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Isolation Rally Series
Event 5: Creswick Capers Maps: Ballarat 1:100000
Creswick 1:100000
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Note: Forthisevent,youwillbeusingtheshortestmappedroutesbetweenControlsandVias,aswellasthefollowing:
(i) onlysealedroadsaretobeused,unlessspecificallydirected.(ii) iftheviasonastagearenotnumbered,theycanbevisitedinanyorder.(iii) youaretheonlycarontheroadduringtheevent(butstillnoUturns)iv) ifitlookslikearailwayline…it’sarailwayline!
Forpartsofthisevent“ForwardMinuteTiming”willbeused.(ForwardMinutejustmeansthatwhetheryoutake5.1minutesor5.8minutesor5.99minutestocompleteaportionofthisstage,yourtimeisrecordedas6minutes.)
Aspartofthe“virtualscrutineering”processforthisseries,aphotoofbothyourvirtualcarandtheenvironmentinwhichyouareundertakingtheIsolationRallySerieswouldbeappreciatedbythedirector(s).Aphotoof(andyourcrew)competingintheeventwouldalsobeappreciated.Pleaseemailphotostoisolationrally@gmail.comwhenyouhaveachanceduringtheevent.Stage1: Navigator’sNightmareStart: MappedRoadJunction(MRJ)atDean.
GridReference(GR634497)(CreswickMap)ExittotheSouthSouthEast(SSE)
Via1: MRJatLeighCreek.GridReference(GR611388)(BallaratMap) EnterfromtheNE.
Via2: 3.6kmofstraightroad.Via3: DunnstownfromtheEastVia4: MRJatGR590378EnterfromtheSSE.Via5: MRJatNavigatorsfromtheNNWVia6: MRJatYendon(GR621300)fromtheENE
Finish: MRJinBuninyong. (GR542288).(BallaratMap) EnterfromtheESE.
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Qu.1.1 WhathillsdoyoudrivebetweenonthewaytoVia1? ……………………….Qu.1.2 Whatdirectionaretravellinginwhenyoucrossthechannel? ……………………….Qu.1.3 WhatcreekdidyoucrossonthewaytoVia1? ……………………….Qu.1.4 FromthestarttoVia1isanaveragespeedsection.Whatwill
youraveragespeedneedtobetocompletethisportionofthestageinthe9minutesallocated? (tothenearestkm/hr) ……………………….
Qu.1.5 InwhatdirectiondoyouleaveVia1? ……………………….Qu.1.6 WheredoyoucrossGraniteCreek? ……………………….Qu.1.7 InwhatdirectiondoyouleaveNavigators? ……………………….Qu.1.8 Howmanytimesdoyougoundertransmissionlines? ……………………….Qu.1.9 Howmanytimesdoyoucrossarailwayline? ……………………….Qu.1.10 OftheMountsyoupass,whichoneishighestandbyhowmuch?.…………………….Stage2: MountMercerMeanderStart: MRJinBuninyong. (GR542288).(BallaratMap)
Via1: MRJ1.4kmNWofMtMercer (GR511113)(BallaratMap)EnterfromWNW.
Via2: ThefollowingherringbonestartingatVia1.
NB. Thisherringboneignores“driveways”and/or“privateproperty”
accessroads.
(a) (b)
Via3: RokewoodJunctionfromtheENE.
Finish: MRJatCapeClearfromtheNW
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Qu.2.1 Whatisthefirsttownyoupassthroughafterleavingcontrol? ……………………….Qu.2.2 Howmanykilometresofroadthroughtheforestareused? ……………………….Qu.2.3 Whatislocatedatpoint(a)ontheherringbonemap? ……………………….Qu.2.4 Whatislocatedatpoint(b)ontheherringbonemap? ……………………….Qu.2.5 FromVia1untiltheendoftheherringbonesection,anaverage
Speedof75km/hrhasbeenset.Howlongshouldyoutake,(usingForwardMinuteTiming)tocompletetheherringbonesection?
