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2006 Event Information
>>ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED<<
You can register at the event beginning Friday night
Location & Pre-registration:
The 2006 Baja GPS Event will be held at Santa Veronica, Baja Mexico on October 7, 2006. This will be the LAST GPS Event produced by Lizard Lady Pub., Inc. This event will be canceled if we do not have a substantial pre-registered participant count.
Cancellations & Refunds:
If we do not get enough Pre-registered participants by September 15, 2006, we will cancel the event and credit full refunds. Beyond this, funeral and hospitalization ONLY are refunded in full. You will be required to prove your request within 5 days after the event documented on formal letter head.
Cost & Pre-registration Benefits:
The 2006 Baja GPS Event will be held in Santa Veronica, Baja on Saturday October 7, 2006. By pre-registering on or before Sept. 15th, you will receive a free event T-shirt and 2 raffle tickets with a discounted price of the event: $69. After Sept. 15th, the price will go up to $89 NOT including a T-shirt ($15) and one raffle ticket.
Check-in & Schedule:
Friday Check-in: Early check-in starts Friday night from 6pm – 9pm. We highly recommend a Friday night check in: This leaves you more time to get to know the event layout and time schedules, review your event package for details on start times, requirements for Saturdays event, and what to be prepared for. Friday night is casual; dinner and Negra Modelos at the restaurant! If you check-in on Friday night, a breakfast buffet will be open Saturday morning by 8am. If you do not, the chances of getting through check-in on Saturday and having time for the buffet before the ride is BLEEK (bring a sack breakfast if you check-in on Saturday!
Saturday check-in: Day of Event check-in starts at 7:30ish am – 9:30am. YOU MUST CHECK-IN BY 8:30 AM – THAT IS THE CUT-OFF WITHOUT REFUND. It will take a minimum of 1 hour to fulfill all requirements necessary at check-in.
DAY OF EVENT REGISTRATION:
If you register at Santa Veronica (rather than on-line), bring cash. We do not accept checks, credit cards, or promises; just cash. Gracias.
Make sure you print this page and read it thoroughly using the check list below before leaving home.
Route & Gas Information:
SINGLE TRACK:
The 2006 ST route will be the longest and most technical course yet (I’m 2/3rd done with it and LOVE IT). As usual, it is hard to say if we will get a break with heat, so remember to consider a heat factor when choosing this route even though the dates are 2 weeks later than years past. The course is not yet finished, but it will be somewhere between 40 – 50 miles long. Labeled gas jugs can be placed on the route if needed and picked up at the party after the route.
2-TRACK:
This course is always fun. We manage to get a lot of various terrain out of the 2-track, challenging the novice and intermediate at times, but offering a well-rounded long course of about 65 – 70 miles of pure epic off-roading. Labeled gas jugs can be placed on the route if needed and picked up at the party after the route.
THERE IS GAS IN EL HONGO – THERE IS NO GAS IN SANTA VERONICA – BE PREPARED
MANDITORY MEETING:
Saturday 10ish am is the mandatory meeting and class. If you have taken the class a zillion times before, it is still required. This is the last GPS event and staff is too short for rigging early departures for return participants. Help a neighbor, refresh, or perhaps catch something you missed in the past. This class gets faster every year; please bear with us. Thanks. Make sure you are READY to ride when you arrive for the class! This includes being suited up, vehicle ready to start, gassed up, spare gas jug given to the proper person if needed, backpack/water hydration with you, AND all the things you need for class/starting that is explained in your event package (received at check-in) are with you. You will start directly after class.
Party & Raffle:
The party starts after you get back, showered and are ready for the Mexican Buffet. Food will start being served at 5PM. Cost is $7 at the door (not included in your event price). It’s all you can eat and beer is served extra from the bar (we are working on getting Negra Modelo – it’s harder than you think). We are challenged to get live music over the border, but we are putting in extra effort for the last years bash (cross your fingers). The raffle always starts a little late as we are helping late-birds limp in for various reasons. The raffle will include (as always) EPIC gifts from our sponsors: Baja Designs, Dunlop, FOX, Arai, Cycoactive, Fugawi Software, Magellan GPS, Trailboss Tours, and quite a few others. MAKE PLANS TO STAY AT THE HOTEL SATURDAY NIGHT. DON’T MISS THE LAST PARTY, RAFFLE, AND BUFFET; IT WILL BE SPECIAL!
