INVITATION
Mecsek Open’24 International Orienteering Event,
(LXIV. Mecsek Cup)
National ranking event
13-14 April 2024
Organizer:
Pécsi Vörös Meteor Sportkör Orienteering Club. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Type of event:
3-round individual event, middle and long distance forest races with combined results, and separate sprint urban race.
Organizing Committee:
| Event director: | Gyula Kóger |
| Course setters: | Middle distance: Gábor Pillmann |
| Sprint: Gyula Kóger | |
| Long distance: Ágnes Lovas | |
| Event advisers: | Middle distance: Kelén Klement |
| Sprint: Zsolt Tóth | |
| Long distance: Mihály Ormay | |
| Event assistant: | Sándor Ambrus |
Program:
| Date | Event center | GPS koordináták | Distance |
| 13th April, Saturday 11:00 | Orfű (Rácz Tanya) | 46.132609, 18.140037 | Middle |
| 13th April, Saturday 17:00 | Pécs, City center | TBD | Sprint |
| 14th April, Sunday 10:00 | Orfű (Rácz Tanya) | 46.132609, 18.140037 | Long |
Terrain:
Orfű: Western forests of Mecsek, A real taste of orienteering, typical variation of the karstic terrains with large depressions, dolinas, rich in road network. Runability and visibility is excellent in most parts of the competition area though there are some prints of forestry work. Altitude above sea level is 200-400 m.
Pécs: City center, inside the medieval city walls.
Maps:
Orfű: 1:7.500, 1:10.000, 1:15.000 / 5 m Updated in 2023
Pécs: 1:3.000/ 2,5 m, updated during 2022-2023 based on ISSprOM 2019-2 standard. Made by Gábor Forrai & Miklós Forrai.
Timing:
SPORTident electronic punching system will be used. Touch free mode (AIR+ function) will be activated during the event. Both regular SI cards and SIAC cards can be used. Please enter your SI card number during registration. Renting of regular SI cards will be available, 500 HUF/race. Renting of SIAC cards will not be available.
Categories:
M/W10D, 10DK, 12C, 14B, 16B, 15-18C, 18B, 20A, 21A,BR,C, 35A, 35BR, 40A, 45A, 50A, 55A, 60A, 65A, 70A, F75A, F80A, NYK, NYT
Categories may be combined in case of less than 5 registered competitors.
Course details:
Preliminary course details will be published in the MTFSZ Databank and on our website until 17th March.
Entry:
https://www.e-nevezes.hu/
Entry Deadline:
31st March 2024
Entry fee:
| Per race | 3 races | |||
| Category | Before 31st March | After startlist publication | Before 31st March | After startlist publication |
| M/W 10-18, M/W 65- | 3 000 HUF | 3 500 HUF | 8 000 HUF | 9 000 HUF |
| Other categories | 4 000 HUF | 4 500 HUF | 11 000 HUF | 12 000 HUF |
| Open categories | 2 500 HUF | 2 500 HUF | 7 500 HUF | 7 500 HUF |
Competitors without Hungarian Competition Licence have to pay a fee of 1 000 HUF/race.
Accomodation:
Gym: “Miroslav Krleža“ Horvát Óvoda, Általános Iskola, Gimnázium és Kollégium Pécs, Szigeti út 97.
Dorm: “Miroslav Krleža“ Horvát Óvoda, Általános Iskola, Gimnázium és Kollégium Pécs, Szigeti út 97. OR Koch Valéria Középiskola Általános Iskola Óvoda és Kollégium Pécs, Tiborc u. 28/1.
Accomodation can be bought in the E-nevezés entry system. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Payment:
Payment can be made through E-nevezés entry system via credit/debit card transaction. We kindly ask competitors to manage the credit/debit card transaction until 31st March. The payment is also possible at the Event Centre in cash, and also by credit/debit card.
Transport:
No organized transport, public transport is available.
Prize Giving:
Based on the overall results of the 2 forest races, the podium finishers (1-3) of Mecsek Open'24 will be awarded with medals.
The Prize Giving Ceremony of the sprint race will be held separately.
Open categories' results will not be announced.
Other information:
Nature reserve area. Keep it clean. Go Green. Participation on the event is on your own risk. Merchandising only with the permission of the organizers.
See you there!
