Expedition Africa 500km Adventure race
Skylotec Adventure Post-Race Enquiry
Adam Rose / 18.05.2017
During Expedition Africa 2017, Skylotec Adventure gave an excellent performance to take a well-deserved first place. No-one, however, has a perfect race.
At TA7, teams received maps for the upcoming leg, on which they had to copy CPs from a master map. Skylotec forgot to do this.
At TA8, Skylotec discovered their mistake. Captain Jonas Andersson chose to run back to retrieve the information, but made two mistakes:
- he went alone, thereby contravening the rule requiring all team members to stay within a specific proximity
- he failed to take his backpack, which contained compulsory kit
For each of these mistakes, the team was awarded a 1hr penalty.
Fortunately for Skylotec Adventure, these two hours were not enough to affect their podium position, and Expedition Africa is pleased that they retain the honour they richly deserve.
Race Director Stephan Muller followed protocol in holding a meeting with all members of Skylotec Adventure to explain this decision, and give them the opportunity to respond. The meeting was recorded on video, for future reference.
The matter was satisfactorily resolved for all parties, and Kinetic Gear hopes to see Skylotec Adventure at future editions of Expedition Africa.
Follow the action live at www.expafrica.live
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