TrustPower Adventure Quest
Competition close in the TrustPower Adventure Quest
Southern Traverse / 01.10.2007
Competitors from around the lower South Island including Christchurch, Dunedin and Southland spread out over the area to solve the clues and find the tags.
A field of 60 teams of two experienced good racing conditions with the rain forecast holding off until the last teams were well home. Competitors returned to the HQ in Jardines Park with smiles on their faces and exciting tales to tell. A few teams were baffled by where the exact location of a few cryptic clues, and the one clue that had 'gone missing' .
The TrustPower Adventure Quest tasked teams to head out in to the hills of and tracks of the Kelvin Peninsula in search of orienteering adventure clues on foot and mountain bike. Teams were allowed 6 hours to complete the course and collect as many clues as possible.
On foot, the course covered areas on the slopes of the Peninsula Hill and by mountain bike competitors travelled around the suburb of Kelvin Heights, the track around the golf course and enjoyed the new track as far as Jacks Point.
Final results were dependent on teams arriving back in to HQ before the 6 hour deadline when points were deducted for late arrival. Many returned with just seconds to spare.
Team 'R & R Sport Queenstown', Hayden Key and Mark Williams from Queenstown (78 points) had a narrow win on the points tally from Team Altitude Training, Steve Gould and Ben Falconer from Queenstown (77 points) in the open adventure field.
When asked what was the secret to the win Williams said " Hayden and I work well together and enjoy getting out in local area"
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