Hotel & Reservations:
Hacienda Santa Veronica offers nice rooms with hot showers, bar/restaurant, pool, tennis courts, and beautiful camping facilities in the trees (no hook ups).
DISCOUNT PRICING: 2 double beds $45 per night and $85 for 2 nights and Camping is $8 per adult, $6 per child each night (they have showers and bathrooms for campers).
Reservations: Call requesting Virginia (English or Spanish) US: 1-888-556-6288 or from Mexico: 665-521-0017
Directions: Cross the border at Tijuana or Tecate and go East on Mexican Hwy 2 to El Hongo (between Tecate & La Rumorosa). When you get off, there will be a toll booth to pay. Follow the road right and then it bends left. Make a Right into El Hongo (road is paved half way through town). 7.4 miles south of El Hongo is Santa Veronica and it will be well marked – follow the signs.
N32* 27.469 W116* 21.680
What’s New & Unique:
Since this years’ event will be the last, it will be more unique than ever before. This year there will be a Geo-moto game incorporated within both the single and 2-track routes making this course a real “treasure hunt”. You will find clues along the route that will lead you to solve a riddle in the end. Your prize is when you figure it out and the game never stops, at your convenience.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Itinerary & Explanations:
Friday:
- Early check-in from 6pm – 9pm *Recommended*
Saturday:
- Check-in from 7:30ish am – 9:30
*we are notoriously late starting check-in due to over sleeping staff (my family).
You MUST be in line to check-in by 8:30am – this is the cut-off without refund!
- Mandatory Meeting & Class starts at 10ish am
*we are notoriously late starting the class due to late participants and complex issues arising from new GPS’s
- Start GPS Ride at 11:30am
*Somehow this time typically pans out about right
- Mexican Buffet starts at 5pm
*Make plans to stay Saturday night; you won’t want to miss the last Lizard Lady GPS Event Party!
- Raffle starts at 6:30pm
BE PREPARED WITH INFORMATION:
- If you have pre-paid on-line, by mail, or are paying day of event – Bring your pre-registration receipt!
- If you want to ride the single track (advanced) or 2-track (intermediate). This is rated by course technicality and GPS navigation difficulty.
- Know who you wish in your group of riders to start (if you are single, we will place you in a singles group. NOBODY rides alone).
- If you pre-registered with a T-shirt, it will come in your event package. If you are purchasing a T-shirt, you’ll need to stop at that department ($15).
- You will have an opportunity to purchase Volume 2 and other accessories you may need
- If you have your own GPS, you will be uploaded with either the Single-track or 2-track routes (your choice). If you rent a GPS, you will go through the rental process.
- If you have your own GPS, you MUST bring your upload/download cable with you through check-in
- To rent a GPS, you must have a credit card and a legal driver’s license or passport for collateral; a charge waiver will be signed for damage or non-return.
- If you need a make-shift GPS mount, we will provide them at no cost. MAKE-SHIFT.
- Final instructions and questions can be asked at the end with a trained Lizard Lady Pub., Inc. professional
MUST HAVE CHECK LIST:
- If you pre-registered on line, bring your pre-registration receipt to Check-in
- GPS & data PC cable
- Mount
- Extra batteries for your GPS (we will also have them for sale at the event)
- Electric tape in your tool bag/backpack (jiggle effect – you will learn about this in class)
- WATER – you may not start without adequate water for a long hot day ride! We recommend a hydration system for easy access drinking
- Know your vehicle range: If needed, a labeled gas jug, to be placed on the route (there is gas in El Hongo, but not Santa Veronica *be prepared)
- Your vehicle must be in RIDE READY condition with the appropriate tools for tire & other possible failures on the trail
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