……………………….Qu.2.6 Name4creeksthatarecrossedduringtheherringbonesection.…………………….…………………………….…………………….…………………….…………………….…………………….Qu.2.7 Whatisthenexttownafterwheretheherringboneends? …………………….Qu.2.8 Doyoupassaquarry,nexttotheroad,afterVia3onthe
waytothefinishcontrol? ….………………….Qu.2.9 Doyoupassanabandonedmine,nexttotheroad,afterVia3
onthewaytothefinishcontrol? ….………………….Qu.2.10 Whenyoufirstpassunderatransmissionlineonthisstage,
howfar,“asthecrowflies”areyoufromthefinish? ….………………….Qu.2.11 WhilstthetownofShelfordisnotonthemap,whatwasthe
closestdistancethatyouwerefromit? ……………………….
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Stage3: GlenelgGambolStart: MRJatCapeClear (GR299144)(BallaratMap)
Via1: MRJatSmythesdalefromtheSSE (GR365295)(BallaratMap)Via2: MRJatHappyValleyfromtheNW (GR295218)(BallaratMap)Via3: MRJatLintonfromtheSSE (GR256253)(BallaratMap)Via4: MRJ2.7kmgenerallyEastofSnakeValley(GR306335)(BallaratMap) ExittotheENE.Via5: MRJimmediatelyWestofSagoHill(GR411369)(BallaratMap) EnterfromSW.
Finish: MRJatCardiganVillage. (GR390446).(BallaratMap)
EnterfromtheSSW.Qu.3.1 Whatcreekareyoufollowingwhenyougounderthe
transmissionline? ……………………….Qu.3.2 WhatcreekareyoufollowingafterVia1? ……………………….Qu.3.3 Whereisthe490mlookouttower? ……………………….Qu.3.4 WhatcreekareyoufollowingasyouapproachVia2? ……………………….Qu.3.5 Whatbuildingcanbeidentifiedat200mSWofVia3? ……………………….Qu.3.6 Whatisthetotalnumberofkilometresyouhavehadtotravel
ontheGlenelgHighway? ………………………. Qu.3.7 Whatisanothernamefor“TheAvenueofHonour” ……………………….Qu.3.8 Howmanyrailwaycrossingshaveyoumadeduringthisstage?……………………….
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Stage4: ViaVenturesStart: MRJatCardiganVillage. (GR390446).(BallaratMap)
Via: MRJ800metresNWofMtBlowhard(GR469516)(CreswickMap) (MtBlowhardVia)Via: MRJ1.3kmNNEofWindermere(GR397484)(CreswickMap)
(WindermereVia)
Via: MRJ1kmEastofBallaratAirfield(GR477444)(BallaratMap)(AirfieldVia)
Finish: MRJatAddington (GR365590).(CreswickMap) EnterfromtheSSW.AdvicetoNavigators:
Giventhatthereisonlyonepossibleshortestmappeddistancebetweeneachvia,thenonlytheorderinwhichtheviasarevisitedwillaffectthetotaldistance.(theactualdistance(s)arenotneedednorexpected)
Qu.4.1 Inwhichordershouldtheviasbevisitedtobetheshortestmappeddistance?……………………….……………………….……………………….……………………….……………………….…………………Qu.4.2 Byvisitingtheviasindifferentorder,howmanydifferent
routesarepossibleforthisstage? ……………………….
Qu.4.3 Howhighisthefeature2.1kmNorthEastoftheMountBlowhardVia? ……………………….
Qu.4.4 WhatbuildingisimmediatelyWestoftheWIndermereVia? ……………………….Qu.4.5 WhatswampistheAirfieldVia3kmNorthof? ……………………….Qu.4.6 Nametwotownsthatyoupassthroughonthisstage? ……………………….Qu.4.7 Whattwohighwaysdoyoucrossinthisstage? ……………………….Qu.4.8 WhatislocatedattheMRJ850metresbeforeyourlastturn
righttowardsthefinishcontrol. ……………………….ToughOne! Probablylocalknowledgeisneeded,orevenareally,reallygoodmemoryor
perhapsjustanintelligentguess….Qu.4.9 Whatisthesignificanceoftheobject(inQu.4.8)andwhyisit atthatlocation? ……………………….
