will be at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Helicopters medivac and camera support will follow the race every day for local Supersport and international TV.
We have a medical evacuation facility for air evacuation of any injured participant’s as well as full medical facilities at the bivouacs every day within a 15 minute period of an incident report.
Each and every participant will be tracked via satellite and we at race control will be able to determine the location of every competitor along the entire route. Medical emergency panic buttons are included in this package, so that the competitors can summon medical assistance in the event of an accident.
There will be a doctor/ Medic on a motorcycle for every thirty competitors on the route.
The Route, which will take six months to plot and verify will be filmed and recorded by Go Pro cameras.
In case of emergency we will have the entire route on digital format, in conjunction with the tracking system we will be able to verify the location of any competitor to an exact location and be able to make a call for emergency evacuation if the need arose.
Monica de Jager of Namaqua West coast tourism is assisting us with local business to identify a needy organization which we can contribute to in Vredendal.
Media support and communication will be handled by a team headed up by renowned local motoring journalist Elza Thiart.
Areas covered will be:
• Functions and events prior to the rally.
• Press launch in South Africa, France and Holland
• Radio in South Africa.
• Supersport television, both locally and internationally.
• Electronic media, Facebook, twitter etc
The X African Safari Marathon offers a rare opportunity to associate with values such as courage, surpassing oneself, competition and human adventure.
For sponsorship opportunities please contact:
George Booker
African Safari Marathon Company (Pty) Ltd.
Race Director
0027823374333
0027866276797 fax
[email protected]
www.africansafarimarathon.com
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