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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.)