THE A1 SERIES - SOUTH AFRICA
A1 SOUTH AFRICAN CALENDAR 2022
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Thu 07 July 2022
** SOUTH AFRICA - A1 World Cup Stop and GODZONE Prize **
A1 is excited to announce No Frills. No Fuss. as the official A1 World Cup Stop for South Africa for 2022, and that the national A1 champions will win the coveted ticket to the world’s biggest expedition adventure race, GODZone Adventure in New Zealand, which will be the first ever Expedition Racing World Championships sanctioned by World Obstacle – Federation Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO)based in Switzerland.
No Frills. No Fuss. will take racers through the beautiful wilderness of the Cederberg mountains, in all its beauty. The 36hr race is aimed at the seasoned campaigners and teams wanting to step it up to the challenge of going through the night, and will ask more of them navigationally, mentally and physically.
The final race of the series, Cyanosis Adventure Racing takes us to the Mpumalanga escarpment town of Graskop. The views in this part of the country are spectacular and teams will definitely encounter some challenging conditions on their journey through the high altitude grasslands and forest plantations of this spectacular landscape.
Due to very tough conditions, there was no full course finishers in the first two events - Vasbyt Expedition Race and WCAD Adventure Race - so there is everything to race for in the final two races.
The A1 World Cup Stops lead to the A1 World Cup Final in New Zealand 1-4 Dec 2022 being hosted by True West.
A1 South Africa national series and World Cup Stop https://www.adventure1series.com/.../2022-south-african.../
A1 World Cup https://adventure1series.com/events/a1-world-cup/
A1 World Cup Final https://adventure1series.com/events/a1-world-cup-final/
GODZone Expedition World Championships https://www.adventure1series.com/events/world-championship/
A1 benefits for you https://adventure1series.com/about/a1-benefits-for-you/
A1 National Series https://www.adventure1series.com/events/a1-national-series/
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Tue 18 Dec 2018
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The A1 series returns after a successful introduction in 2018 which saw the South Africa’s top teams battling it out in the final race for the title of National Champions. Four races return for the second year, with the addition of a new event centrally located for all teams around South Africa.
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The series kicks off close to Cape Town in early March then heads to the centrally located Gareip Dam in mid-June. Then onto Pilgrim’s Rest a few hours from Joburg in mid-July. The Garden Route over the Women’s Day long weekend at the beginning of August and then the finale mid-October in the Tugela Valley in the heart of the Kwazulu Natal province. Five unique locations, with five experienced race directors offering a diverse series.
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Race 01 - WCAD 24
Race 02 – Castle Lite AR
Race 03 – Nevarest Challenge
Race 04 – Vasbyt 30
Race 05 – Cyanosis Tugela
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Go to the Adventure 1 web site for all the details and links to enter races www.adventure1series.com.
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Basic Rules: Your teams best 3 of 5 race results count, you can use up to 7 team members across your three selected race results and to be in the running to be crowned national adventure racing champions, your team must include both male and female team members.
If you’re going to do an adventure race in 2019, make it an A1 race.
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A1 ADVENTURE RACING SERIES EXPANDS GLOBALLY
INTO SOUTH AFRICA IN 2018
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Mon 5 Feb 2018
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Australia and New Zealand’s dynamic A1 Adventure Racing Series is about to increase its global reach with the launch of the brand new A1 South African Series that kicks off in April 2018.
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Bringing together five South African events under the A1 Series banner will support the growth of the sport worldwide and A1 Series founder Todd Vickery says it’s a coup for everyone involved.
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“South Africa has produced outstanding adventure racers and highly competitive teams. Creating a tri-nations series with Australia and New Zealand, whose own AR history is legendary, is adding to the overall appeal of the series.”
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“Ultimately in this first year we are focused on bringing together a group of successful South African events to build a sustainable domestic series that will entice and inspire new and old adventure racers to be part of something special,” says Vickery.
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Four new 24-hour racing events designed by experienced racers have been added to South Africa’s calendar along with the familiar 24 hour Full Moon Drak that will make up the A1 SA series.
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The five events include Vasbyt 24, produced by Graham Bird and held in the Garden Route in April, Neverast 24, produced by Alec Avierinos in Gauteng in July, Cyanosis 24, produced by Clinton Mackintosh in KwaZulu Natal in August, WCAD 24, produced by Steven Burnett in Cape Town Region in September and Full Moon Drak, produced by Kinetic Events in October.
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Vickery says joining together under one overall, recognizable brand will support the growth of each event.
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“We are seeing increased race numbers in Australia for the second season of the A1 Series and the New Zealand series that is still underway has attracted significant numbers of competitors from entry level right through to elites.”
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“The series assists in creating more pathways and entry points for competitors, media, sponsors, and fans to get involved. One of the major contributing factors is the A1 live tracking platform http://purelivetracking.com/, and it is one of our core objectives to create a consistent platform to facilitate following teams (‘dot watching’) at any of the A1 domestic races around the world.”
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Team Merrell’s Graham Bird, who has been appointed as the South African A1 Series ambassador, says AR is expanding.
“The past seven years has seen a huge growth in the sport in South Africa thanks to the tireless efforts of Stephan and Heidi Muller from Kinetic Africa Events.”
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“Launching the A1 Series here will help to further grow and improve the sport in South Africa. The series has been successful in Australia and New Zealand and aligning with the A1 brand and their international events will gain further exposure for, and access to, Adventure Racing in our beautiful country,” says Bird.
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“With the A1 South Africa Series we have brought together a great mix of experienced and passionate racers with fresh ideas and a common vision to be able to offer 4 new events around the country. Together with the old favourite Full Moon, it’s a winning formula for the sport."
