ROUTE AND STAGE DETAILS

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As its name indicates, RAID is an incursion into a territory, it is not a RALLY, and therefore our objective is to explore an area of exceptional and unique beauty, enjoying the navigation, the landscape and riding our motorbikes, without racing against the clock.

There will be a speed limitation, and failing to respect it repeatingly will lead to expulsion from the event.

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BAZA 500 Raid will be structured in 3 stages that start and end in the Bivouac:

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• The prologue stage is 25 km long. This small section will help you to get used to the navigation APP we will use.

• Stage 1 has a 20 km liaison and a total length of approximately 300 km in ROADBOOK and GPS category and 360 km in ROADBOOK PRO category.

• Stage 2 has an approximate length of 200 km for the 3 categories.

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The tracks of other riders have many different sections that are exclusive to each category, and therefore, you should not trust the tracks of other motorcycles. Stop, reflect and deduce what is happening and what the error is, it is the best way to learn to navigate. If you follow the tracks and they don't belong to your category, you will have a hard time finding the path again.

In the GPS category you will have warnings for TRIPLE DANGERS (maximum on the scale from 1 to 3), speed limitation zones (DZ - FZ) and the ECLIPSE waypoints (which you will have to search for and validate).

Everything will be explained in a tutorial with text, images and video, with real demonstrations on the track.

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BRIEFINGS

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Every night, after dinner, and prior to the routes on Saturday and Sunday, briefings will be given (in Spanish and English), in which all the details of each route will be explained in detail and all questions will be answered.

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CATEGORIES

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- ROADBOOK: You will use FIM spec roadbooks that will include all the elements of a FIM RALLY. You will have to validate waypoints, respect zones with speed limits, masked waypoints, etc. You are going to live a unique experience as an amateur, without racing against the clock, but having fun like never before on your motorcycle.

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- ROADBOOK PRO: You will have an additional TRACK BONUS with some technical navigation complications.

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- GPS: We are going to put a lot of emphasis on providing basic information about the route in terms of technical difficulties or obstacles, and to do this you will have to consult the waypoints in advance at each start of the route. To do this, we will provide a printed chart to help you with identification. Likewise, each track will have certain areas with clouds of waypoints (numbered series), in which you will have to use your orientation skills to find each point that connects you back to the track.

In addition, you will be able to validate waypoints, which will have an activation radius and a validation radius depending on the difficulty of the point (through acoustic warnings), therefore you must locate masked waypoints using your intuition and navigation skills. You will also have acoustic warnings from the TRIPLE DANGER waypoints, to improve your safety on the track, and from speed control zones in inhabited areas.

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NO SATELLITE SYSTEM type Stella or similar WILL BE NECESSARY, and you can choose, as always, paper or digital format.

 

WE WILL PREPARE A SMALL TUTORIAL EXPLAINING WITH TEXT AND VIDEO HOW THE APP WORKS.

1. TRACKING DEVICE

Each participant will carry a tracking device in stages 1 and 2, which gives the organization the real-time situation, speed and track taken.

 

 

 

1. CATERING

A tent/dining area will be set up for breakfast on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and dinner on Friday and Saturday. For the Saturday stage, a picnic bag for lunch will be provided to each participant.

1. PRICES

FULL RAID (Friday, Saturday and Sunday): €295

WHAT YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES

• ROABOOKS FIM (paper or digital) for 3 days

• GPS TRACKS for 3 days

• BAZA 500 Raid Enduro T-shirt

• BAZA 500 Raid T-shirt

• Startin number

• FINISHER Medal

• Camping Friday and Saturday

• Catering: dinner Friday and Saturday, picnic bag Saturday, breakfast Saturday and Sunday

• Health assistance on track and permanent health post in the bivouac

• Tracking device

• Third party insurance, assistance and rescue insurance (including helicopter)

• 4x4 assistance on the track

• Transfer of damaged motorcycle to the road

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RAID MINI (Friday and Saturday): €180

WHAT YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES

• ROABOOKS FIM (paper or digital) for 2 days

• GPS TRACKS for 2 days

• BAZA 500 Raid T-shirt

• Starting number

• FINISHER Medal

• Camping Friday

• Catering: dinner Friday, picnic bag Saturday, breakfast Saturday

• Health assistance on track and permanent health post in the paddock

• Tracking device

• Third party insurance, assistance and rescue insurance (including helicopter)

• 4x4 assistance on the track

• Transfer of damaged motorcycle to the road

 

OPENING OF REGISTRATIONS JANUARY 2

(INQUIRY ONLY VIA EMAIL: FREDERIK@CAP204.COM / INFO@FOSILTRIPS.COM – NOT WHATSAPP)

 

1. FIM SPEC ROADBOOK

 

• FRIDAY 19:

Registration/Departures 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dinner 8:30 p.m. Briefing 9:00 p.m.

• SATURDAY 20:

Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Departures from 8:00 a.m. onwards. Dinner 8:30 p.m. Briefing 9:00 p.m.

• SUNDAY 21:

Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Departures from 8:00 a.m. onwards.

1. DEPARTURE TIMES. END OF ASSISTANCE

Departure times will be established in order of starting number.

A pre-start will be established, prior to the starting arc, where groups of 20 pilots will be located successively.

ROADBOOK/ROADBOOK PRO categories will be the first to leave, with a difference of at least 30 minutes with the GPS category.

Each assistance car will carry rescue material and a qualified medic. If your motorcycle breaks down and it is not possible to continue riding, you will be towed to the nearest road.

Assistance on the track ends each day at 7:00 p.m. By regulation, it is prohibited to drive on the track at night, so you have to leave the track and continue on the road to the bivouac.

 

1. WHAT YOU NEED TO NAVIGATE

In addition to your roadbook or tablet for the ROADBOOK category, you will need a mobile phone on which the APP will be active.

Likewise, in the GPS category you will need a GPS or phone with your usual navigation APP, and also an additional mobile phone on which you will have the navigation APP active.

You should also have USB sockets to power phones and 12v in case you have GPS.

1.  EXPOSITION AREA

In the area set up for this purpose, all those companies in the sector that are interested in attending and making themselves known and offering their products during the weekend will be able to exhibit. To do this, you must contact us by email at info@fosiltrips.com, where we will inform you of prices and available spaces.

1. PHILOSOPHY

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BAZA 500 RAID is a NON-COMPETITIVE orientation route. There is no classification by time, for that you must look for federation or amateur rallies. Therefore, we ask for the utmost respect to the rest of the participants who come to enjoy a tour specially designed to enjoy nature, navigation and off roading. If you do not agree with this concept, you can request your reimbursement before the indicated period.

Many times we do not think about others because we are very focused on riding our motorcycles and we are enjoying it to the fullest, but there are other people in the outdoors and a sensitive environment that will always be affected by our passage, so we must try to minimize it as much as possible. that effect. When you find houses, cross urban centers or areas where there are people walking, reduce your speed and disturb as little as possible, avoiding skidding, acceleration or wheelies.

There is no rush, there are federated events to RACE AND COMPETE. Our concept for the design of the routes is to enjoy riding your motorcycle to the fullest, to offer ROADBOOKS in which you can train to compete in ANY RALLY (Dakar, Hellas, etc.) and different and fun TRACKS and enjoy exceptional places .

Think that the future of off-road motorcycles is in our hands. We can feel truly privileged to be able to circulate through these natural treasures with our motorcycles, so let's try to take care of it and maintain it and, above all, ensure that we can continue organizing events like this. If there are protests from other users, the town councils and delegations will deny us passage.

 

LET'S ENJOY OUR HOBBY IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY​