Hi Space Racers, Kid’s Rule Day is this Thursday December 1st. Bring along a parent, reative or friend to Wentworth Park and take them for a space race to show them what you have learned over the last 5 events.

Presentations will be followed by a BBQ. There will be a sausage in bread and a cup of soft drink for a gold coin donation. If you do not eat sausages then bring your own food to cook.

See you there for our final BLAST OFF for 2011.

If you have enjoyed Space Racing and would like to do more orienteering then come along to the Orienteering Tasmnaia Summer Training camp. It is open to all young people who are going to be in Grade 7 or older in 2012. Check out all the details below.

Hobart Orienteering Camp – January 26th to 29th

• The camp is open to all juniors that are going in to Grade 7 in 2012.
• A summer training camp will be held in Hobart from 1 pm Thursday 26th to 1 pm Sunday 29th January.
• The camp will not only focus on orienteering skills but also on improving physical fitness to prepare you for the start of the 2012 season.

Accommodation

• At Southern Support School – Howrah.
• Sleeping arrangements will be floor-space in several classrooms.

Cost

• A camp fee of $100 is to be paid cash upon arrival at the school to the Camp Manager.
• The camp fee covers the cost of meals, accommodation and transport during the camp.

Transport

• Transport to and from the camp is the participants’ own responsibility.
• During the camp, transport will be provided (minibus). No junior will be allowed to leave the camp under their own means without explicit written approval from their parents and the camp manager.

Meals

• All meals will be provided from Thursday evening until Sunday lunch.
• However, for the first two evening meals, bring a casserole to share.
• Please make sure you let us know of any special dietary requirements before the camp.
• If you are fussy, bring your own favorite cereal for breakfast!

What To Bring

• Suitable clothing for training exercises.
• Casual clothes, bathroom gear, towel, bathers, hat, sunscreen, rain gear, spare shoes…
• All your own bedding, including a sleeping mat or mattress; sheets & blankets or sleeping bag; pillow.
• Casserole or a suitable dish that can be shared and be heated up.
• Some pocket money.

Confirmation – IMPORTANT:

To confirm your attendance, please return the signed (parental) consent, medical information and code of conduct form by January 21st to:
The Camp Manager
Gayle West
12 Amethyst Drive, Blackmans Bay, 7052

Download the form here.

You will not be allowed to attend the camp if you have not returned the attached form.

For more information, please contact Gayle West on 6229 7305 (westysclan@bigpond.com).

Congratulations Galileo, Lynx and Andromeda for taking out 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings. And a big thank you to everybody for competing – it was fun! Check out the results.

Travel along Clarence St past Clarence High School. Turn right into Correa St just past the turn-in to Wentworth Park. At the end of Correa St turn left into Salacia St and proceed to the carpark.

We have just added a number of GPS tracks from the first three weeks of Space Racing.

From Space Race 1 there is now the track of Team Gemini posted on the Week 1 Results page.

From Space Race 2 there are GPS tracks for Team Oberon, Team Callisto and Team Lynx on the Week 2 Results page.

From Space Race 3 there is a GPS track for Team Oberon on the Week 3 Results page.

Remember if one of your team have access to a GPS you can bring it each week. Download the GPS track when you get home, save it in the GPX format and email it to smaz@isage.net.au to have it uploaded so you can see where you actually went and to share it with other teams.

This Thursday Nov 17 we’ll be exploring every corner of the Taroona Schools. See you on the oval for a 4:30pm blast-off!

Week 3 saw the Space Racing teams move to Hutchins for a race around the grounds on a Hutchins Galaxy Map. Being careful to use the underpasses, the teams raced around the Middle and Junior Schools, Senior School, top oval and adjacent Lambert Park. While dark clouds threatened, the rain held off and competitors stayed dry. Plovers had young chicks to protect and teams were careful to give them plenty of room.

Close to 4:30pm the action began as team members with the space keys lined up to make contact with the Start Space Station. Legs were flying as the teams raced to visit the 19 Space Stations. One station had mysteriously disappeared after having been locked in place earlier in the afternoon.

Home ground advantage was evident for the teams from Hutchins; however, fast legs and good map reading saw many teams arriving back early having collected all of the points Nearly all teams returned with the 30 minute allocation. Well done everyone!

During the clean up the lost Space Station was found, so the day concluded on a happy note for the organisers.

Many thanks to The Hutchins School who hosted the event.

Next week (Week 4 Thurs Nov 17) the action is at Taroona Primary School. Follow the Channel Hwy down to Taroona, turn left at the Primary School and continue down to the lower car park between the Primary and Secondary Schools. The registration will be at the shelter shed near the oval. Look for the Space Racing Banner.

If you have any queries please ring Jane on 0400672547.

Check out some photos below for some of the action from the Week 2 Space Race.

Remember to see how your team went, go to the official results from week two on the Week Two Results page. This also has progressive team scores for the first two weeks of Space Racing. See how your team is going!