Flagstaff Navigation Games 2021 #3
Fort Valley
Saturday, September 11, 2021


Links

Maps Tracks Photos
Score-O
Bike-O
Livelox Photos 1


Writeup

The Flagstaff Navigation Games 2021 #3 took place on September 11, 2021, at Fort Valley near Flagstaff, AZ. The Games included a Score-O, a Bike-O, and an Adventure Race.

A strong field contested the Adventure Race. Andy Wentzel was the fastest to complete the course, winning by about 15 minutes over the team of Amber Tinstman and Mark Hawthorne. John and Marcy Beard cleared the course as well, James Brooks put in a strong showing. Tom Loomis and his daughter Ella made a good training day of the race.

We had a small but dedicated turnout for the Score-O. Maybe it was the fear of storms. Maybe it was the concern Gary would misplace a control. Maybe it was deadfall fatigue (there's a lot of that up there). But no! We had perfect weather, the Score-O controls were correct, and only a few deadfall features were used for controls! Mac Schlaud finished first by getting 15 of 20 controls and scoring 690 of 900 points. Russ Pilcher finished second with a strong showing of 13 controls and 640 points. Hey Russ, please let us in on your secrets to maintaining youthfulness! Sophie Naughton was third overall and she was the fastest woman, with 12 controls worth 530 points. The other participants did well too, and some of them even collected some nice lobster mushrooms for dinner.

The Bike-O was won by Harry Zulch, who was about 13 minutes faster than Brian and Irene Fabig. The Kings were a family group who did a fine job by visiting 7 of 10 controls.

Thanks to all who volunteered their time. Ron provided new base maps. Yes, again! Now these maps are Lidar-based. Gary and Kevin did fieldwork so that the trails and rock features would be up-to-date. Thanks to Amber, Mark, John and Marcy for helping Kevin and Gary pick up controls.

It was a real pleasure to put on this event. Thanks for your participation!


Volunteers

Course Setters: Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams
Meet Directors: Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams
Bag Hangers: Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams
Water Station Setup: N/A
Equipment Hauling: Kevin Adams, Ron Birks
Setup/Tear-down: Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams, Ron Birks, James Brooks
Registration Table: Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams
Timing Table: Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams
Beginners Clinic: N/A
Control Retrieval: Amber Tinstman, Mark Hawthorne, Gary Hickey, Kevin Adams
Tabulating Results: Ron Birks
Waste Removal: Gary Hickey

Course Summaries

Score-O  
Total Points 900
Number of Controls 20
Straight-Line Distance (km) 8.0
Climb (m) 247
Total Participants 17
Number of Minutes 120
Penalty Per Minute 10

Bike-O  
Total Points 20
Number of Controls 10
Straight-Line Distance (km) 18.5
Climb (m) 335
Total Participants 13
Number of Minutes 180
Penalty Per Minute 1


Adventure Race Results

Overall
Place
Name Size Category Bike
Points
Foot
Points
Penalty Final
Score
Elapsed
Bike
Time
Elapsed
Foot
Time
Elapsed
Time
Total
M F TM TF TX Team Members, Club Data, etc.
1 Andy Wentzel 1 M 20 20 40 2:05:00 1:10:28 3:15:28 1
2 My Toe 2 TX 20 20 40 2:13:22 1:17:30 3:30:52 1 Amber Tinstman, Mark Hawthorne
3 John Beard 1 M 20 20 40 2:24:30 1:43:40 4:08:10 2
4 Marcy Beard 1 F 20 20 40 2:54:22 1:50:13 4:44:35 1
5 FLG 1 M 12 17 1 28 2:23:00 2:39:00 5:02:00 3 James Brooks
6 Chasing Demons 2 TX 6 4 10 2:34:00 0:56:30 3:30:30 2 Tom Loomis, Ella Loomis

Score-O

Finish Name Size Category Total Points Penalty Final Points Num Controls Time M F TM TF TX Team Members
1 Mac Schlaud 1 M 690 0 690 15 1:57:55 1
2 Russ Pilcher 1 M 640 0 640 13 1:59:30 2
3 Sophie Naughton 1 F 550 20 530 12 2:01:30 1
4 VMMS & AHHS 3 TX 490 0 490 12 1:55:00 1 Daniel Amante, Kiel Olson, Angie Moline
5 TJ Kuhn 1 M 380 0 380 10 1:51:49 3
6 Team Barium 2 TF 230 0 230 6 1:53:50 2 Olga Baykova, Leigh Ann Diener

Bike-O

Finish Name Size Category Total Points Penalty Final Points Num Controls Time M F TM TF TX Team Members
1 Harry Zulch 1 M 16 0 16 8 3:06:55 1
2 Storming the Castle 2 TX 16 0 16 8 3:20:10 1 Brian Fabig, Irene Fabig
3 The Kings 2 TM 14 0 14 7 4:17:00 1