ARWS AFRICA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
EVENT CALENDER 2022
- Expedition Africa Swellendam - 4/6 February 2022
- Expedition Africa Wakkerstroom - 13/15 May 2022
- Merrell Transkei Tuff - 29/31 July 2022
- Expedition Africa Plettenberg Bay - 26/28 August 2022
- ARWS Africa Regional Championship - Clocolan - 4/6 November 2022
ARWS AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIP LOG
- Mixed teams of 4 is the only category to be eligible to win a free entry to the Regional final and the ARWS World Championships in 2023. (If the winner of the series have already qualified for a free entry for ARWC, the entry do not pass to the second place team)
- All five events counts towards the log.
- Winning team of mixed four at each of the first four events will receive a free entry for the ARWS Africa Regional final in Clocolan.
- If the 1st place team has already won a free entry, the 2nd placed team will receive the free entry for the Regional final.
- Teams may substitute members with a team roster containing a maximum of 7 team members for the year. If team exceeds the 7 team member limit, there lowest event score will be omitted from the total score.
- Log will be updated after each event, see points allocated below.
- All 5 above mentioned events will count towards a teams ARWS Africa Regional rankings.
- All 5 above mentioned events will count towards a teams ARWS World rankings. (multiplied by 0.3).
- ARWS Africa Regional Championship 2022 is a championship event and the points earned at this event will be multiplied by 2
- Expedition Africa 500 km is part of the ARWS Africa region. Points gained at this event will boost a teams Africa Regional rankings (multiplied by 2) but will not count towards the 2022 Regional final or towards gaining the free entry to the ARWS World Championships.
ARWS AFRICA POINTS ALLOCATION
- 1st = 100 points
- 2nd = 85 points
- 3rd =73 points
- 4th = 63 points
- 5th = 55 points
- 6th = 50 points
- 7th = 45 points
- 8th = 40 points
- 9th = 35 points
- 10th = 30 points
- 11th = 28 points
- 12th = 26 points
- 13th = 24 points
- 14th = 22 points
- 15th = 20 points
- 16th = 18 points
- 17th = 16 points
- 18th = 14 points
- 19th = 12 points
- 20 - 24th = 10 points
- 25 - 29th = 9 points
- 30 - 34th = 8 points
- 35 - 39th = 7 points
- 40 - 44th = 6 points
- 45 - 49th = 5 points
- 50-54th = 4 points
- 55 - 59th = 3 points
- 60 - 64th = 2 points
- 65 - and all teams that starts but do not finish = 1 point
ENTRY FEE AND BANKING DETAILS
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Teams may cancel their entry at any stage by e-mailing the event organizers.
- No refunds are applicable at any stage.
- Only make a payment for your entry when certain that you will attend the event. Once you have made a payment, we start planning for your participation and costs are being incurred.
- Teams are not permitted to transfer their fees paid to future events if they are not able to make this edition of the event.
- Teams are permitted to transfer or sell their entry to another team if available. This will be a transaction between the teams. Teams must notify Expedition Africa as soon as possible in the case of a team entry being transferred or sold.
- If two teams do not have sufficient members and decide to join together, this will be strictly considered as one team cancelling their entry. Refund policy will be as stated above, no exceptions.
- If the race is cancelled due to acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, or other reasons, the organizers will make every effort to refund as much of the entry fee as possible to all teams. However, all teams should be aware that any refunds will be considered after event costs have been calculated. Given the high number of fixed costs associated with organizing the race teams should also be aware that any refund is likely to be minimal. The race will not be re-scheduled.
ECO AWARENESS
Teams are to adhere to the following stipulations at all times:
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All waste is to be carried to the closest transition or checkpoint for disposal.
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Human waste is to be buried between 20 and 25cm below the soil surface.
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Picking of flowers, cutting of walking sticks and/or any damage to the natural vegetation (even though they might appear to be dead) is prohibited.
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The making of fires, whatever the circumstances and no matter how small, are prohibited along the entire route.
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No tree, rock, etc. may be defaced in any manner.
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Be polite and courteous to local inhabitants. Pass quietly through settlements, especially at night.
The transgression of any of the above will render the entire team liable to disqualification.