Friday Check-in times and locations announced:
12:30 - 4:30 at Woodland
Trails
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Vince
Hand residence, 511 East Chestnut St, Oxford, OH
The Pig Sprint, Friday, March
28
A short-course format event with late afternoon
starts. 1:10,000 map
Woodland Trails BSA Camp, Camden, OH
Camp is located on Gasper-Somers Rd on the west
side of US 127,
2 miles north of the village
of Camden, OH. (14 mi. S of I-70 exit 10).
site
location map
Course Setter: Matt
Bond. Vetter: Steve Barnhart.
The Classic, Saturday, March
29
Classic distance races including the Midwest Classic
Championship.
1:10,000
map for white through green, 1:15,000 for red and blue.
Hueston Woods SP, Oxford, OH
Park entrance from US 27, 3 miles north of Oxford,
OH.
Tentative finish/parking at Cedar Falls area, allow
time for bus to start.
site
location map
The Short Pig, Sunday, March
30
Short Course Race including the Midwest Short Course
Championship.
High feature density in a semi-urban park: 1:7500
map
Harbin Park, Fairfield, OH
Park entrance on Hunter Rd on west side of US 127,
2 miles north of I-275, exit #36.
location
map
Farsta?
There will not be a farsta format event this year.
We are sorry to disappoint those who look forward
to it, and we plan to bring back the farsta in the future.
Schedule
March 10
Last day to enter without late fee.
March 28
Check-in open from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Woodland
Trails
Sprint starts from 2 pm to 3:30 pm.
2.5 hour limit, courses close at 6:00 pm.
Evening check-in, 6 - 8 pm, hand Residence, 511
East Chestnut St, Oxford, OH
Knights of Columbus Fish Fry dinner, 5:00 pm - 8:00
pm, for details, see "Dinner" below.
March 29
Packet pick-up at Hueston Woods open 8:30 am to Noon.
Classic Course Starts 10 am - Noon. ***Allow
30 minutes for bus to start.***
3 hour limit, courses close at 3:00 pm.
Dinner to benefit US Junior Team, 6:30 pm, for details,
see "Dinner" below.
March 30
Short Course Starts 9 am - 11 am.
2.5 hour limit, courses close at 1:30 pm.
Awards 1:30 pm.
Courses and Classes
Competitive
All standard USOF competitive courses and classes
will be offered.
All competitive entrants
should pre-register.
Recreational
Recreational Courses will be offered on white, yellow
and orange each day for $5.
Recreational entrants should
register on site on the day of the event.
Midwest Regional Championship
Eligibility: USOF member who is primary member
of a Midwest Regional Club or
at-large USOF member who
resides in the Midwest Region.
Midwest Clubs: COO, ICO, MVOC, NEOOC, OCIN, OLOU,
ROKS, SMOC.
Midwest States: IN, KY, MI, OH, WV.
Awards
Separate awards will be given for each day of competition.
Awards to top 3 places in “age classes” and 1st
place in “course classes”.
1st place Midwest Champion in “age classes” on Saturday
and Sunday.
Punching
The Sport-Ident electronic punching system will
be used for all courses.
Be sure to put your SI number on the registration
form.
Rental cards are available.
Maps
Maps will be 1:10,000, 5 m. contour,
except Hueston
Woods (Saturday) red and blue courses will use a 1:15,000 map.
Harbin Park (Sunday) is a new map. Special scale
of 1:7500 will
be used.
Preview Maps
Preview maps are available for $4 each.
Woodland Trails (WT) (1:10,000, Friday, relevant for all courses)
Hueston Woods East (HWE) (1:15,000, 1995, Saturday, relevant for all courses)
Hueston Woods South (HWS) (1:10,000, 2000, Saturday, most relevant for
red and blue courses)
Shirts
T-shirts designed by OCIN artist extraordinaire,
Greg Sack.
Shirt will feature a special “Wright Pig” tribute
to the 100th anniversary of the first flight
of Dayton brothers Wilbur
and Orville Wright.
Dinner
A Friday evening all-you-can-eat Fish Fry is available,
5 pm - 8 pm, pay-at-the-door.
It includes a variety of
seafood and vegetarian entrees, bread, salad, vegetable and desserts.
Buffet (including tax) $8.39
adults, $3.17 kids 5-10, Menu and cash bar also available.
Knights
of Columbus hall on OH 128 about 1 mile south of OH 129 in Hamilton,
Ohio.
Low blue-trimmed building
between OH 128 and Great Miami River, just south of Eagles Lodge.
Saturday dinner proceeds will benefit U.S. Junior
Team, 6:30 pm, St.
Mary Parish Center, Oxford, OH
Main entree will be chicken,
vegetarian alternatives will be available.
East side of Poplar St,
1/2 block south of High (next to Police Station).
Lodging
Camping is available at Hueston Woods.
Many motels are nearby.
Click
here for lodging information
Child Sitting
Please let us know early if you will need this service.
Child sitting will NOT be offered if we have no
requests by March 17!
$3 per hour for first child, $2 for each additional
child from same family.
Information
Event Director: Mike
Minium, mike@ocin.org (513) 523-9279
Registration
Use USOF standard entry form (see January ONA) or
our printable
entry form and mail to:
Vince Hand
511 E Chestnut St
Oxford, OH 45056
Make checks payable in US$ to: OCIN.
Entrants from outside the USA may e-mail entry info
to PigReg@woh.rr.com and pay US$
on arrival at event.
However, if you have previously entered a Pig by e-mail or phone and then
“no-showed”,
your registration will not be accepted without payment.
Entry Fees
If you are not entering all 3 days, please clearly
specify which days you are entering.
Please clearly print all information, especially
your e-mail address.
Entry fee per competition day
$20 age 21+ (discount for members of USOF or other
IOF Federation -$3 / day)
$10 age -20 (discount for members of USOF
or other IOF Federation -$2 / day)
Late fee (postmark after March 10)
$5 / competition day entered
Sport-ident e-card rental
$2 / competition day entered
Pig VII commemorative t-shirt
$16 each (Be sure to specify size: S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Preview Maps
$4 each (Please specify: WT - Woodland Trails, HWE
- Hueston Woods East, HWS - Hueston Woods South)
Saturday Dinner
$12 (age 21+)
$ 6 (age 11-20)
$ 3 (age - 10)
Mapper's Notes, Course Setter's Notes and Embargo areas
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