I still don’t understand this. What happens if the calendar ride you are checking has Info’ controls? You clearly can’t ‘prove your passage’ by answering info questions of your own devising! So there must be either a special dispensation of trust granted to organisers, or, the organiser must set up the event with DIY type ‘hard copy only’ controls. This produces the problem of having to find such controls (ie basically ATM’s, filling stations, shops with proper tills) so that;
• they can all be visited with absolutely minimal deviation from the true calendar event route,
• nominal distance requirements are still met.
Bear in mind that if your route checking chores involve marking up distances you will have to continually remove and refit your computer every time you deviate from the calendar event route to get your pesky DIY cash receipts or whatever. Also if you have set up your checking ride as a DIY then the issue of allowable days before and after is meaningless.
The main control on my Three Loops 200 recently decided to not open on Sundays anymore. So I chose a new venue (Ice Cream Farm nr Tattenhall) and changed the route appropriately. I set up my ride round as a DIY and rode it last Friday.
I had to do distance mark up for four new route sections, I had to gather new info questions (three years worth) at each of the six calendar event info controls and I had to get nine DIY controls. I rarely cycled more than a couple of kilometers without having to stop, remove gloves and put on glasses.There has to be an easier way!!
I would really appreciate the Janet and John version of what's available to organisers and the by numbers version of how to do it.
Cheers