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Stage5: TiptoethroughthetulipsCaution: Inthisstagetherewillbetimeswhenyouarerequiredtotravelonunsealedroads. Watchoutforloosestones,wewouldn’twantanyvirtualstonechips!Start: MRJatAddington (GR365590).(CreswickMap)
Via1: 10.4kmofstraightroadstartingattheMRJ3.3kmWestofthestartVia2: MRJatGR365856. (WestofAmherst).ExittotheNNE
Via3: Followthetulipdiagramstothefinish.
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Finish: Asdirectedbythetulips.
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Qu.5.1 WheredoyoucrosstheSunraysiaHighwayonthisstage? ……………………….Qu.5.2 WhattworeservoirsdoyoupassonthewaytoVia2? ……………………….Qu.5.3 Whatisontheothersideoftheroad,oppositeTunnelHill? ……………………….Qu.5.4 WhatisthelastcreekcrossedbeforeVia2? ……………………….Forthetulipsection:Note: Asectionisdefinedasanylengthofroadbetweentwomappedroadjunctions.
(forexample…ontheCreswickMap,thelengthofroadheadingsouthfromAmherst(GR367856)tothemainroad(GR366810)has4sections)
Qu.5.5 Howmanysectionsweretravelledonceonly? ……………………….Qu.5.6 Howmanysectionsweretravelledtwiceinthesamedirection?……………………….Qu.5.7 Howmanysectionsweretravelledtwiceintheoppositedirection?………………….Qu.5.8 WhatGullywereyoutravellingthrough? ……………………….Qu.5.9 Whereisthefinishforthisstage? ……………………….TraveltoCarisbrookforthestartofthenextstage.Stage6: AleapintothepresentStart: MRJ1kmNEofCarisbrook (GR510964)(CreswickMap) ExittotheEast
Via1: Clunes(MRJatGR468686)(CreswickMap).EnterfromtheNE.ExittotheSW.Via2: MRJimmediatelySouthofMountBlowhardfromtheNNW Via3: MRJatGR484397 (BallaratMap) EnterfromtheNW.
Finish: MRJatGR492395(BallaratMap).Thevirtualcarparkingareaisanywhere
Northofthispoint.
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Qu.6.1 Whatoldertechnologyisnear(West)ofthestartofthestage? ……………………….Qu.6.2 HowfarfromthestartisthefirstTurnRight? ……………………….Qu.6.3 DoyoucrossMiddleCreekonthewaytoVia1? ……………………….Qu.6.4 Whatistheclosest(distance)yougettoCampbelltown? ……………………….Qu.6.5 Whatwasthelaststoponthedismantledrailwayline? ……………………….Qu.6.6 Excludingthe“dismantled”railwayline,howmanyrail
crossingshaveyoumade? ……………………….Qu.6.7 Atimeof14minuteshasbeensetfortheaveragespeed
betweenVia1andVia2.Whatistheaveragespeedrequiredforthisportionofthestage? (nearestkm/hr) ……………………….
Qu.6.8 WhatstructureisatVia3? ……………………….Qu.6.9 Whatlandmarkisatthefinish? ………………………. ….…andnowforsomethingcompletelydifferent!ForthisstageuseGoogleMaps(maps.google.com)toplotthestart,vias,finishandanyotherpointsyouneedtomakesurethatyoufollowthecorrectrouteforthestage,ascloselyasyoucan.Qu.6.10 FromGoogleMaps,whatisthetotaldistanceforthestage? ……………………….Qu.6.11 Whatwilltheaveragespeedhavetobetocompletethestagein
1hrand15minutes ……………………….
UsingStreetViewonGoogleMaps,findaviewthatshowsthecorrectdirectionofentryto
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Via3.Whenyouhaveanappropriateview,copyandpastethelink(fromyourbrowser)for:Qu.6.12 LinkforimageshowingcorrectdirectionofentrytoVia3:………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………….Qu.6.13 Postalink,againusingStreetViewonGoogleMaps,toshowthecorrect
directionofexitfromVia1onthisstage.………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………….Qu.6.14 Postalink,againusingStreetViewonGoogleMaps,toshowtheviewfrom
whereyouhaveparkedyourvirtualcar,atthefinish.………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………. Congratulations: Hopefullyyouhavearrivedatthefinishsafely.
Findaspottoparkyourvirtualcarandenjoytheview.(Submitanswersasperusual.)