Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS)
November 20, 2009 by thetrainer
Filed under Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Races & Competitions, Travel, general
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For the past few weeks, very wet weather sat over our Peninsular, bringing rains, vicious thunders and high winds. Many states were flooded and my heart goes out to the families with property and plantation damage. On Sunday morning, I decided to wander around Gua Tempurung (after race ‘de-registration’ … will talk about it later) and captured some images of this rather bleak and dreary time. As my eyes began to wander, I was amazed at how much beauty there was just waiting to be seen. As you know by now, I love taking photos of the morning mist and we have plenty of those nowadays. Thanks to the rain that cools and moistens the air near the surface until these fog forms.
this is the trunk road to Gua Tempurung
very dramatic!
the road looks as if it is leading into the mountain
such a serene landscape ....
all I need is a sketch book ....
who says you need to go to Guilin to experience these magnificent landscape
fog slowly disappearing off the peaks
I even called up wifey who was still sound asleep at the inn near the Lost World of Tambun to witness the great morning ‘show’ over the limestone cliffs of Tambun near our inn, only to find out that she wasn’t too well. Since I was already on the way to EarthCamp in Gua Tempurung for the Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS) mountainbike race, I decided to proceed to the race village to meet few friends whom I had promised to meet that morning. Once I reached there, I went straight to the registration counter to de-register my participation in the race. I wanted to be with my family that morning. I need to look after my munchkin and her very active cousins at the waterpark since wifey was unwell to take care of them. Here are some pics taken at the event scene.
mtb maps were only released that morning itself
Cheramiche donning his tee that he got from the The River Clean-up Project organised by Corporate Athletes (in collaboration with The body Shop) two months back.
I carried my mtb using a carrier straped to the rear of car
My regular MTB racing buddies L-R : AAA1, Cheramiche, AAA2. Both AAAs are siblings.
Fong and her cycling buddy. They looked so fresh that morning.
Zul came equipped with a GPS strapped at the handlebar that morning. Zul is currently designing a mtb route ard Gua Tempurung for the upcoming ESPN adventure race.
Cheramiche came equipped with his 12" 'GPS' monitor as well - very creative indeed! 
off they went!
trying out my luck at the Corezone Mobile Centre. You were supposed to throw both peanut shells into a bottle to entitle yourself for a Lucky Draw contest. I tried once and both went in
with friends from Corezone L-R : (can't remember the name), Dee Lu, Sharon & me
with the corezone family. Do check out their website at www.mycorezone.com COREZONE specializes in gear and equipment for rock climbing, kayaking & paddle sports, adventure racing, trekking, hiking, mountaineering and outdoor travel. They are located in SS2 Petaling Jaya.
Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS)
November 2, 2009 by thetrainer
Filed under Environment, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Races & Competitions, expedition
Great news! Nomad Adventure is kind enough to extend the early bird entry fee of RM40/pax to Corporate Athletes. Just indicate “Corp Athletes” at the top of your entry form for their ref. Hope to see you there!
Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS) is a unique bike orienteering event around the amazing surroundings of Gopeng, Perak.
Each participant will be issued a race passport and a map for orienteering. The challenge is to visit as many checkpoints possible within the 5 hour period. Each checkpoint will have a specific orienteering puncher for participant to mark on their passport. Participant need to affix stamp in the correct numbered box on their passport.
There will be about 20-30 checkpoints around the race course. Points for each checkpoint will vary depending on the difficulty level involved in reaching it (10-20-30). Penalties will also be issued for lateness.
Winner is determined based on the points collected. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined based on the following:
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the competitor(s) that has visited the most high scoring checkpoints (and returned within the time limit)
- the competitor(s) that has visited the most checkpoints (and returned within the time limit)
Participants who returned within the time limit and achieved the minimum score will be eligible for the lucky draw. This is to ensure that all participants’ safety is accounted for and that sponsored items are fairly allocated out.
Although the registration deadline for GPS is now over, you are still welcomed to join the fun. Just call my dear friend, Wye Yim @ 012-233 4717 to register, or visit Nomad Adventure’s website at http://www.nomadadventure.com for more info. Their office phone is 03-7958 5152.
Please find below some important information for your reference.
Event Schedule (15 November)
Time Activity
07.30 am Registration begins & distribution of course map
08.30 am Event Briefing
09.00 am Event Begins
02.00 pm Cut-off time for event. Penalties will be issued thereafter
Lunch
03.00 pm Announcement of results. Lucky draw begins.
04.00 pm Event ends.
Numbers & Goodie Bags Collection
Participants can collect their Numbers & Goodie Bags at the following venues:
a) Friday 13th Nov
Corezone in SS2, PJ
2.00pm-8.30pm
b) Sat 14th Nov
Earth Camp in Gopeng, Perak
2.00pm-6.00pm
BikeTrial Demo & Clinic by Syarul @ The Race Boy on 14 Nov
Nomad Adventure is proud to host Syarul @ The Race Boy who will be running special BikeTrial Demo & Clinic during event weekend. Details as follow:-
Date – 14 Nov (Sat)
Time – 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Venue – Earth Camp, Gopeng
Directions to Base Camp
The event base camp is at Earth Camp @ Kg Cholek, Perak. Report here for goodie bag collection and also for the race start & finish.
GPS Coordinates:
N04° 25’50.0” E101° 10’51.9”
Hope to see you guys there!