Date of competition:
2007. August 18-20.

Event Center:
Open Air School of Balaton Highland (www.bakonyerdo.hu/erdeiiskola). Approach: marked from the road between Nagyvázsony-Vígántpetend (5th km), turning south to unpaved road, straight 2,5 kms.

Finish area:
1-2. day: Event center
3. day: Annagora park mediterrain village (Balatonfüred Fürdő u. 35.) www.annagorapark.com

Registration:
17th August 2007.: 17.00-20.00 in Event Center.
18th August 2007.: 11.00-13.00 in Event Center.

Training:
Maps for training are available in Event Center.

Merged categories:
Ffollowing categories were merged due to few entries: M20A + M21A --> M21A, M65 + M70 --> M65, W16B + W18B --> W18B, W21C + W21BR --> W21BR, W35BR + W35A --> W35, W65 + W55 -->W55.

Accomodation:
Camping: in Event center with own tent (700 HUF/night);
House: in Event center (2000 HUF/night not including bedline).
Accomodation can be occupied only wearing armband received at registration!

Transport:
Will not be organized.

First starts:
1. day: 14.00
2-3. day: 10.00

Parking:
1-2. day: alongside road at Event Center;
3. day: parking area of Annagora park.
Please follow organizers instructions!

Terrain:
1-2. day: Tipical middle mountain terrain with mostly easily runnable forests. Quite frequent hunting and foresting area with its tipical features.
3. day: City of Balatonfüred and mediterran village. In the city park areas with scattered 4-floor block of flats. In mediterran village buildings are habited by shops and restaurants. Runnable areas several times on seperated levels.

Map:
all days A4 printed by laserjet.
1-2. day: 1:15 000 and 1:10 000 / 5 m;
3. day: 1:4000 and 1:2000 / 2 m, A4. Each category starts on 1:4000 scale map and after marked obligatory route on 1:2000 scale map run into finish. The 1:2000 scale map will be printed to the backside of 1:4000 scale map.
Maps will not be covered, but socket for maps will be provided in start.

Control description:
Printed to map, plus symbol is available at start. Accessories for equipping plus symbol (scissors, tape) will be provided at start before start box.

Control equipment:
White-orange flag, SI station, puncher.

Finish-Start distance:
alongside blue ribbon.
1. day: 1600 m / 0 m climb;
2. day: 200 m / 0 m climb;
3. day: 1500 m / 0 m climb;

Refreshment:
On courses over 10 kms at 50-70% and in the finish.

Important:

• 1. day M18B, M21E, M21A, M21B, M35A, M40, W21A, W21B courses cross road Nagyvázsony-Vígántpetend. For crossing the road organizers protect the crossing point for runners (200 m long). Other parts of the road is forbidden route, and will be overprinted with its symbol (ISOM 711.0).

• 1. day courses will cross the unpaved road going to Event Center. During competition drivers and runners shall be careful on this road!

• On 3. day courses will go on 2 maps: first part on 1:4000 scale map, and after 500 m long marked obligatory route the last part on 1:2000 scale map. The maps will be printed on backside of one another.The obligatory route goes alongside a watercourse, and crosses two roads and one railway going under them in a tunnel. It is strictly prohibited to cross these lines over the tunnel! At the end of the obligatory route it is crossing a street where the organisers protect the cross of runners.

• On 3. day the code of each control point will be printed next to its number (eg. 1/31).

• All runners must wear start bib.

• If SI station fails, you shall punch on map!

• It is not allowed to run with dog, and dogs shall be leashed in finish area!

• It is not allowed to set fire in the forest and the finish area

• Event center is private territory, please use WC in buildings!

Armband:
At registration all runners receive armband in different colours depednding on type of accomodation. All runners must wear armband during competition, because this is the ticket to Event Center.

Children’s race:
On all days near Finish area with daily victory ceremony. No entry fee!

MTBO:
During the competition II. Pannon cup MTBO competition will take place (1-2. day with same finish area). More information: http://pannonbike.fw.hu

Victory ceremony:
On 1-2. day winners will be awarded after the competition in Finish area. Tüskés Endre Memorial (M55 3. day) and overall results of 3 days will be priced August 20. 13:00 at Event Center.

You can have drink and food nonstop in the buffet in Event center.

Have a nice time on Pannon O-Days!